RE: I need some help please...
my suggestion was going to be like PAwildmans....
maybe check into some older rifles...particularly Winchesters....pre-64 m70s, m88s, etc....to me, they would be much more of an heirloom than a new, fancy production rifle.
price rises on particularly old winchesters dang near daily. they are getting harder and harder to find...and are beautiful rifles and will REALLY be worth something long down the road....even used ones that have been hunted with....i took my first deer with an m88...hopefully one day that gun is given to me.....but i doubt it...i'll hafta buy my own here soon...