Tikkas are cheaper and shoot as well or better.
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There is no comparison between the feel of a Tikka and a Montana.
A few Tikkas have passed through my hands. Never really bothered to shoot one.
I'm not interested in the "feel", only the performance. As I think back to the numerous Montanas I owned, there were a few that were great out of the box.
There were some that were stinkers too - in fact all 4 Kimber .257's were bad.
Never tried a .260 cause a buddy had one that was ridiculously awful.
So while we see some talented fellows here can tweak a Montana into a performer, the lowly Tikka just performs right out of the box - at half the price.
An upgrade to the Tikka T3 is a Sako 85 Classic if you just can't stand copolymer stocks. In between is a Tikka Hunter with blue and walnut.
Its all good and great to have choices.
