How about a no-gunsmith scout mount on a Mosin Nagant? Cheap ammo for blasting, capable of good accuracy, inexpensive. If you find a good one, some of the old Turk Mausers are capable of quite exceptional accuracy. An Enfield with a removable magazine is a nice feature when you are deer hunting, and you can buy scope mounts for them. Other than that, I would look for a used .30-06 that someone has already scoped. You can usually find a used Savage fairly in-expensively. In the long run, unless you do all the work yourself, you will probably be happier and it will cost you less than having a gunsmith drill and tap an old military rifle. I have done it, I had a Mauser that was not salvageable as a collector, too many issues, I was able to have it drilled and tapped and added very high scope rings to clear the bolt handle. I really would not recommend the route I took, I used a rifle that I got for $50, and it works after a fashion, but it is not the rifle that I enjoy shooting for long range or best accuracy.