+1 on Savage.

Check out the Savage 11 and 111 specials on cdnnsports.com. $349 to $350 with Bushnell Trophy scope. Not a great scope but better than I used for the first 20+ years.

Never had a Savage that didn't shoot. If you shoot the barrel out you can replace it yourself with a barrel wrench and go-nogo gages.

cdnnsports.com also has Ruger Hawkeyes for $449 to $499 in useful cartridge chamberings: .22-250, .270, .280, .308, .30-06, ..300RCM, .338RCM, .338WM.

Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!

No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.

A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.