Design, simplicity, accuracy.. Hard to overlook when the majority of domestic rifles require so much work after the purchase to finish what the factory set out do do, just to get them to shoot and function almost as well as a Tikka.
My long guns being in storage after our house fire, I brought two Tikkas, a Ruger and a Kimber to the apartment for the season. The Ruger and Kimber to work on, the Tikkas to hunt with.
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