As you have heard from others they like their Remingtons. Almost everyone has had to bed and free float for optimum accuracy. This is the same case with the Remingtons that I own. One is a 700 Classic in 257 Roberts. Horrible shooter until I bedded the action and free floated the barrel. I did this myself so cost was neglible just my time. The Remington trigger is adjustable and taking down the pull weight is pretty easy. So, if you have to do all of this and can't do it yourself you are looking at more out of pocket money on the Remington.

The Savage on the other hand has the barrel free floating and the action is pillar bedded at the factory. The Accutrigger comes with instructions on how to adjust it. So this is a no brainer. Buy the Savage and use the money saved to invest in a QUALITY scope.

I hate to see someone buy a high priced rifle and put a cheap scope on it. The scope is just a important as the rifle when hunting.