Well, the H&R will have to wait. Went to Dick's Thanksgiving night at midnight, stood in line outside for about 20 minutes, walked into the store and purchased a Remington 700 SPS Varmint with camo synth stock and included 4x12 scope in 22-250 for $349 ($449 with a $100 rebate form on top of that).
I still want the H&R in 204 ruger, but for the price, I couldn't pass up that Rem 700.