eldeguello..

i like the idea of iron sights. i have nothing against ruger firearms but i hear you have to replace the trigger or get it wored on to get the trigger down to where it should be. i was also thinking of the ultra light mark II M77 in 257roberts but it does not come W/iron sights.
my girlfriends father has one just like yours ( don' t know which one it is model wise ) but it does not fit me at all. plus i don' t have that much money to shell out. since i don' t reload and won' t be doing so int he furture would leave me using 120gr. 7X57 instead of 140gr. due to factory loadngs.also i would like to get a caliber smaller than the .284
so it leads me to..

ruger international 243win.
browning BLR 81' 25-06rem
browning BLR 81' 358win
browning stalker 25-06rem