I'm your huckleberry. My earliest memories of my interest in hunting was when I was very very young and my dad was readying his model 700 in 270 for a pronghorn hunt outside of Saratoga.
My grandfather always had a stack of "Outdoor Life" magazines I would send hours looking through and JOC and the 270 continued it's spell on me from early on.
My first rifle was a 30/30 but my first serious rifle purchase was #1 in 270. I own may rifles in many calibers and cartridges all of which I like, but I find when I grab something to hunt with most of the time it will be one of my 270's.
I am partial to a family 61' model 70 fwt. and it was my companion again this year.