If you can get sub 1" groups OTB for $300+/- then go for it. I've never had good luck with the scopes that come mounted on in the box rifles. I have shot several Ruger Americans 270, 308, 30-06 and they have all been tack drivers. The Savage guns also have adjustable triggers. I currently use a Mossburg MVP in .223, it will shoot sub 1" groups as well, has an adjustable trigger, and it uses AR mags.