.270 would be an excellent choice my man. plenty of power and ammo is available pretty much everywhere, even Wal-Mart. In fact, while you're there, check out the Remington Model 700 ADL's on sale for 321.00!!! Remington is closing out the line sad to say but why not take advantage of this great sale while it last. You could even take the money you saved on this rifle and slap it into a nice stock from Boyd's.
[link]http://www.boydboys.com[/link] Just a few ideas... welcome to the forum and happy gun hunting.