Well I finally made a decision and bought the Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in .308.

As much as I liked the look and price of the Rugar Haweye, I didn't like the feel of the trigger at all.....it seemed to take a lot of effort to get it to fire. My friend has the older Ruger (the last model) and it’s trigger is a dream, so I was very disappointed.

As for the Savage, I didn't like the way it felt in my hands, but I really liked feel of the Accutrigger. A nice gun overall, but there was something about it I didn’t like.

So, that left me to compared the x-bolt and the Model 70. Both had nice finished wood with nice carved checkering. Both have very smooth bolt actions. The X-both had a nice 2 position safety, that you could release the bolt (by pressing a button on it) without taking it off safety. The M70 had a 3 position safety that did the same, so about even. Both seemed to have nice triggers

X-bolt Positives
The X-bolt is tad lighter (4 Oz) than the M70, not much but, I guess a slight plus for X-Bolt.
The X-bold seemed to have better scope mounts with each using 4 screws
The X-Bolt looked sleeker and was a tad shorter overall.

M70 Positives
The M70, has a mauser style controlled feed action, which I think is a plus for the M70.
The M70 has a larger loading/ejection port. It looked easier for my short fat fingers.
The M70 uses a hinged floor plate magazine.

My major concern was that the X-bold uses a Plastic 4 round magazine. It clicked in nice...but it's plastic??? How long will it last? Will I be able to get a new one in 20 years and what will it cost? Right now they said a new magazine cost $40. I could see myself loosing it in the woods or even stepping on it and breaking it.

It was a tough process to decide and fun too! Lastly I put a Leupold VX-3 2.5–8x36mm on the rifle. So far, I’ve only put 5 rounds through it and it shoots real nice. I’m planning to take it to the range this week end!

Thanks for all your comments!