New member from Colorado

[rocknrod]

Just discovered this forum, hello from western Colorado. A few years ago I was planning on building or buyiing a 6.5 Grendel bolt gun. Then I became aware of the 6mm ARC  and immediately decided that was a better cartridge for my purposes. I enjoy long range varmint shooting. Currently use an AR15 I built in 5.56. I want something that reaches farther and handles wind better. I want something lighter than my 11 pound AR. I would love to hear opinions on the available 6 ARC bolt guns. I'm just starting to do research on what is available. I'm retired, price is an issue, want to keep the firearm itself to under a $1000. Options I am aware of are the Howa mini and various Savage models.
Thanks for your input.
Rod