The Weatherbys may still be on sale...they were around $399.00 that would give You a little extra $$$$ for a nice scope!Like most mentioned a .270,7mm-08 and .308 are all nice Rifles with limited recoil and if You buy a Bolt-action Rilfe you can get the "Managed Recoil" shells from Remington if your worried about any recoil issues!