Eventually, this thread will have every major rifle named on here. One will praise "their" brand, and crap on another. There may be a good reason for this, past experience, appearance, fit & feel, etc.

Rifles IMO aren't that different than vehicles. Everyone has their favorites, and the competition is junk. Fot the longest time, I debated between a Tikka T3, and a Ruger M77. I even considered Savage, Weatherby Vanguard, and Browning.

Eventually what I did was went to Russell's and played with a few different ones. I picked the Ruger, as that is what felt the best to me. If I was built a little different, that Palm swell in the Tikka's might have apealed to me, but it was sitting in the heel of MY hand rather than the palm.

The next guy though, will probably hate the way a Ruger feels to them and go with Tikka.

All the factories have been in business for quite some time, and no matter what you spend your money on, you can just about bet that you will get a good one. Again, like vehicles, there are a couple that made it out of the factory that shouldn't have.

Hope this helps.....