Remington Model 700 hands down winner.....
I don't know if it is the hands down winner but I was very satisfied with my ADL I bought new when they still put the J-Lock on it. Left it NIB until I had the chance to hunt black bear in AK in 2007. With my 200 grain Partition handloads and only having the trigger tuned I could hold 5 shots under an inch from the bench. Killed a bear with it and then traded it off for a better rifle.
I rarely buy new rifles, but if my T/C Venture .270 is any indication of how well the rifles shoot then I wound't hesitate to buy an Icon or Venture in .30-06. I have a buddy who bought a new Tikka T3 in .30-06 and it shoots very well when he does his job. I really think you'll have a hard time finding a true lemon with most production rifles. I'd just stay away from the Mossberg, Savage Axis, and Remington 770 and you'll probably do ok.
