ORIGINAL: KonaBoy
While your rifle choice is good, if it's your first firearm, I would start with a bolt action .22 first and get the basics down first. Or borrow one from a friend. I know a few people who've got into flinching because they've started too large off the start. Just my two cents...
Cory
Ditto, and go with the 165 to 180 grains for deer. Honestly, I wouldn't shoot anything lighter than 165 in a .30 caliber. Savages will eat just about anything that you feed it. Wolf ammo is probably the cheapest or you can get some Federal Powershock (blue box), Remington Core lockts, Winchester it doesn't matter just start off shooting soft points. When you get comfortable with that then you can think about stepping up to the premium ammo.