I'm trying to make my final decision by tomorrow of which rifle I want to use for my primary rifle during deer season. I have a savage weather warrior model 116 in 7mm. mag with leupold 3-9x50 and a reming model 710 .270 with 3-9x40 bushnell. Have considered 7mag how it is, .270 how it is or putting the leupold on the .270? What would YOU do?

Simple. I would take the scope I like best and put it on the rifle I feel most comfortable with, sight it in at the range, double check it another day and go hunting with it. Either caliber will kill a deer just as dead as the other one.

Couldnt have said it better!

I would say sell the Remington model 710 .270 with 3-9x40 bushnell.
And buy a savage in 270, and probbly have enaugh money left over to get another leuopld scope, or take the Bushnell off before selling the 710, and put on a savage.
Thats what I would do.
What ever you do Good Luck.

JMHO

I've always liked a .270, but either one will kill a deer. Which Bushnell is it? A 4200 Elite is as good as a Lupy IMHO.

I would sell them all and get a TC Pro Hunter, neither that you have are really great frames, maybe keep the Leupold scope.

Go with the Savage. IMHO the 710 is garbage.

That Savage WW 116 in 7MM RM sounds to me like a hell of a good rig.

I'd "have" the 710 as a back-up rifle, until I could upgrade that.

Despite what you all have heard or think about the 710, I've killed about a dozen deer with it. Its very accurate and I haven't had a single problem with it. The savage 116 is an amazing rifle but IMHO is big time overkill and it was passed on to me by my uncle who passed away of cancer.

You can turn it into the functional equivalent of a 7mm-08/7mm Mauser by using the Remington managed recoil rounds. That way, it's no longer "big time overkill."