r/canadaguns • u/Western_Wish4280 • Jun 01 '26

Buy recommendations Best first hunting rifle to buy?

Hi all!

I have recently got my PAL and wanna go hunting this fall.

I dont wanna hunt moose for a couple years. The only reason for getting a gun rn is to hunt whitetail deer.

I know people would say buy a tikka t3x lite and all.

But i dont wanna buy it right now. Wanted a rifle chambered in 270 Winchester/ 6.5 CM for the forgiving trajectory and recoil as im super new to shooting. But in a couple years id go buy a tikka t3x chambered in 308 winchester.

I have narrowed down my search and these are the rifles i would pick one from:

  1. Winchester xpr bolt action (270 win)

  2. Weatherby vanguard (270 win)

  3. Mossberg patriot predator(6.5 CM)

  4. Ruger gen 1 bolt action(270 win)

  5. Savage axis xp2 (6.5 CM)

Please help me choose and if need be advise on other models.

Edit: I thank all of you who have given me excellent advice. I really didnt know the gun community in Canada is soooooo friendly. You guys are all amazing !

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u/Strong-Owl-55 Jun 01 '26

Bergara b14 Or tikka t3

Look on gunpost. Probably your best bang for your buck. Can get both for around 1000$

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u/Western_Wish4280 Jun 01 '26

What chamber would you say to go for if using it to hunt moose later down the line as well as deer and mountain ram

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u/Strong-Owl-55 Jun 01 '26

If you do go onto backfire tv .org and see his pdf sheet it shows the most accurate rifles and its custom rifles then bergara premier then tikka in 6.5 creed

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u/Strong-Owl-55 Jun 01 '26

Me and my brother in law both got 300 win mag so good for moose and will definitely kill a deer were both newer with hunting and shooting im about 200 pounds hes 170 or lighter i guess but i went with the bergara b14 hmr with a carbon barrel so mines more money but you can get the b14 for less mines a bit heavier and he went with the tikka t3x light. He has no problem shooting it he likes his i like my bergara hmr has adjustable cheek riser and lop. I do a ton of research and the bergara and tikka are top choice I would of went with the tikka but I also wanted the remington 700 for the longest time and the bergara is way better

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u/SoldiersofChristBR Jun 02 '26

30-06, do everything from deer to moose comfortably