I should have told the whole story. I have 2 Remington 700's. One is a 300 ultra mag, and one is a .270. I love them both. I just traded my AR15 in 223, because it was not my cup of tea. I'm looking for a good .223, without breaking the bank. I was all set to get the Remington SPS whenI noticed the barrel was not free floating. I've been looking at the Savage and the Remington. I was just wondering if the free floating Savage, which is cheaper, would be better than the Remington SPS without a free floating barrel.