I am over there a bit and yeah, they have their flavor of the month and its not Savage but its also not any other off the shelf brands either. This Ruger is the first one they jumped on as its easy to customize and it is a really good offering. I am not too worried about it. My 700 dollar Savage Bear hunter works for me and I would rather put money into the optic than spend double the amount + to get a rifle that is MAYBE .25 moa better than what I have. If I was shooting PRS matches on a budget, yeah, I would have the Ruger too. MY favorite site is Long Range Hunting and there is a bit of love for the Savages there. Several that own them promote them openly. Apparently that 6.5 Longe Range Hunter and the 6.5 predator hunters are really really good!