$1500? Now we're talking about a working mans budget. If that's the case I would have something built up on a Rem. 700 action. I bought a Rem. 700 VS several years ago and sent it out and had a Accuracy International heavy varmint barrel put on it and also a McMillan M40A1 stock put on it so it would replicate the USMC M40A1. About the only thing that it lacks is the Unertl 10X scope and to clip-slot the receiver and it would be an exact replica of the M40A1. It shoots MOA out to 600 yards. That's as far as I've ever shot it. I think the whole package cost me $1800 so I went over the mark just a little but I'm very satisfied with it.