I just made that decision. I had a 110E that has been around for quite some time. The clip spring was compressed to the point that it would barely feed the bullets into the chamber, the bore was about 50%, stock all beat up (ugly stock anyhow) and showed signs of wear. So, I got $150 trade for it and put that towards a NIB Rem. 700 in 30.06. The guy at the gun shop told me that the savage should be just fine but after I gave him the history on the 110, he allowed me to get the 700. He did try to discourage me at first. He said nothing is better out of the box than a savage but the remington is a fine rifle itself. This is my first 700 and I have not shot it yet. I am going to load up a few light rounds to test it with and build from there. OH! AND, boy is she pretty. Makes my savage look like ugly betty. I mounted a 4X12 on it and range day is monday. I will keep you posted as to the results from 50yds out to 300yds.