RE: review on .270
Dane007
The 270win would be an excellent choice for you,no doubt about that but dont limit yourself to one choice only,there are many calibres that may be as good for your needs that may suit you better.
There is the 25-06,270 win,280rem & the 30-06, all based on the 30-06 case,all would be a good choice for you.
There is the 260rem,7mm-08 & 308, all based on the 308 case,all would be good choices,with less reciol & muzzle blast than the 30-06 cases(in general).I particularly like the 7mm-08 as I find it very accurate,easy to shoot & good at longer ranges as well as close in shots.
You could also look at the new 270 winchester short magnum if you think you could use a bit more power.
As for scopes,I like variables around the 3-9x40 size or 2.5-8x40 any bigger than that & you loose field of view which makes finding the target in your scope more difficult & makes those close in shots hard.
The choice of which calibre you buy will probably be influenced by your ammo,weather your going to reload for yourself In which case it wont matter so much but if your gonna buy the ammo check which calibre is most avaliable in the stores & that will probably be 270win,30-06 or 308.
Hope this has been a help & not confused you more.
Good luck in your hunting
Tumbo