Yeah i was leaning towards the Savage... im mostly going to be hunting deer but ill have some weekend trips for moose as well... i live in the good ol' canadian shield so thats the majority of what we hunt except bear but im not big on hunting them... the only thing im not sure on is calibre... ive got a tie between .270 30-06 or .308 but im thinking .270...accurate, fast and still big enough to take down a moose