Spend $200 on a gun, and $500 on a scope,instead of the other way around. Don't skimp on mounts either. Your only as accurate as your optics. Savage,Remington,Ruger, Browning are all fine weapons, and are deadly accurate. I would love to have a custom made rifle, but i will never own one, unless someone else pays for it. Its all about preference. We are trying to kill deer, not win target competetions out to 1000 yards.