If I had to choose one for myself, I'd be perfectly satisfied with either a Hall falling-block or a Nesika bolt action. My latest and ultimate varmint rifle is a .220 Howell on a Nesika action. I don't know of anything better. If I had to choose something less expensive, I don't know what I'd plop-down the bucks for. Your question omits one important deciding factor -- what you want the rifle for -- which bears heavily on whether you'd be better off with a single-shot or a repeater.
