The 270 is nearly the perfect deer caliber. But, if, sometime in the future you want to go after elk, moose ect... it will be a big let down and not perform as well as the others, it CAN be used, BUT shouldnt really. the 06, 7mag, 300mag will ALL perform Much better than the 270 on the big animals(and the deer too). If recoil is a problem I would suggest that you shoot a 300mag before buying one, I dont think that they're bad for recoil, but some people do. So....if you NEVER plan on hunting bigger animals get the 270 it's near perfect for deer, but if at a latter date you might get a chance at some bigger animals skip it, go for something bigger.

The win m70 is a good gun. I have one as well as a savage. The savage is a little more accurate out of the box. Both good guns. the winny just looks better. Either gun is great and you can't go wrong. IN fact, at walmart, they are the same price under $400 with a cheap scope and sling.

the .270 is a good choice too for deer. However as others mentioned, the 30.06 is a little more versitile. and the recoil is not much more then the .270 IMO. I use my 30.06 for deer as well as my 7mm-08 (which is one of the best deer calibers IMO). they both take down deer, but the 30.06 will allow me to hunt bigger game if the need ever arises. Also, bullet weights are more plentiful with the 06. Ammo is cheap too and everyone has it.

i really would like to eventually hunt bigger game but within the next six years thats not going to happen. when i do buy my rifle i will be basicly draining every penny i have lol so i wont be able to get anything really much above fourhundred. Ill have to look into the 30 06 though but for now im still leaning for the 270. how good of a scope is on the wal mart savage combo? and if its bad what type should i get thats with in a reasonable price?

I am also 18 , skins. Get a .270 Win. You can take deer to elk size game with it. The rifle I just got a year or so ago is a Browning Abolt II Medallion. Its a badass gun , looks sweet , and shoots as good as it looks. That would be my recomendation.

skins38,
It's not great. I would recommend the Bushnell Elite 3200 series, or a Simmons Aetec.

GOOD ADVISE!

Originally hailing from Illinois (no rifles allowed), getting a rifle was new to me. I did my homework and investigated the calibers. I wanted something that was versatile and easy to get a hold of (read .270 or 30-06).

I too never thought I would hunt anything bigger than whitetails, for which the .270 is perfect and I was heavily leaning towards getting one. However, an opportunity arose and I am planning a trip to Colorado this fall to hunt elk and boy am I glad I bought the 30-06. Like so many others have said on this thread…you can walk into Bob’s Philips 76 station in the middle of nowhere and he’ll have 30-06 cartridges sitting on the shelf. I can’t say that is true for some of the newer calibers out there.

Both are great cartridges…I just felt the 30-06 gave me more options. The 30-06 will take any game I plan to hunt in North America, even the elk I thought I would never hunt.

Regards,
Steve

The 270 Winchester is my favorite, eventhough I shoot a 7mm Rem. Mag. for everything.

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Honestly, you can take em out to 500 if your a good long range dude. I hunt in the hunter Oklahoma area and you can get some 300 yard shots, but you need to make up for wind, bullet drop and such. I am not good at all of that and have only shot one deer since I started hunting last year. Just wait, they will usually present a good shot. EJ