Have two early 270s in a M-54 and a M-70. They work OK for deer and antelope. For larger game, or bigger deer- a 338-06 and a 35 Whelen in early Model 70s. The 30-06 is the rifle caliber standard. Elmer Keith was right a long time ago.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena-not the critic"-T. Roosevelt There are no atheists in fox holes or in the open doors of a para's aircraft.....