re: Need OB Help!-New Rifle

.270 is simply the 30-06 parent case necked down to 6.8mm.

Both are great rounds and have great ammo selection. I tend to lean to the side of the 30-06 since it has such a wide range bullet weights it can shoot, from 55gr to 250gr. Granted, some of those will be much less accurate, it does give you some really good choices to choose from. I prefer to deer hunt with 165gr Swift Scirroco IIs (handload).

On the other hand, my dad has been slaying deer with his Winchester model 70 in .270 Winchester for years. He's on his second barrel for it because he's shot it so damn much. He likes the flatter trajectory but he said he would have no problem using the 30-06. The 270 was his first deer rifle so he has a soft spot for it.

So as far as it goes for me, 30-06 = 270. They're about on par with each other. I tend to prefer 30-06 but either will do.

I will mention this also - if you handload, there are an absolute insane number of .308" bullets out there to choose from. In that respect, 30-06 has a slight advantage.