I have shot both the 700 (as m70) and the 110 (tactical police and wal-mart special) . If I had to choose between a Savage and a Remington, I would have to go with the Savage. I liked the trigger better (pre-accutrigger) and the Savages delivered consistently smaller groups. I also liked the action of the bolt better on the Savage, but that could be due to my body mechanics more than design. The wal-mart Savage was bought for $170 on sale with a POS Simmons scope on it. I decided to leave it on there until it broke, and that day never came. It never fogged up or lost zero or anything else I have heard about them, both the rifle and the scope functioned perfectly. Maybe I just lucked out. The rifle was sub-MOA out of the box using good factory ammo, so maybe I lucked out there too. I will be willing to try my luck again when I get my 7-08.