Depends a lot on what you want to do. For versatility, the .30-06 is hard to beat, even if it is over a hundred years old. If you load your own ammo (and you should), there's a very wide variety of bullets in weights from 125 grains up to over 200 grains. Unless you're going after very big game, there is no reason to choose any of the magnums over the '06; a 180 grain bullet in the .30-06 is about as much recoil as most folks want to take. The only problem with the .30-'06 is it may be too much gun if you're going after varmints, particularly if you're concerned about richochets.
The only problem with the .270 Winchester is that you don't have a big selection of bullets. Either the .280 Remington (aka 7mm Express) or the .260 Remington (actually a 6.5mm based on the .308 Win) are better choices for that reason.
The .243 Winchester is a good varmint round, as is the 6mm Remington, but both are on the light side for large game. If you're sticking to varmints only, then any of the .22 caliber cartridges are good choices: The .223 seems to have become more popular than the much more powerful .22-250 and .220 Swift. It is cheaper to shoot, but also can (paradoxically) handle much heavier bullets due to the slow twist of most .22-250 and .220 Swift barrels.
I own Model 70 Winchesters in .22-250, .243 and .30-06. All of them get used, but the rifle I shoot the most is my M14 in .308. That's because the M14 is FUN to shoot! I also have a Uberti 1860 Henry in .45 Colt that is a gas. If I ever build a custom bolt gun, it will be in either 6.5-284 or 6.5-'06. These are very flat-shooting cartridges, but are only available as "wildcats"; there are no factory rifles chambered in these cartridges. I also want to get a .45-70 one of these days, just "because".
In the end, if you load your own ammo it doesn't matter that much which cartridge you choose. Go big if you intend to shoot big game; go small if you will be sticking to varmints. The big magnums cost a lot to shoot and offer little over the classic cartridges like the .270 and .30-'06.
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