I just did the same thing. I am very new to long range shooting and didn't want to spend a ton of money just to see if I'd like it. I have a savage 12 lrp in 6.5 creedmoore and topped it off with a swfa ss and a bipood I had laying around and rings from a friend. I'm about $1200 in so far and have no regrets on my purchase. The rifle shoots great and the factory ammo isn't too bad. I've taken the factory ammo out to 1k yds several times. It is a lot of fun and the people around are a lot of help. Most are willing to teach you what they know.