You can always do as a friend did. He didn't want to pay the price for a new dark rifle so went to a gun show and got a Remington 742 in 308.

Of course he didn't want the 308 for coyote and other varmint critters so had it rebarreled with a 22.

Now he has the auto loader and the 22 center fire rifle he wanted for a 1/3 of the cost for a dark rifle.

Al