I love my 270. It was the first really nice rifle that I owned, and I have killed a chitpot full of deer with it. I can never imagine ever getting rid of it, and I once thought of having it buried with me.......just in case, you know. But, having said that, if I ever decided to downsize and only wanted the bare bones essentials in cartridges, it would be 223, 243, and the 270. If I could only have one centerfire cartridge, it would be the 223, and not because it would cover all my needs, but because it would cover the most important one.......security, in the form of AR rifles.
Now, I shoot the 6.5 Creedmoor, the 308, 22-250, 7-08, 35 Rem, 7X57, and probably a couple of more that I'm forgetting. I sometimes think I love experimenting with different rifles and different cartridges too much, and I probably do. If not for the aspect of the 223 and the AR rifles, I'd be perfectly content with the 243 and nothing else.
