Better than what? Rems are being cheapened every year and don't even come close to better made rifles like the XBolt or the Model 70. Of the two you're down to, I'd go with the XBolt in stainless and the Leupold 3x9x40 with Leupold dual dovetail mounts. A 50mm objective on that scope you mentioned isn't needed, as was mentioned previously in another post.