Its a double edged sword. On one hand you don't want to spend 1200 on a winchester featherweight. You also don't want to buy a plastic rifle for 300. The 300 plastic rifle will do all you need it to do but you'd like a wood stocked and blue metal rifle. My good friend and I have gone over this for years. We're in our 50s. The ruger Americans will work just fine. A few years ago the Remingtons and now Winchesters are over 1000 dollars. I'd love to buy a nice bolt action rifle but the prices are ridiculous. Just my opinion
