Ive owned several 6.5CM rifles, Kimber Montana, Weatherby Vanguard S2 and a Bergara B14 Hunter and with in your budget pick up the Bergara, Talleys and an used VX3 3-10x40 and your styling.
All 3 were very accurate out of the box, both the Bergara and vanguard would shoot 3/4" groups with factory ammo.
The Kimber shot 1" groups then I had it bedded and the trigger lightened and it went to 1 hole groups to 1/2" consistently al with factory ammo, a little pricy though !
The vanguard is a little heavy for everyday hunting if you walk a lot, for the price point the Bergara I find is one of the nicest out of the box rifles you can buy, well made and accurate and on the Rem 700 footprint so no problem finding aftermarket parts, or look for an used Tikka T3X lite but cost a bit more, but are extremely accurate out of the box.
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