RE: browning or winchester? 300wsm
I have a Model 70 SS in 300wsm and am well satisfied. Bought the gun 4 years ago and use it primarily for elk. I had a smith' adjust the trigger to 2.5#s and added a HS Precision stock (have a strong dislike for almost all factory synthetic stocks). It shoots 180gr Win Supreme Fail-safes an honest 1" and has never given me a moments problem. Kills elk too! I am sure if I had bought an A-bolt I'd have done the same things to the gun, with the same results in the end. IMO, both are good guns and neither equate to a custom gun, but then they don't cost as much.