RE: How much do you want to pay for a rifle?
Ruger, Remington, Browning, Tikka, and Savage all have basic models in or about the $600 to $800 range. Some models are little less, some a little more. To each his own on what to spend, most (maybe all) of us own one of these rifles andI think that these manufacturers have pretty much figured out that this is the price range that most people are willing to spend.