I have to take some exception with the Ruger comment about them not being accurate.....I have one at home a 1yr old M-77 7 Rem mag that will shoot circles around my 1997 Rem 700 KS in the same caliber...all I have done to the gun is have the trigger worked on ....it also has shows higher velocity with the same handload. Makes me feel real good that a gun that costs 900 more retail can't outshoot it. Every single 77 I have owned has been a very good shooter..guess I must be lucky or something. Rumours about bad barrels started years ago when Ruger was buying their barrels from an outside source...they are manufactured in house now and are as good if not better than any other factory barrel out there. Go to Alaska and tell me how many people shoot rifles other then Rugers and ask yourself why. They are Dead reliable is the answer.... I also would look at a new rem 700...I just picked up a 7-08 Mountain rifle and it is a very well built gun contrary to what you hear about them these days also. Tiika is a piece of plastic crap that I wouldn't even consider buying...just picking one up and looking at that plastic triggerguard makes my hairs stand on end...