I recommend Savage rifles. With the money I saved, I had a Savage stainless steel Weather Warrior dipped in Realtree AP camo just because I wanted a different looking gun (compared to my walnut and blue). I sanded down the seams before having it dipped and it looks very cool. It's accurate too. I dropped the savage pad, not that it wasn't good, it was very soft, but it started falling apart when I screwed and unscrewed it a couple of times. I purchased a limbsaver which fits better than the stock pad (IMO).