4th_point - " local shop it seems like a RAR is being sold."
Not knocking SAKO/Tikka or the Finnish people BUT RAR's are American made and supporting American jobs. Just so happens Ruger products can compete in this rifle class on cost/quality.
Homesteader
I've messed with 7 of the Tikkas and 3 of the RAR... those being a combination of my rifles and buds'. In terms of accuracy, I'd say it's a wash. Trigger and stock go to the Tikkler but you pay more upfront for it.
Both decent rifles... one for low cost, the other for a bit more. Keeping jobs here is a bonus.
