Rugers are solid, rugged, work horserifles but they need a lot of work IMO. Their scope mounting system is one of the worst ever devised and their rings are some of the worst made in regards to consistancy, fitand finish. You must lap most oftheir rings and debur them unless you want to mar up the scope. I have not tried their new LC6 trigger but they certainly couldn't get any worse than their old trigger system. Almost all of them could use a bed job.

AlthoughI don't personally like the looks of it, mechanically I would rather have the X-bolt over the A-bolt. Browning made some real improvements to the X-bolt rifles. Triggers on teh X-bolts are very nice right out of the box. A-bolts are pretty decent as well although not nearly as adjsutable as the X-bolt or Remington.

The Remington 700 is the camaro and mustang of the rifle world. If something can be done to, or a part made for a rifle it can be done toor had for the Remington 700. You didn't say which cartridge you are leaning towards but in the Remington line I would also look at the XCR combat tactical in .308. This rifle should be one hell of a shooter. It is a stainless riflebut with a black Tri Nyte finish instead of the silverand is placed in a HS Precision stock instead of the Remington factory plasticstock.The new X-mark trigger really doesn't need anything done to it for 90% of people in hunting situations. They are set up nicely right out of the box.
http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire_rifles/model_700/model_700_xcr_compact_tactical.asp