These are very well made accurate rifles the titanium adds great weatherproofing abilities as well . If the barrel alloy were 17-4 you would have as close to a weatherproof rifle as one can get. After owning a couple of KS mountain rifles out of the custom shop I would prefer the titanium over any of them. It would be tough picking between the 260 rem and the 7-08 also. I have had more Remingtons then almost any other brand in my life and I never had a remington that shot 6" groups the norm is probably 1 - 1 1/2 inch groups.