A good gun shop will do a trigger job at the time of purchase and usually mount and boresight a scope if purchased there. On a budget, the savage is a good choice; as the others will all be around $500 just for the gun. I just bought a new stainlees composite Ruger this year in 7mm wsm and it $450. Most modern rifles just depend on how they feel to YOU. Ruger, Browning, Remington, Tikka, Savage; the choices are there as long as feels good to you. As for calibers i would go with 243 or 270. Both offer greats bullet choices for deer and varmints.