Bob, the only 30-06 I have right now is my old Remington 700 ADL that I bought at age 15, and I haven't taken that rifle hunting in a lot of years.

Personally, I don't worry about the 270 as a light rifle in Africa at all, because with a 375 in tow, there's simply no reason to worry about the sufficiency of the 270!

When I hunted with John Sharp in 2000, I used only my 375 H&H, and I shot everything from southern impala to Livingston's eland with it. It absolutely hammered everything, and without fuss. The only problem I had was with a zebra that I shot too far back, which was my own fault, pure and simple.

AD