RE: x-bolt vs 700
I have 3 700's and one A-Bolt. I'd be hard pressed to pick one over the other. One problem I've had with the Rem 700 and the A-bolt is they all have very crappy triggers from the factory. A trigger job on all of them and they were good to go. I don't know why Remington or Browning can't seem to give me a qaulity trigger from the factory!