This is a personal opinion only, I like the Savage, for the simple reason that Savage has listened to shooters and responded, Remington is worried about law suits and quality has fell, the xmark trigger is a trigger for 10 year olds and under,The Savage will more than likely shoot better out of the box than the 700, the accu trigger is miles ahead of the xmark. There is a lot of Rem fans, but i am becoming less attracted these days. ed