My shotgun was the cheapest at the time, lol. My buddy got a Remington 1100 and I got a Winchester 140 I believe. In fact it has a stock and receiver that don’t really match in color.
I just can’t see or have yet to have it proven to me that a $6K rifle will outshoot my $600 rifle. Maybe if I’m in a competitive shooting sport where we’re shooting 1,000yds I might be outgunned. But then it still comes down to optics. And for the record, I’ve seen folks miss with $50K shotguns and $10K rifles, lol. I’m not paying anywhere near that for a rifle or shotgun, lol.
And yes, those guns were beauties! Almost to the point I probably wouldn’t hunt with them anyways.