Hunting rifle advice?

[wooly booger]

the best buy out there for 1/2 your budget is the Savage Trophy Hunter XP package with the Nikon ProStaff Scope. I have seen them all over Montana for $499. They are available in all the popular long and short action chamberings.

 

[Panfisher]

I have a little Rem Mdl. 7 in 7-08 and it is a sweet, short lightweight rifle with more than enough punch for deer of hogs, they also make them in .308. Haunt the pawn shops you can find plenty of good used rifles in the configuration you want. I did handle a Marlin X7 the other day and it was a pretty good feeling rifle as well.