Ruger used to farm their barrels out to a company named Wilson, and they were kind of rough. Now they make their own.



Bobby hit on a key point: the angled front screw is a real issue. Think about the bedding...if it isn't perfect, that front screw is going to bend the action. Lots of writers praised the idea, saying it "pulled" the action into the stock. Now that Mr. Ruger is on safari with St. Pete, perhaps Ruger will change the design.



I have never had a Remington shoot under an inch out of the box (well, actually some varmint ones did), but the thing that makes Remingtons a great gun is they are easy to bed and the trigger is a breeze to adjust.



I had a No. 1 in 7mm Rem that shot very well; at least with a single shot you can seat the bullet out as far as you need to to get good accuracy.

The only Ruger rifle I've owned was a 77MKII in 6.5x55. Factory ammo was abysmal in that gun but with some handloads and nosler BT's I got it under an inch at 100 yards. Remington 700s I've owned (3 0f them) were no great treasure either. One (an '06) would do about 1.5" groups and the other two (a .270 and a 7mm Rem Mag) would only do 2" groups. I have given up on factory rifles. Why spend $600 to $1000 to find out the damn thing won't shoot? Mine are all custom barreled bolt guns. Some 98 mausers, a couple of 03A3s, a p14 enfield and a markX. I have the gunsmith do the metal work with shilen barrels and I do all the stock work. Boyds is a wonderful place to buy from. These aren't custom grade stocks, but they do just fine for me. At the end of the project I have about the same money invested and they all group under an inch. The wife shoots a browning A-bolt .270 win that will print 1.5" groups but that will work for her. She doesn't have as high of standards as I do (she married me).