RE: Tight Budget Deer Rifle
Mossberg ATRisn't bad for the money, I've seen one shoot 1.25 moa out to 300yds. AVOID remington 710 and the new 770. Haven't seen the marlin yet. If you buy a package dealplan on replacing the scope next year.
And a big +1 on the savage if you have the extra $$$, it will shoot with the best of them for half the price. I have 17hmr and a savage ML that out shoot my A-Bolt, atleast up to 200 yds.