There are certain winners out there and the 270Win is one of them, the Alabama Crimson Tide is the other. Everyone has decisions to make when it comes to choosing a caliber for the rifle they want to purchase. When that time came for me, something just pulled me to the 270Win. I purchased a Steyr Prohunter (Forrester Model) and I have never looked back. For a middle of the road caliber (sub magnum) it is one I have trusted many times. All of the whitetail deer I have aimed at and pulled the trigger on have been one shot kills. No deer went more than 10 yards before going down for the count. I was using 130 gr Hornady ammo and it did the job. Before I took the gun hunting, I went to the range several times. I must have shot 100 rounds through it. I finally decided on the 130 gr. I shot a three shot group, 1.5 inches high at 100 yards, that I could cover with a dime, several ragged holes, and called it a day. The rifle and caliber do their part, because I did mine. Practice is never a bad thing. If I am going after something bigger or perhaps dangerous, I simply switch to my 340 WM Accumark and go hunting. It simple.