Hi guys, I am doing some research for a friend of mine and I need to get your opinions. First of all, my friend is wanting to buy her husband a rifle for Christmas. He as been wanting a Semi-Auto 308, only problem is that most of them are out of her price range. She is only looking to spend around $800. Does anyone know of any nice semi-auto 308's that fall into that range? Or should she just go ahead and get him a bolt action gun? I know specifically that he was interested mostly in the Springfield M1A, is there another gun out there that is similar that might be priced a little better? Sorry for my ignorance in this subject, I am just not very knowledgeable on this subject. Any suggestions or opinions are appreciated. Thanks!