Thanks for the advice so far! It kinda makes me feel not as clueless as I had originally thought on this subject. I have looked at the Brownings and I do not doubt their quality, just a little rich for my blood, maybe when I have a really GOOD job I will be able to afford one. The local gun shop has one used, but I want to stay away from used if possible, I don't know what the previous owner did with it so I will stick to new. Also looked at the Savages, without a doubt one of the best values around, but seem to be a little bulkier than a comparable Remington or other rifle. Does anybody know about/used their new Accu Trigger? What do you think of it? Believe it or not, I also looked at the Tikkas, never heard of them before but looked anyway. They are purportedly very accurate out of the box, but the prices I saw seemed a bit high...maybe those were the MSRPs that store owners post so it looks like you are getting a REALLY good deal! Any other thoughts would be appreciated! What do your hubting buddies think, etc? (I don't have any hunting buddies yet...never been hunting) Thanks again for your invaluable input!
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