Thread: Ranking of rifle brands

Hi all.
A friend has recently got his FAL and is looking at getting a centrefire suitable for DoC land deer or goats-probably bush bash more than open shooting so I am steering him towards a .308 as it would cover both, but he asked me if brand A is better or worse than brand B and I really don't know.

So I ask you all to rank the low-mid range brands in your opinion best to worst
My 2c for what it's worth

Tikka Thats the best $/quality that he would need for his first rifle and is top of his price range.
Howa
Remington
Marlin
Savage

Are there any particular models that are problematic and should be avoided ?

Thanks,
Al