Any question like this gets a wide range of responses but if you choose a common, medium power cartridge in any of the rifles mentioned, and the best scope you can afford, you won't go far wrong. Use it for a while, burn a few hundred rounds and it will give you a reference/starting point to help decide on your next rifle once you want to specialize one way or another.
I wouldn't agonize over it too much, there's no perfect rifle and as long as you stay within reasonable boundaries on price, condition, and chambering, not too many bad ones either.
Good luck.
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