I don't have much to add here, but I'll second the opinions on the marlin 60, remington nylon 66, and ruger 10/22. I've owned a ruger for many years and they're great.

I just bought a Mossberg Plinkster bolt action at Dix brand new for $120. I had them put on the cheapest 1" scope in the store, and walked out with a brand new scoped rifle for $182. Haven't shot it yet, but looking forward to it. I wanted a scoped bolt to match my deer hunting rig, didn't want to sell my 10/22.