I think what he is asking is what is a good all around cartridge that will be enough with recoil that is on the lighter side. A 308, 7mm-08 or 270 should all be pretty close in recoil. But if you are going to say they are all the same, you would probably want to get the most versitile round you can. All 3 of these work well for versitility. I just chose the 308 as i see it as the most versitile of all 3 with very manageable recoil. Slap a good recoil pad on any of these and it really tames them down.

To me the 270 is probably the most recoil. I have shot plenty of them and really they seem close to my 30.06.