I think you should find a good rifle (up $400 or lower) cause anything higher is no good bacause it is a reg rifle but jacked up such as a weatherby. I think you should buy a good remington Model 788 they were discontinued because it was more accurate then the mod 700. They still can be found espeacily on the site ww.gunsamerica.com when you get there go to serach and type in " remington mod 788" but with out the " " . Please try this site before buying. Try to get a least a 308,243,7mm08 or the 6mm(aka 244) ethier one is the ok. Ok? My Dad is trying to get the hole collection. A scope should be a least a buschnell,nikkion or tasco a 3x9. If buschnell get a buschnell sports veiw, if you get a tasco get a tasco world class. The 7mm mag is ok but it hits a small TWIG and the bullet expands at a 100 yards or more because it is so fast. I would recamend a mod 700 308cal.