I'd go with the Browning A-Bolt .270 or 7mm. With the mounts and scope, 1100 is probably the ticket. My son bought his when he first started hunting, and will still be there when it's time for him to pass it down. I still have my manlicher shoenauer from 1968, tough finding ammo, but I won't hunt with anything else. Wish I had the same dilemma as you. Good luck.