Like others have mentioned I'd strongly consider a 2.7. For all the grief people love to pile on the ecoboost engines, Ford seems to have gotten something right and the 2.7 is generally trouble free. The 2018+ trucks with 400 ft/lbs of torque and the 10 speed are powerful and plenty fast while...
I know this forum is a lot of folks from out west but if there's anyone from MN or WI within an hour or two of the Twin Cities, I'd cut a bit of a deal for a F2F purchase.
Scooped up a used roughtech Stock, added vertical grip and built my own roughtech ember for a whole lot less. And I still have the wood for when I inevitably get bored.
My dad had a Browning A-Bolt when I was growing up and the short bolt lift has become a requirement for me. That extra room between the bolt and the scope is so nice. Play with scoped rifles if you can.