Said comments WERE NOT pointed at you. Not suggesting you did any such thing......
Ok. Fair enough.
Why do I think a Tikka cost ~$100 to $150 more than a Ruger American equipped roughly in a similar fashion? Simple, really. It's all about market and perception. The Tikka rifles have a pretty darn good perceived value which is what determines what price the market will bear. If a potential buyer has the perception that he can buy a Tikka off the shelf, take it home and mount a scope, bore sight it, take it to the range and shoot 1" groups with most of what he decides to run through it, he has no problem laying down his hard-earned cash. Beretta prices their rifle to what the market bears. Simple economics, really. Has little to do with cost to manufacture.
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