i shot a 270 for a few years and it's one nice gun, but i also found a much nicer caliber for me for deer and the 25/06 is hot little flat shootign rifle with plenty of p[unch to hammer a deer of any size in north america. if your going to use it for larger game like elk then i would suggest you go with the 270 caliber for sure. at this time i am in the process of building myself a new gun in the 280 remington which is another great caliber to shoot.
not sure which arms company your going to use but for the money savage makes soem fine guns and are excellent out of the box accurate rifles. good luck
rob k