Stevens Model 200. Basicly a Savage 110 without the acutrigger. Poly stock and darned acurate. Most 110 will shoot at or under an inch if you take the time to find a load. but 1.5" is fine.
You can probably buy one in '06 for around 325 bucks, leaving you 150 for a nikonprostaff. or leupold rifleman Or if optical quality is important, consider a fixed power scope at 3x or 4x. You can find a used US made Leupold M8 in 4X on ebay for 100-150 bucks. I keep my scopes on 3x ,ost of hte time anyway so I wasted the extra bucks on the variable power thing. Plus fixed power scopes are lighter, tougher and do not shift zero as easily. GOOD LUCK.
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