270, 7mm 08, 2506 all great choices for this situation IMO. I am not much for winchester rifles or leather slings but hey it isn't my setup. I personally would rather have a 40mm objective and if you want the best in the range of the VX III - I'd be looking at the Zeiss Conquest 3x9x40 as well. I have both leupold and zeiss scopes, IMO the Zeiss is superior of the 2.