I'd find myself a nice 1950's Savage 99F in 308 for about $800, and put the other $1200 towards a nice hunt.

Or to get a bit different, find myself a good condition Savage 99T or 1930's 99R/99RS in 300 Savage, add on a Lightfoot mount and modern scope and again have myself a nice hunt on top of it.

There's something about hunting with an 80 year old classic lever gun.

1930's 99RS:
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1930's 99T:
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