If blued walnut is what you want for around $1500 budget, I'd look at the Kimber 84M in the Classic Select or Super America. You'll have a hard time finding a rifle with nicer wood in that price range. Of course it won't have a detachable magazine, but that shouldn't be a deal killer IMO.
My reasoning for it not being a deal killer is you can usually add detachable bottom metal to almost any rifle. It's relatively cheap in the scheme of things. Nice wood is very expensive to get on a rifle, so I'd pay for the wood and worry about the magazine later.
My reasoning for it not being a deal killer is you can usually add detachable bottom metal to almost any rifle. It's relatively cheap in the scheme of things. Nice wood is very expensive to get on a rifle, so I'd pay for the wood and worry about the magazine later.