I have heard great things about 270wsm as well as all the wsm the ammo a little more but from what i heard it well wearth it. i have a good friend thaT HAS A TEKKA T3 and he swears buy it he hunts and harvested bull elk for the last couple of years and had no propblem, but i think manilly it comes down to what you feel comfortable with

The 270,Why punish youself with the recoil of the 7mm or the 300.I have them all,to practice alot don't go big caliber and devlope the flinch.The 270 is the only gun to get out of the safe for years,even for elk.I even have the 270 A bolt Browning with the muzzle brake.Makes shooting more even more enjoyable.

it all depends on how much time you really have had with a rifel.if you haven't been around a rifel that much you might be better with a 308.but if you have been around a rifel for some time the others will do great.

now with that said,I still would go with a good 308.a 700 remington comes to mind.ADL/BDLeven useing a 165gn or 180gn bullet would be my choice.but if you just need a good old big boy the 300wm would be my choice.and I'd shoot a 200gn bullet in it.you just really need to look at what you will be hunt'n.and maybe what you might be useing it for after your hunt.yeah not to forget.you also need to count on the fact of how well you can shoot the rifel of choice.I have aways said that for every deer shot one should have shot 20 rounds down range.this helps with bullet placement.well here goes my opinion so take it with a grain of salt.

well first off you didnt say what type of game your planing to hunt, or if you plan on useing it for target shooting, or varminting. if its for deer,or black bear than i would suggest something in a 270 or 30/06, with 150 grn bullet. maybe 140grn for the 270. as they say why punish yourself. for smaller game i would say a 223 caliber on up to 243. if you plan on going for large dangerous game you can start with 300/win mag on up to the super mags. when it can bite back nothing is too big.

I ihave always used a 30-06 for all of my hunting because of the variety of bullets you can get for it, especially if you reload your own bullets. I also have the other calibers you mentioned, they are all good calibers but as i said above, the 06 is the best all around rifle for me

I ihave always used a 30-06 for all of my hunting because of the variety of bullets you can get for it, especially if you reload your own bullets. I also have the other calibers you mentioned, they are all good calibers but as i said above, the 06 is the best all around rifle for me

I was faced with the same delima..... at the time, I thought that I may not be able to afford a 2nd rifle... I chose the 30.06 because of the varity of different loads... from 90gr up to 250gr.... I've taken deer, pig and coyote at ranges from 100yds to 600yds with NO problems.... bought the Savage 111FCPX3 package... synthetic stock with 3x9 scope.... has GREAT recoil pad affixed.... recoil is just a little more than my shotgun...

Go for the 7mm if had only 1 gun 4 big game it would be the 7mag.

Based on your choices you listed: (308/270/30-06/300) I would go with the 270 for deer in Kansas definetly the flastest shooter of the group and plenty of bullet. However Kbennet and Bowedark are spot on as far as rifle type and calibar. Get get at least 140grain weight bullet however the 150-165 gr weight range is ideal for Deer. I personally like 264 win mag & 300H&H however ammo is scarce & more expensive unless you know how to reload vintage round. But the 7MM Mag is a great more modern main stream round with a high B.C. rating and ammo being more available OTC at lower cost. If I didn't get the 7MM then I would probably choose 300WSM. However all of these calibers (listed above) should take down a deer, most important thing is to choose a rifle that you feel comfortable shooting, a good fit usually improves accuracy but it's all a matter of personal preference.

IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER WHICH OF THE LARGE CHOICE OF RIFELS YOU CHOOSE. PICK ONE WITH A CALIBER THAT YOU CAN GET SHELLS FOR ANYWHERE, IF YOU SHOULD GO TO SOME CATTLE GAP TOWN, AND FIND THAT YOU HAVE LEFT YOUR SHELLS AT HOME, THEY MIGHT NOT CARRY THE ONES YOU NEED. BEEN THERE DONE THAT WITH AN OLD 8MM MOUSER.