The standard Tikka T3 Lite SS used to cost $500 around these parts at any given retailer. The same rifle sells for about $900 now. It's a good rifle, and I've been happy with my Tikkas, but it's a hard purchase to justify given the better options for just a few hundred more, and the roughly equivalent options for several hundred less.
Excuse me, I just had a RAR SS show up on the doorstep for roughly half of what a Tikka would cost me, so I'm off to tinker...
