I had/have a 270 and used it for decades. One day a buddy offered to sell me his 260 Ruger 77 Compact model with scope for $300. I bought it for the wife, who said she wanted to hog hunt. Well, she lied. I went ahead and worked up loads and it shot so well, with little recoil, that I started hunting with it. Killed deer, hogs, and coyotes as well as the 270 did. I haven't hunted with the 270 in maybe 5 years. I consider the 260 to be a sort of '270 Lite'.
