+1 for the Howa. They aren't hard to work on at all, just frowned upon by mainstream haters, and stocks, dbm's and triggers are available (mcmillan, manners, xlr, cdi, timney ect.). Besides I love how the actions are set up (flat bottom, integral lug, trigger assembly that is removed with one screw, one piece bolts with M16 style extractors), hence why I'm on my second build and soon plan on starting a third. Not that I don't like Savage or Remington (I have both), but the Howa is one of the smoothest, accurate, consistent out of the box rifles I've owned.