Three fantasatic rifles.

First of all see if a dealer will allow you to load the magazine and put the magazine in the rifle. I think most of the play will go away when you load the magazine.

I also do not like the high gloss finish. However I really like the look of wood. Refinishing the rifle with a hand rubbed finish is a great idea if you like every other part of the rifle.

IMO the Browning A-Bolt is one of the most accurate out of the box rifles available. For the price I would actually rank it as the most accurate out of the box factory rifle. I have shot a bunch of them. And they all shot great.

I have handled the new Ruger, but I have not shot one. So I can not comment on the accuracy abilities of the new Ruger. However I can comment on the older Ruger's. IMO they are the least accurate out of the so called out of the box rifles. However they are highly dependable, and built very solid. I also like their actions. However for some reason they are just not as accurate. However the accuracy is more than acceptable for hunting, just not to my standards. Tom.