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