Best first hunting rifle to buy?

[u/Western_Wish4280]

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 !

[u/762timoune]

The rem 783 is a good one i have, they are pretty cheap and work very well, they are kinda the poor man rem 700. Ruger also makes great rifle. I would not really recommend the savages axis just because the barrel’s are press fit and the bolt is super hard to unlock compared to the vanguard or pretty much everything. If you have the bucks for the vanguard that would be my go to i guess.