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You mentioned you have a young shooter, but you didn't mention their stature or frame. I've been teaching Hunter Ed for 15+ years and I've encountered too many kids, girlfriends, fiancee's, etc., where their Dad, boyfriend, husband started them out on a rifle that's too "big" and/or has too much recoil for them. Examples of this would be a 12-14 year old kid ( or girlfriend ) shooting a 30-06.
To answer your question...........IF your new shooter is a young adult and is of a medium or larger build, then the 270/30-06 size caliber would probably be fine, however I'm careful about recommending starting anyone on that class of cartridges. Some do fine and some do not.
IF your new shooter is of small to medium build.........I most definitely recommend something like a 7mm08 or a .260. They will learn to shoot without being uncomfortable with the gun. Over the years I've encountered many shooters who are shooting too much gun and don't enjoy shooting whatsoever...therefore are not accurate hunters as well.
We have alot of black bear around here and any of the calibers mentioned in the posts will do just fine for bear and deer so best wishes with your decision(s). Are you able to borrow several different rifles of these calibers to have the shooter try out for themselves ?
Regards, Vic
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