RE: New to Hunting...
I sight in rifles as a business and have to disagree with the statement that implied the Rem 700 might not be accurate. I would go with the 700, leupold mounts, and a Buckmaster 3x9x40.
The 30-06 will not recoil any worse than heavy loads in your shotgun. The 30-06 is inexpensive and versitile, I would hunt anything but big bear(griz, brown, polar)in North America with a 30-06.
Savage and Remington 700 are your best values. If you are not going to buy a $200 scope shoot open sights, and do not buy a savage scope/gun package the scope is not quality. Stay away from Rem models other than 700.
Just an Idea, Walmart seems to be selling out of the 700adl model. It was replaced by 700sps. I saw several 700 ADLs on sale for $300 locally, my friends have bought them now.