will ditto others Kimber montana is the best bang for the buck via a factory gun. heck they give customs a run for the money.
deep down i'm a rem 700 fan.
currently there are 2 rem 700 280's on gun broker.
where it me i would buy a rem 700 280 and drop it in a mcm edge classic
if you want to save a few more oz, get a rem 700 280 mtn rifle and drop that in a edge mcm mtn rifle stock
either of those would work fine, shoot it as is then later rebarrel, lots of options, 25-06ai, 280ai, 284, 6.5-284, 270, 30-06
I'm in the process of building a similar rifle now
rem 700 l.a. #3 rock, edge classic, still waiting on the barrel but here is the factory barreled action dropped in the stock.