There are hundreds of ways to do this. I went 700 Varmint, Mcrees, Vortex Viper HS. Bought everything but the rifle used on the hide. I think I'm into it about $1700. If I had some extra money I'd buy a Bushnell 3.5-21 DMR and ditch the Vortex or for slightly more a Viper HD 5-20.
It's a 308 and the first thing you need to ask yourself is what caliber you want. I wanted 6.5 Creedmoor but I didn't like the Savage actions as much as Remington so I compromised.
Bottom line. You need to pick which caliber you want. Which action is available in that caliber, which stock you want, which scope you want. If I had your budget I'd allow at least $1000 for a scope.