I am a big Savage fan as well. It's rare to see stock rifles that shoot sub 0.5 MOA but I've run into two Savage 223s that reliably perform at this level (with reloads). For a value oriented precision rifle the Savage's are hard to beat. There are no guarantees that any rifle will shoot but all brands have their duds and their winners. I think that you have good odds with the Savages.