Thanks for all the input. I steered her towards Walmart also and was going to tell her to cruise Budsgunshop (that's where I bought my Rem 700 .270). I also tried to steer her towards a good action because I knew they could upgrade the stock and scope later when their budget wasn't so tight. All my hunting rifles are Rem 700s but I knew a lot of guys on here shoot savage but I did not know much about their guns or how the other manufacturers perform.