This discussion is proof that you can find statistics to support any argument.
This type of argument cannot be solved by internet poll data. There's a reason why people choose they way they do and it's usually because it's all they know.
The 700 is more than an adequate rifle. Doesn't make it a great rifle. Doesn't make it without fault etc....
There is something to be said for when the designer of a rifle trigger speaks out about his own design being flawed and everyone just turns a blind eye...including Remington Inc.
Proof again folks don't want to admit they have made a mistake or been had or what ever.
Tom