Any budget constraints? If the budget is low I would highly recommend a Winchester XPR. 3 lug action, short bolt throw, can be had with a wood stock, magazine style is near identical to a tikka and feeds flawlessly, it doesn’t have a 3 position safety but it does have a bolt lock, which has a release so you can cycle the action while still on safe.
For a slightly higher budget I’d go tikka or weatherby depending on synthetic vs wood stock preference.
For a bit more I think we can all safely recommend a good used or new but heavily looked over Winchester 70. (With recent quality control bring a bore scope to check the chamber for chatter and the throat for roughness, and the crown for damage)
Spending more you can get into Montana rifle company, spending more yet you can get into the full customs like granite mountain arms, Parkwest, rigby, etc etc sky is the limit.
When I am teaching a new hunter, I generally push them towards a Winchester XPR or Weatherby Vanguard (same safety design but 2 lug action) to have a cheap yet high quality rifle that will feed reliably and shoot well out of the box, but not be such a financial burden that they can’t afford to buy the other stuff that is often necessary. Such as ammo or reloading supplies, proper clothing and supplies to hunt with, optics, rings, etc.
Then if they get really into it they can sell that gun without too much of a loss and buy something they really want (now that they have some experience in knowing the pros cons and pitfalls of what they have)
