Narrowing down a new rifle choice for next year,

[Glocker]

My vote is for the encore. Shot them for years and had a dozen different
calibers. Lots of new calibers out now too.

 

[Thorgrim]

Tikka T3. I had a Savage .243...good rifle. The Tikka is better.

 

[_CY_]

be sure to check out CZ 550 Varmint with heavy barrel. there's a detachable mag option.
http://cz-usa.com/products/view/cz-550-varmint/

I've got the .308 Varmint version and it's one sweet rifle!
it's a chunk to carry around.... I'd go with std barrel for hunting

trigger can be set for 8oz or lighter when trigger is pushed forward.
or down to 1.5 lbs for normal mode. unlikely you will be needing to upgrade trigger with CZ