I picked up a Remington 700 VLS in 22/250 couple months ago and it was accurate out of the box getting .5 to .75 groups with 55 grain bullets although the 40 - 50 grainers are supposed to be even better. All I did was lower the trigger to 3 lbs. I did look at the ruger and tika and howas but they just didn't feel as good as the remington. That said, I wouldn't heistate to buy another remington and already have a BDL 300 win mag and it is a sharp shooter too so the VSF should be too as well.