I bought my first .270 in 1976, but traded it off 3 years later. I hunted mostly with .308's and .30-06's for about 25 years. Hunting mostly in wooded Pennsylvania where shots over 100 yards are rare. Then, I started doing some hunting on a farm. I bought a .270 Tikka, which I still hunt with. I got one for my son to use. Now I'm up to 7 of them. All my .270's have shot well. I've had a couple .30 cal rifles that were fussy.