Just as SodBuster says, I don't have your model either but I have owned a couple of Savage rifles and I will have to say I have loved them. Button rifled barrels are a nice thing to have on rifles that traditionally aren't very expensive. Savages are just shooters, period. I now have a Remington 700 and the Savage and I parted ways for the same reason you parted with your Remington. If I had but one rifle with which to hunt deer/elk, etc., I would feel extremely well outfitted with anything in the Savage centerfire line in a caliber suitable to the game. The rifles are just great as far as accuracy and reliability. Most lack in asthetic quality but more than make up for it in ways it truly counts. I have been thinking very hard about going back to them instead of using the Remington. If money is a consideration, the Stevens 200 is an excellent buy for the money. It lacks the Accutrigger but a little gunsmith magic (50.00 or so) will make a tack driver out of it. A lot of gun for little money.
