Being NJ doesn't have the ranges like other areas, I just moved into a similar rifle for myself. Was at my FFL, picking up an AR lower, and kept noticing a bolt action rifle sitting in his safe. Looked like a Remington 700, but when I asked, it was a Model 7. Just a little more compact.
It was a used gun, early 1990s (camo Kevlar stock), with a Leupold VARI-X IIc (2-7x) from the same time period. For the price (he came a few hundred off the sticker, since I am a regular/friend), I really couldn't walk away from it. Taking it home, it was likely used, but not a lot or abused. With the exception of a small mark under the mount, gun cleaned up to probably close to what it looked like when it left Remington.
Wanted a little more magnification, so I pulled the scope (I have a Ruger Deerstalker .44 Carbine with a 4x scope that might get the Leupold), which I busted screws on the rings and the mount. Got it all off without any damage to the scope or rifle. Ordering a new Picatinny mount, and will compare my scope options and decide within the next few months. I'm likely going to do a minimum of 3-9x, but want MOA adjustment and preferably a reticule. From seeing what a 23 year old Leupold looked like, I may have their custom shop build me one.
Definitely look at used, as you can find some great deals sitting on the shelves. Obviously be careful of some homeschooled gunsmith projects, but you can save some coin going that route.