A friends son (~ 25 yrs old) stopped by his (friend) while we were visiting. Son had gotten a small 6pt. buck that morning. He brought his new rifle in for his Dad to see and was complaining about how hard it was to clean because he had to take pieces off to remove the bolt. He had called his father-in-law, an old time hunter and woodsman, who told him how to remove it. Turns out, the rifle was a Ruger M77. Son had unscrewed and removed the lever instead of just pulling it. Said it took him an hour to get it back together. I asked to see it and easily slid the bolt out. I showed him the lever and how to use it. He was on the phone with his wife (his father-in-law was out hunting) calling him every name in the book. when I left. Just shows that some simple tasks can be difficult if you don't know how to do them.
Now, about accuracy. I have had a couple Remingtons, a Savage (model 99), a Weatherby, a couple Rugers (M77) and a Browning Abolt. With ammo that they liked, all were good accurate rifles. The savage was consistently in 1" @
100 yards and the others were all good for 1" @ 200 yards. I still have the Savage, Rugers and Browning. I prefer the tang safety (although I believe the newer Rugers no longer have it) and that is the reason I kept them. The most important thing is to find an ammo that the rifle likes. Different makes and even bullet weights can make a big difference in accuracy.Rider