My next rifle will be a Kimber MT in 270... I'll have the barrel cut to 23" and mount a 2.5-8x36 Leupold on top in Talley Lwt's... should come in all-up with sling and rounds at 6.75-ish pounds.
A 150 Partition at 2,950 should do anything that needs doing to anything I hunt and recoil woun't be obnoxious. As to 30's, these days I mostly prefer the 308 Win over the 30-06. Kicks less, smaller, lighter and does the same thing.
