My Dad and I both had BAR's, and we both finally went for something lighter. My BAR was very accurate with my handloads, but the older I got the heavier the BAR got. Dad went with a Ruger 77 Ultralight, and kept that till he could no longer hunt. If you could find a used Ultralight in 270, or one of the Remington Mountain Rifles they made at one time (and maybe still make?), those would do just fine for hunting the mountains.