The Savage I bought for $170 did not have an optic but the Remington for $190 did. Having said that, the Remington 770 feels sloppy in comparison to the Savage, the bolt is choppy and not smooth, stock feels cheap and trigger feels like I am sliding my finger across the Sahara whereas the Savage feels like a $300 gun. I would say, you got the better deal, even though you missed out on the cheap china scope lolI just picked up a Savage 30-06 and 270 in Hiram, but they didn't come with a scope.