Robert,

Just picked up a Savage 16BSS .270WSM. Will shoot it this weekend, but it' s a real nice looking gun. Brown laminate stock, and stainless. Had the barrel bead-blasted for a duller look, and the trigger worked on, but it was still under $700 total, and I was able to spend a little more for a nice Swarovski scope. It says it' s 7 3/4 pounds, but it felt lighter than the Winchester laminate-havn' t weighed it though, might still be a little heavy for you.

Looks great and it should be a shooter, but....we' ll see.

Both Gander Mountain and Wal-Mart carry ammo for it, pretty decent price too.

Jeff...U.P. of Michigan

Robert - I don' t see any reason why a .270 WSM shouldn' t do what you need. The .270 Wby Mag is an awesome cartridge that will do more than you need, I know this much for sure. And the WSM isn' t far behind, if at all.

Pick the one you like and the one that fits your budget and I' m sure you' ll be happy with either.

Robert, a great site to research on the wsm line is [link]http://www.shortmags.org/shortmags/[/link] loads of hunters here sharing knowledge and experience with the 3 wsm' s. I picked up a box of 130gr 270 wsm for 25$ at my local wal-mart. I havent got to shoot my gun yet, cant get to the range till after turkey season (May 6th) sense its located on a wma where hunting is going on.