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That'd be a tough choice.

If I had to pick one out of the safe and it be my only rifle...Probably my Marlin 1895. It's round is heavy enough to take down anything in North America. The rifle itself is light enough to carry around and fun to shoot. It's not exactly flat shooting, but a 430gr hard cast slug carries it's own brand of magic downrange. Lots of sight options for it from the stock irons to vernier sights to red dots or glass. Will get the job done within 200 yards quite easily. If you're playing the range game, it can do that too with the right sights.

If I was starting over and only had $1000 and no prospect for another rifle. I'd second the savage bolt gun although a Ruger American would also fit the same bill. In either .308 or .30-06. Those 4 options are all interchangeable to me. Lots of options in ammo for both calibers. They have close enough performance that I wouldn't feel under gunned with either. Top it off with a nice medium power scope (3-9x40 to 4-16x40).