Different strokes for different folks. You are not wrong with your process or choices. Its your rifle.
For myself,I leave consideration for pure blind emotional preference. What I like,what I have confidence in.
For myself,I leave room to consider,and choose,a .250 Savage,a 30-40 Krag,or a 7x57 Ackley...not for any reason I can justify.Preference does not require justification.
Sure,I might select the rifle equivalent of a 5 iron or a putter or a #2 wood,but the last big game animal I shot,even though I may have had "better" choices,I used my fake 1903A4 Springfield sniper rifle with a 2 1/2 X scope.Why? It was more fun,IMO.
It ain't the arrow. Its the "Indigenous Individual". Any and all of the cartridges on your list will do an excellent job IF you to your job,which is placing the shot.
On any given day,conditions vary. One day,the .270 might have an edge.Another day,the 30-06 might have an edge. None of it matters that much.
Have fun doing what you are doing..IMO,all of your charts and spreadsheets say "All of these are great choices." I'll learn from numbers but Im not a slave to them.
I might pick a 63 Ford Falcon and a three legged dog and an Iver Johnson single shot 16 gauge and I bet I'll have some priceless fun.
For myself,I leave consideration for pure blind emotional preference. What I like,what I have confidence in.
For myself,I leave room to consider,and choose,a .250 Savage,a 30-40 Krag,or a 7x57 Ackley...not for any reason I can justify.Preference does not require justification.
Sure,I might select the rifle equivalent of a 5 iron or a putter or a #2 wood,but the last big game animal I shot,even though I may have had "better" choices,I used my fake 1903A4 Springfield sniper rifle with a 2 1/2 X scope.Why? It was more fun,IMO.
It ain't the arrow. Its the "Indigenous Individual". Any and all of the cartridges on your list will do an excellent job IF you to your job,which is placing the shot.
On any given day,conditions vary. One day,the .270 might have an edge.Another day,the 30-06 might have an edge. None of it matters that much.
Have fun doing what you are doing..IMO,all of your charts and spreadsheets say "All of these are great choices." I'll learn from numbers but Im not a slave to them.
I might pick a 63 Ford Falcon and a three legged dog and an Iver Johnson single shot 16 gauge and I bet I'll have some priceless fun.