The savage is a fine rifle, best value for the money and generally will outshoot rifles costing 4 times as much. The package deal is another story. The scope is a worthless piece of crap and the mounts aren' t anything to brag about either. I highly, highly recommend you just buy the base rifle and scope it with something decent. If you' re looking to save money then a weaver V9 scope can be found for $110 or so, it' s the absolute cheapest scope I' d ever put on a hunting rifle. I' d still prefer the leupold VX-1 for $170 or so. Decent (leupold or burris) bases & rings can be had for $35 or so. That extra $100 or so you' ll spend over the package deal is money VERY well spent.