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/Western_Wish4280 Jun 01 '26

Man you all are the GOATS. My wallet will cry with a tikka t3x and chambered in 308 but fuck it. One gun to rule them all. Im down

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u/epnk420 Jun 01 '26

Definitely go with the Tikka I made the mistake of buying a Savage 110 never again, got the wife a Tikka T3X Lite Compact in 243 it’s a much nicer rifle just wouldn’t take it for elk due to caliber

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u/Western_Wish4280 Jun 01 '26

Im short as well. With 5'7 and pretty skinny. Should i get the t3x lite or the t3x compact??

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u/epnk420 Jun 02 '26

The compact is shorter length of pull and maybe shorter length of barrel (could be wrong on barrel length) my wife is 5’5 I think and it fits her good, to me it’s too small but I’m 6’2 but I can still shoot it. And you can get them in lite and compact versions combined so it’s lighter which is nice for hunting