Weatherby isn't my 1st choice necessarily, but of the above 4 mentioned, it is.

I also like browning, I have 2, both are great.

Have 1 Weatherby, getting another. Though I believe 2 will be all I own, love the 1 I already own.

I really believe in figuring out what you want/looking for first, then finding out who makes it....sure if multiple companies make what you want, get your fav of the two, or price etc....but recently when looking for a .243win in a synthetic stock, with a lightweight setup.....I had few choices, and weatherby makes what I want.....not many others offered anything close, the only other real option to me was a custom.....and IMO a .243 didn't justify the need for a custom....for what I'd be doing, and weatherby makes pretty much the exact setup I want so why pay twice the price.

I think tikka makes a quality gun, though I've yet to see one I found "attractive"