To keep the Wife happy I personally like to just trade up????????? I pick up a cheap rifle like a $150.00 milsurp. She doesn't mind me spending that amount for the entertainment value. Eventually that cheap milsurp gets traded up for a Marlin lever with a Leupold scope or something like that. One for one and maybe a little dollar value added. If you know what I mean?
She is a sweet gal. I am glad she puts up with me.