Thread: $1000-1500 hunting setup

Looking at sorting myself a basic hunting rifle. Nothing flash, no Leupold scopes or anything, just a "get the job done" rifle. I can grab a Howa .308, stainless, suppressed and Nikko gameking 3-9 for $1300 new. That to me is a pretty good deal, BUT, is there anything else i should consider? Scope doesn't matter too much, but ideally something that comes suppressed/threaded.
Pretty set on .308, due to ammo price, range, recoil etc, but any other calibres to consider? Will mainly be used for fallow or reds, between 100-400m