All good sound advice. I would suggest also saving your nickels and adding at least one top tier target rifle from the mid-20th century. While many of the aforementioned rifles are known for their accuracy, there was a reason you never saw any of them being used by top competitors in their day. Experience a Model 52 Winchester, M37 Remington, or MkII or III Martini and have your eyes opened- you'll realize your wallet squeaking wasn't justified and was trying to tempt you away from an adventure in true accuracy. One Model 52 or two Remington M12's, hmmmmm. An inch, inch and a half at 50 yards or aspirins at 50 yards, hmmmmm.
Another realm of interest are the .22 milsurps: British Enfields, Mausers, Mas 45's, and of course the king of the heap the Springfield M1922/M1/M2 series. Some of them are as salty as a Winchester 52, others a lot less. Many are stunningly accurate (such as the Springfield), all are stunningly fun.
