If I am contradicting myself it is because I dont know enough. I have not decided on calibers. Just trying to explain how I see it at the moment. Exactly as my father-in -law also said to me... Lotsa people use a .270 and have no need to try something else. I think what I will do is go to gunshop. If there is a 6.5mm that draws my attention, I might well buy it. If there is a .270 that looks good I might well go for it instead.

The reason i am being so "cant think of a word"... is that as I said before. you can only own 3 guns for hunting in SA(assuming that your 4th is for self defense). Also guns in SA cost almost 3 times what they cost in america. And on top of that selling a gun in SA is really difficult. And second hand guns fetch very poor prices. So a poor choice in a rifle could turn out to be very costly...

Please point out how I am contradicting myself. Would like to understand...