As for the Rem 742. I have one in .30-06. I bought it for $150 last year.

Never used it for hunting. But's it's accurate, and I've not have any malfunctions with it of any type... Yet.

James Pepper: There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum? John Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there.