Never had a browning A-bolt...I love Browning shotguns but thier A Bolt is UGLY and asthetics matter to me..
Never had a Savage, either.. They are functional, but also kind of ugly, although they are not as bad as the browning..
I have had Rem 700s, Ruger M77s and Win M70s...I still have them and hunt with them, but I have had issues with all of them..
The only centerfire rifle I own that has NEVER failed to function perfectly is a CZ-550...Damned accurate, too...