Ruger, Remington, or Winchester?

Ford, Chevy, or Dodge?

I'd say handle them all then pick the one you like the best. I have a Ruger M77VT MkII that I like very much. It's a good gun. But so are the Model 70's and the M700's. The only rifle by one of the aforementioned companies I wouldn't own if someone wanted to give me one free would be the Remington 710 rifle. They are the biggest POS bolt rifle I've ever seen, and only sell because they bear the Remington name. If you want to go cheap, buy a Savage in blue/black. They are a much better rifle than the 710 by a long shot.

Now if you want a good accurate rifle with the best trigger on the market, check out the 2004 Savages. Savage decided to put the Accu-Trigger on all their rifles, and it is one heck of a good trigger system. It's designed to be user adjustable from 1.5-6lbs, and it has the least creep and breaks the cleanest of any factory trigger that I've tried. The Savages are also a great value, especially with the Accu-Trigger, and are well known for their out of the box accuracy. But admittedly they aren't all the prettiest rifles to look at, but the deer don't care. All they see is the muzzle anyway, right?

Mike