I would suggest the Savage 12BVSS varmint gun in 223 or 22-250 caliber.Picked up one yesterday and they are real nice!Laminated varmint/benchrest stock with a fully adjustable accu trigger that goes down to 1 1/2# safely along with a stainless fluted 26" barrel.Mine looks to be a 1/2" or better out of the box factory remington green box ammo shooter and its a joy to shoot.Fit and finish were fine and that fluted barrel stays nice and cool even in the hot weather we' re having.At $550 you will have some dollars left over for a good scope and you' ll be ready to go and kill chucks easy to 400 yds.A 3200 Elite or Weaver Grand Slam scope would get you in under budget.Ammo is cheap and available at any Wally World for a decent price if you don' t handload yet. Good Shooting!
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