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Depends on how much you want to spend. The Remington SPS will run you about $6-700. A Tikka T3 is a nice, light rifle. A Sako 75 will bump you up to about $1500. 7mm-08, .308, .270, 280, 30-06, .35 Whelen, .300 wsm, WM, Weatherby, etc, etc. All more than capable, and all worthy of a debate.
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Their all good, try and get hold of some that interest you , and work the action, shoulder the gun etc...
Bolt action is the best for hunting, keeps the weight fairly low , and these are accurate, and you can count on most of 'em.
As for caliber , 30 cal in std, maybe 7 mil in a magnum , these are minimum.
You can go bigger, but not required, and will make a good deer gun also.
If you got a deer gun , then a 338, 350, 375 H&H are all wonderful calibers.
Bolt action is the best for hunting, keeps the weight fairly low , and these are accurate, and you can count on most of 'em.
As for caliber , 30 cal in std, maybe 7 mil in a magnum , these are minimum.
You can go bigger, but not required, and will make a good deer gun also.
If you got a deer gun , then a 338, 350, 375 H&H are all wonderful calibers.
Savage is a great gun for accuracy, and great price. I like the Tikka's myself, but I would not hesitate to buy a Savage for the money, and accuracy they are a great buy. Savage Varmint series come in many cal's, and are all heavy barrels. Tikka has what they call a weather worrier series, all stainless, and synthetic. Some even have a muzzle break! Cheers!
Ruger M77 mk2 in 30-06 shooting good 180 grain bullets like Nosler Partition or similar. Hard to kill a moose any deader than that. Other good rifles in similar price range are Rem 700 SPS, and the Savage seem popular with alot of guys 
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You get a great bang for your buck. The Remington 700 is a proven design, the stock trigger is easily adjusted and their stock rifles are typically quite accurate.
The SPS line in stainless steel is quite attractively priced and a better deal than the Savage in my opinion. As for caliber, .30-06 or even the 7mm Rem Mag are both excellent choices for the "one gun hunter." Either caliber can reliably take any big game found in North America, they offer a broad range of bullet weight selections in factory ammo and an even broader range in component bullets if you reload. Either caliber is typically available at just about any retail business that sells ammo, including your local hardware store, Cdn. Tire, Wal-Mart...etc... So if you get in a jam, ammo is easy to find.
If you plan on hunting big bears, i.e., Grizz, Kodiak, Polar, etc...you might want to up-gun to the .338 Win Mag or even .375 H&H Magnum. However, the latter two aren't as versatile for smaller game.
Okay, I'm drunk so cut me some sugar. All of my life I've been into shot-guns and rifles. Recently, I've had the urge to get into hand guns. Complete waste of time if we're to believe the antis.Oddly, spending a couple gees on a 1911 seems okay but I like to keep my hunting rifle budget a lot lower. Funny thing is, I need my hunting rifle but don't need my handguns (when I get them). Antis have to understand that a lot of people who are within 10 years of retirement have money to spend and a collective bug up their asses to make things happen. I truly believe it is time for the socialist to admit defeat and jump off the bridge, if it only improves one life.
You obviously have a lot of choices, but I would also recommend checking out a S/S T-3. For the money, the accuracy of these rifles is hard to beat. Pick you calibre.... 270, 30-06, 308.... anything along those lines will make a good all round hunting calibre. 30-06 is tough to beat.
