I have a 7mag BAR saf 2 with boss And a little BAR 30/06 belg. Great rifles very accurate for simi autos. But they seem to scratch and rust pretty easy to me. But Im hard on guns. Call me biased but you are going to be hard pressed to beat ANY Savage for plain old Tuffness and I think they are the best shooters out of the box you can find. The BAR is a fine rifle but get a Savage take the money you save and put good glass on top and go on a nice hunt. Thats what Id do.