I have a T/C Icon in .243, and it is a excellent rifle, smooth trigger, extremely accurate...the Venture has some minor difference in the bolt design and a polymer stock but it is essentially the same as the Icon, and a couple of hundred $ less in price...I would imagine it is comparable to a Savage Weather Warrior...next time I'm shopping for a rifle it will most likely be either a T/C Venture or a Savage...both are great rifles.