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I'm not sure I follow your thought process. To me, there are only a few reasons to pick a .308 over a .30-06.
#1. You want to avoid a .30-06 length action in favor of a short .308 action.
#2. Ammo availability, both match and general ammo is perceived to be better for the .308. Or maybe you already have one .308 and don't want to stock another caliber.
#3. There might be a particular gun you want in .308 but not .30-06.
I am assuming #3 is out, because you haven't picked a gun yet.
There is plenty of great .30-06 ammo, so #2 is inconsequential at best. This is especially true since you are considering other calibers like the .270, where match ammo is much harder to find than either the .308 or .30-06. This is doubly true when you start to consider the wide variety of .30 caliber bullets available to the reloaded relative to the .270.
Since you list .270 as a favored choice, you clearly don't care about #1.
Since none of the above reasons really matter to you, I would boil it down to .270 or .30-06, rather than .308. Ignoring the above three reasons for going with the .308, there is nothing the .308 can do that the .30-06 can't do just a bit better.
You sound like you have ruled out the .243. It is a short action with limited match ammo as well.
There is nothing wrong with the .270, but I think for a do-all rifle, the .30-06 is a bit better. It has better match ammo. It can accommodate a wider variety of bullet weights. It has a much wider selection of projectiles and factory ammo available for it.
The only downside I see is it may kick more, it I doubt you will notice the difference, especially with judicious load choice. That's my logic, which is worth what you paid for it. I will leave you with one final thought. I am not down on the .270. If the .270 just "speaks to you" than that's the one to get. It will do what you ask of it and you will always wish you had it instead of something else. If it doesn't speak to you in some way, I would choose the .30-06 over the .270 for the above cited reasons.
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