I agree with Bigbulls, If your not going to hunt by salty coastal waters, no need for the XCR. The Rem 700 SPS in stainless would work out great. The only reason I got an XCR over the SPS is that it happened to be marked down on clearance because it was a year old model. One more thing, I really do like the rubber inlayed grips on the XCR.