Today I am CZ man. Sure there are rifles that will perform for less. But they don't interest me. I just don't trust their longevity the way I trust a CZ. I shoot 788s too, but if it were me, and CZ offers the caliber - save up just a little longer. This is coming from a man who loved American iron. I just cannot justify anything less and unless it is a Dakoda and I just have to have that specific rifle CZ has it over anything else currently on the market.