What OldSchooler said; ditto.
Spring for a Rossi ($180) or Handi-Rifle ($220), or Stephens 200 ($270), or Mossberg 100ATR ($245), in .243 or bigger... .308, .270, .30-06, whatever floats your boat.
Or grab a milsurp - a K31 Swiss, or Mosin-Nagant of some flavor, or Mauser of some...