I was going to buy me a Remington 700 this year or next for my first bolt action. Looks like that won’t be happening.
I have a 700, and it is a mighty fine rifle. However, even before this I was considering the fact that Savage makes even better rifles for the same price, and sometimes for a lower price. Besides, if you want an awesomely accurate rifle (i.e. under 1/2 minute of angle on a consistent basis) you need to take a mass production rifle to a gunsmith and have a variety of service performed on it.
Get yourself a Savage, that's what I plan on doing for my next boltie. Screw Remington, it has decided to stand with the tyrants, the statists, the would-be dictators.