For $600 I would spend $200 on a good M96, restock it, have it drilled and tapped for a scope, and possibly have the barrel shortened. Between a M96 and a Remington 700 there is no comparison in quality. The Swedish rifles used cut rifling and were handlapped, not to mention made to very tight specifications, the remingtons use a crappy hammer forged barrel and aren't likely to be put together anywhere near as straight and square as a Swedish rifle.