The Savage should give you years of accurate and reliable service. And for nothing larger than whitetail, its hard to beat the good old, plain Jane .270 Winchester. It has been around for 80 years, and is showing no sign of disappearing any time soon, which I can't say for any of the new WSM's and such. I presume you don't reload, so the .270 would fill the bill the best, and is available LITERALLY in every turn in the road shop that sells ammo. GO FOR IT!!