ONE WORD FOR YA.....REMINGTON!! I PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER OWNED A BROWNING AND I AM SURE THEY ARE A GOOD RIFLE. THE REMINGTONSARE A SIMPLISTIC PROVEN AND ACCURATE DESIGN. ACCURACY AND DEPENDABILITY ARE WHAT MAKE THE MODEL 700 THE TOP CHOICE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, MILITARY SNIPERS AND TACTICAL UNITS. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS REMINGTON 700'S OF VARIOUS CALIBERS AND HAVE YET TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONE.