Back in '98 I got a 270
bagged deer / elk every year with it
lost 1 at 300 yards
in '06 I got a 25 06
got deer / antelope every year with it
lost 1 running
270 best group half inch
25 06 best group third inch
reloads
last year got rid of 270 to get 204 AR
best group with it quarter inch
25 06 less recoil, flatter than 270
both'll kill any deer ever born
bottom line I like 25 06 better than 270 for deer / antelope