RE: Need help - which rifle?
The Stevens model 200 should run about $300. It is a Savage action without the accu-trigger. Good guns for the money. They won't win any beauty contest, but they are normally accurate out the box. I am not sure if you are trying to stay in the $450 range total or just for the rifle. If so, this would give you about $150 for a decent scope, such as a burris fullfield II 3-9x40, nikon prostaff, or maybe even a bushnell 3200. Quality glass and ammo is just as, if not more important, than a quality rifle.