[QUOTE=Flatlandliver;3911472]$1000 without the scope but i would choose this all day long.
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Good advice here.
I would buy used quality any day over entry level. Your 1K budget should get a very nice used T3 (designed to be cheap to manufacture but punch above their weight), Win 70, Ruger 77 or older Remington 700 with a decent scope. Watch the buy and sell here, watch Townpost, watch CGN, look on line. I don't think you would go wrong with a 270, 280, 7-08, 308 or 30-06.