When thinking of a rifle with no soul, a Stevens 200 comes to mind. I have both a Tikka and a Stevens 200 and the Tikka is a Cadillac compared to the Stevens. Both are tack drivers but the Tikka does everything you want in a hunting rifle....It feeds like it has eyes and ejects positively. I can't same the same for the Stevens 200 which would frustrate me in a hunting situation if needing a quick follow-up shot and it not feed or eject positively.
With that said, the Tikka has a good fit and finish both in the plastic and in metal (i.e. no mold lines in plastic or machining marks in the metal).
If anything, Tikka misses the mark in going to a 1/10 twist in the .223 barrels and uses magazines that don't allow seating of long(er) bullets. For a shooting/hunting tool that's priced reasonably, no one can touch them right now in terms of boring dependability. Remington doesn't have and Ruger is well....Ruger.
