I would never say we didn't like them. Hell they are probably the best selling rifle in history. I have one, it's a 270 bdl sitting in my armory and it is great and will hit a two liter jug at 450 yrds every time but in factory configuration can't compete with the factory barreled savage right next to it that will hold 1.25" at 450 yrds. Not bad by any means and with some tuning and a match barrel the 700s do make some of the most accurate rifles on earth. But the modern remington compared to the modern savage for out of the box accuracy will typically go to the savage.