I have a real accurate stevens 200 in 223. so I would recommend a savage, I have a weatherby vanguard that is made by howa but mine is not accurate at all, I know many love them and I like the rifle overall but I cannot get any accuracy out of it at all. I have tried lighting the trigger and a new stock and many different bullet weights and types and different powerders.....no luck. I really wanted this rifle to work out but so far nothing works. the savage's are a good place to start but so is the ruger American and Mossberg patriot. I have the ruger in 243 and its not bad at all. there seem to be many entry level rifles now that are accurate right out of the box but beware of the plastic stocks they can work out ok but many are so flimsy that they touch the barrel. watch how you hold them or place them in your rest to be sure you are always touching in the same place or replace them.