Today's Savage rifles have acquired a superb reputation for accuracy, and have by far the best adjustable trigger on the market! In this day and age,little money is spent by any company on such niceties as quality control.

One of the previous responsders stated he'd never seen a bad Remington. I assure you, if he's telling the truth, which I have no doubt he is, he has just not seen a lot of them, because lemons are available in any brand, and recently Remington's quality control has slipped more than most.

As to caliber, I'd choose the .280 Remington or the 7mm rem. Mag. cartridge as first choice, followed by .30/'06 and .270 Win. The 7X57mm is also great, IF you are a handloader.