I started with a Savage Model 11 in 243Win and am building my own with a .45 Pac-Nor barrel. Just put the new HS Precision stock and optics package on last night. Now I'm just waiting on the barrel and custom breechplug that will use shortened 243Win cases as a primer carrier.
I don't even want to say how much money I have into it. I did not go as cheap as I could, nor as expensive as I could, but I spent what I had to spend to get the best performance and a gun I would want to shoot for years and made no comprimises.