I totally agree with mikethehunter. Almost all manufacturers are making excellent guns nowadays and its hard to go wrong. Sure each one has its pros and cons but for the most part, their all pretty good anymore. I would buy from savage,cz,thompson center,howa,cooper,kimber,henry,tikka,sako,remington, winchester,FNH, etc. Not to mention all the AR15 manufacturers! lol. They all make something great and theyve all made something bad so wichever feels the best to you go for it! I would strongly suggest against a ruger mini 14 though