I HAVE A SAKO HUNTER, GOT IT BACK IN 1986 IN .30-06, ITS A GREAT GUN. WHEN I BROUGHT THAT GUN, MY FRIENDS FATHER WAS A GUNSMITH WITH HIS OWN SHOP, HE STARTED OUT WORKING FOR STOGER ARMS HERE IN NJ, WHO IMPORTED SAKO. BACK 1986 HE SAYED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR REMINGTON RIFLES ARE JUST AS GOOD, AND CHEAPER THEN SAKO. TODAY, HE SAYS REMINGTON ISN' T AS GOOD AS THEY WERE, AND THEY DON' T COME CLOSE TO A SAKO. BUT IF COMPARED TO OTHER RIFLES LIKE WINCHESTER, SOME JAPAN MADE WEATHERBYS, BROWNING, THEN HE SAYED REMINGTON IS STILL GOOD. SO I WOULD GO WITH THE SAKO, YOU WILL LOVE THE TRIGGER!!!!