Lots of blued Vanguard S2s on GB for under $600, just not in walnut.
Forged action w/one-piece bolt, easy bolt takedown, great 2-stage trigger, good gas handling features. Guaranteed under an inch. It's an improved Howa (which didn't need much improving after all these years). Get a solid action now, spend a couple hundred on a new stock down the road, rather than upgrade the whole rifle later.
Got one in the pipe myself.
