RE: Cheap / Expensive Rifles?
 

My 249 dollar mossberg ATR 100 gets the job done quite nicely, it shoots plenty accurate enough for any hunting situation. So in my eyes if it shoot minute of deer or whatever your shooting thats all thats required of my rifle. I then get to spend the money I saved on other gear. I'm more of a practical guy myself, I just want a gun that shoots and shoots fairly well.

RE: Cheap / Expensive Rifles?
 

Cheap and expensive are terms that are very relative to the individual.
Are we talking new or used? B/c I think that can make a huge difference. If I ever pay more than $1200.00 in my life for a firearm it will be a one time thing. I hunt and target shoot for fun ... not for competition or $$$.

And I've been lucky enough to purchase some very excellent rifles USED riflesat what I would call bargain basement prices. There weren't necessarily real shiny and new, but they were superb values, shot great, and were mechanically perfect.
I've seen people pay a pretty high dollar for a name brandand brand new-off-the-shelf firearm that I thought was so rough and sloppy when I worked the bolt and saw the metal-to-wood finish that I felt sorry for them.

I paid $265.00 brand new for a Savage 110 in 30/06 back in 1989 and it was one of the best purchases I even made. Not necessarliy pretty, but the bolt and trigger group work just fine, reliably and solid. Never a moment worry and accuracy is sorprisingly great for such an inexpensive product.

The best ever was a 1903 Steyr Mannlicher purchased for $76.00 offgunshop consignment rack in 1967. It is by far the best rifle I have ever owned and the smoothest bolt I've ever worked.
I see them on Guns America and GunBroker.com regularly for $1200.00