I have a 270 wsm BLR and love it. First harvest was a coyote at 356 yds. I'd go with the 300 wsm, that is my go to caliber, all around hunting rifle in a Sako A7. You can load it up or down , lots of options. I load 165-168 gr bonded bullets and the spouse shoots 180 gr handloads. Nice recoil and fairly flat shootin'.