In the universe of under $400 rifles, I liked the discontinued Marlin X guns in both their OEM configurations and with Savage 110 series replacement barrels installed on them. Most of my X guns have Bushnell 3200 and Simmons Whitetail Classic scopes mounted via B-Square rings and the Weaver-style bases that came on the rifles.
I don't care for the Remington 783s. They are ugly and, for me, they don't sell for enough less than 700 ADLs to offer any particular incentive to buy them.
I have 9 RAR-Predators and like them in their OEM configurations, but like them a little more when they're bedded in Boyds Heritage style laminated stocks. My RAR-Predators have Nikon and Sightron scopes mounted via Warne rings and the Weaver-style bases that came on the rifles.
