My best buy was a Husqvarna Model 8000 with a Leupold Vari X 2 2X7 scope on it. Price was $225.00. That was in 1976 though. Still have the gun, will never willingly part with it. It is a 30/06, and can push a 180 gr. bullet @ 2850 and 165 @ 3000 without pressure signs, and the chamber is actually a little on the small side. The only smoother bolt action I ever worked was a Colt Sauer.