I would opt for the 7mm-08 or the 270. Mild recoil, excelent ballistics, all around excelent cartriges.
You might want to check with H and R. I don' t believe they make a 7mm-08. If they did I would get one myself and I have been waiting for them to do it!!
Here is the link to their 7mm-08.
http://www.hr1871.com/firearms/index...=4&subcat=6#53