Just my 0.02 but go with heavy barreled action and find you a good stock to put it in (chassis system or bedded). If it has an accu-trigger you should be good with that til you get some trigger time under the belt.

On the other hand the 12 LRP is a nice gun from the accounts I hear. Basically set ready to go from the factory. Mount some optics and shoot.

The cool thing about savage is you can go stock, semi custom, or full custom depending on your budget.

Oh by the way nice caliber choice. You will be amazed at how little you have to correct for wind compared to someone shooting a 308!