[Doodle30]

Hey All

My Dad had hunted for basically his whole life but in the last few years he has gotton away from it. (In Nova Scotia)

Now that I started hunting here in Alberta we have discussed the idea of Father/Son hunts and Dad's desire to hunt has returned. Got his NS whitetail tag for this year.

Any way into my question. In all those years my Dad used a borrowed gun so I was thinking of buying him a gun for Xmas. Problem is I can't really afford the $1000 it would take to get him the higher quality guns.

I see a Savage Arms at WS Sports for $399. Does this price indicate a low-end weapon? To me it would seem that while some gun makers are obviously better than others all would make a capable product.

Any suggestions for good value without creeping up the price scale to far.

Not trying to cheap-out on a gun for my Dad I am trying to get the best gun I can for the limited amount of cash that I have.

Look forward to the responses.