I've killed more deer with the 270 than the other cartridges added together. Haven't used it in years, because I love to use different rifles, and different cartridges. But,I haven't found anything else to be as good as the 270 when it comes to killing a deer.......and my current "favorite" deer rifle is a 6.5 Creed. The good ole 270 is still just as good as it was 96 years ago. It says a lot about how good something is for it to stand the test of time.