given the info stated above ,Id be looking for a
browning blr in caliber 358 win
and a Nikon scope, you could pay more but that combo would allow you to kill anything you could reasonably hunt out to 300 plus yards, my late hunting partner used one for decades with zero problems too, and killed 16 elk in 30 plus years using the 250 grain speer bullet, is a health chunk of lead, and a load of 44 grains oh IMR 4064 and a fed 215 primer.
decent quality optics are mandatory
https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.c...e-matte-finish
match that BLR to a high quality optic and you have a very lethal combo
https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.c...e-matte-finish
I've used a similar BLR 358 win for a few years and there's not a thing I can find wrong with it for hunting thick timber
learn to hand-load that 358 win ammo and the cost of ammo drops by at least 50% or more