I went to the .308 about 20 years ago for the shorter action/lighter weight, in a Ruger featherweight. It is a great round. I am looking hard at the new Winchester 70 featherweight. I found one at Bass Pro for about 700.00 on sale. It had the best fit and finish of anything up through about 800.00. You might want to look at that. The several I have looked at all had fantastic wood on them and flawless sharp cut checkering.