I beat the living crap out of my Tikka T-3 Lite Stainless. It bounces around in my pickup all year with me, never looses its zero, never been cleaned (other than pulling the bolt on and cleaning that up), and it'll put 5 shots into a ragged hole.

I'd take a look at another Browning if I was you. Browning is good at sending out rifles with alot of cosmeline (sp) in their actions, I have a Browning and a Tikka and I think the Browning is smoother.

Ruger also has a very smooth action, but some shoot very well, and others don't. The factory Ruger trigger also is very rough.

Between the Tikka and Browning here are some advantages/disadvantages of each.
- Tikka - has a plastic/polymer drop out magazine - very easy to load unload - after 1 year of abuse the Tikka mag is holding up well. I was skeptical at first when I bought it.
- Browning - has a box magazine on a swing door floorplate. This kinda sucks for quick reloads in my opinion, but its very durable.
- Both Tikka and Browning have easy to adjust triggers - I never adjusted my Tikka trigger, the Browning trigger I tweaked a lil bit, not sure what it breaks at but it is very very smooth.
- The finish on my Lite Stainless Tikka got scuffed up (black streaks on my barrel) and they won't buff out, but its a hunting gun so I really don't care.
- I have had a lil surface rust form on my Browning after my dads elk hunt - it snowed and rained on it for a week, it was very minimal rust that just took a rag and some oil to get rid of. Then again it is not stainless like the Tikka.
- Browning has a better crown on the barrel.

I have owned Remingtons, Rugers, Tikkas, Brownings, Savages for bolt guns. I have never owned a Winchester, they just don't fit me right, and for a while their quality control was non-existent. My 2 Remington 700s shoot very well, but they just don't compare to the Browning or Tikka's in my opinion.