Many people speak highly of Howa rifles:

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/280/products_id/16144

-or, in a package...-

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/280/products_id/16278

-or, in a wood stock...

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/280/products_id/16229



Here's a Howa with the Weatherby name on it (and a Weatherby Stock)

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/69127

I couldn't find any Savages @ sub-$400 on their site, but they may well be out there.

You'll need to consider, too, that a long-range gun will only be able to hit what you can see through your scope. I'd figure on at least $100 to get a serviceable scope. There are certainly cheaper scopes out there, but if a scope doesn't hold zero, or fogs up, or breaks after riding around in the truck, or is just plain blurry, then your gun is out of action.

You can getdecent advicefrom these guys

http://www.opticsplanet.com/msgboard/viewforum.php?f=9

or you can get more forum fodder from the swfa.com folks at

http://www.opticstalk.com/

Good Luck,

FC