Go to the gun stores in your area and handle the rifles, don't pay any attention to the brand, caliper or price. When you find the one that shoulders naturelly and feels good as you bring it to point and as you hold it in a shooting position"finger off of the trigger. that is the one to buy. Even the same brand in the same caliber might not fit as well as another. Let this make your desition for you. Remember that a lot of rifles that cater to predator huntershave heavier barrels so don't buy one of these if you have long walks and have to shoot off hand. In the case of long shots a lot of practice off of a set shooting sticks will grant you better success. Most mager brands of rifle makers offer a good weapon but some or all may need some adjustments to get the best performance out of them. I have helped a lot of people sight in new rifles at the range and most had decent groupings. Remember to always know where the first shot from a cold clean barrel will go because it may be differant than all other shots. I have sighted in about all major brands and find that they are all about the same ofcoarse there are lemons in all brands and just hope you don't get one. Take your time and don't buy almost what you want but but what you want or need. If you do live in KY there is a gunshop in either Owensboro or Paduca that keeps all of its rifles out and encoureges you to handle them. Good luck and happy hunting.