What I do not get is why I have to have years of experience in the field with one to form my opinion. Not to sound arrogant, but I do know a thing or two of rifles. I get what I am looking at, and how it works and what it does. If I don't like what I see from the get, I am probably not going to use it much.

And I never used the term "cheap" (that you put in quotes) any where. Quite the contrary. I feel the Tikka should be cheap, or at least cheaper. But it isn't........