I go along with the "soul" thing. I've had T3s in 243, 7-08, 30-06 and 6.5x55 Swede. They all were great tools, but lacked "soul" or whatever you want to call it, with one exception. My 6.5x55 is in the Hunter version and I guess it's the wood stock that gives it just enough soul to keep it around. The rest have been traded/sold.

Being a Harley rider it reminds me of the Harley Ultra vs Honda Goldwing debates. To me the Honda just has no soul. (Yes, I've owned Hondas in the past). What the Honda does, it does wonderfully, but something is lacking.

Hard to put your finger on it, but as with the H-D / Honda debate the Tikka / Other bolt gun debate all I can say is;

"If I have to explain it you wouldn't understand anyway"

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