If bitten by the "historical bug" you are actually better off to start with the gun you want to end up with.
Many if not most men start with an import, and up-grade to a better one, maybe a few times, and in the end they get a custom made rifle or a good kit and make it themselves, before they are truly happy.
If we look at the time and the over-all expense of doing that, the shooter ends up spending years and a lot more money to finally get what he really wanted.
I say start with the one you really want, take the time to get it exactly as you want it and you will not have to "learn" what you really don't want.
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