That is a VERY nice piece and it indeed might be what I get IF some inheritance $$ come through...
(My little .22 lr is a Ruger and I really like it. Accurate as all get out, somehow even if I’ve not shot it for a while, like this morning..)
For now, tho’, well, I need to keep it cheaper and a mid-size carbine for us won’t get hunting type heavy use: It might be out of the house perhaps twice a year, except maybe to do a little target practice once in a while (which will be in nice weather!!)
It’s not for home self-defense against humans, either, that’s what I now have a medium short 12 ga. semi-auto for. ;-)
Why not a used 30-30 from a gun show or local dealer? They can be in the 4-5-6 hundred dollar range and are good for mid range shooting.
My grand daughter was shooting my old 30-30 as a young teen, and both of my then teen aged grandsons shot their first deer with that old 30-30 {so there is not too much recoil}.
As I've gotten older, I've been hunting more with the 30-30 than my larger, heavier and more recoil generating rifles.