I have a Remington 700 30.06 that i bought 12 years ago and it has performed flawless and taken many deer. It shoots just as good now as it did then and was very accurate out of the box and still is. It shoots 1/2" groups all day as long as i do my part. Like i said it's been flawless. I also have a Savage that i bought before i bought the Remington so it's older than 12 years and it's also a shooter. I agree it's not the best looking rifle i have but the gun has always been flawless and is also very accurate. I just bought a H&R single shot in 25.06 caliber and for the price it's also a good gun. It didn't group well at first but i had a trigger job done on it and am in the process of working up a load for it now. The gun looks good and feels nice when i shoulder it. I can't say anything about Browning or the others because i've never owned them but i have a couple of friends who swear by them. I think you can get a lemon in anything you buy so I guess i was lucky and got a couple of the good ones when i bought my guns.