Hey, both Remington and savage are outstanding choices, and you really can't go wrong with either. however I prefer savages myself. Yes many people will point out that they don't look as nice, but is that all that bad? Savage builds great actions and barrels, but they don't waste too much money on the stock, that is why they are generally a little less then the remington. Savage in my opinion is also much more shooter oriented too, they were the first ones who put out a EASLIY ADJUSTABLE trigger that YOU were encouraged to adjust. I know remingtons are no big deal to lighten either but they used to make it known that that was voiding the warrenty and they would replace the trigger with a non adjusted one at your expense if it was ever sent to the factory for repairs. (deep breath) now I know most of you out there highly disagree, and thats why I love this place, so many different opinions, so many different rifles