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Out of the box accuracy the Tikka will be more dependable for sure.

Yes, I can get a Tikka in several calibers at one store and several other models at a gun shop. I can also get any Tikka I want in about 4days at a smaller shop. I doubt I can get any model or caliber I want in an hour though.. I 'm sure I can get a 6.5 Creed in a few different models sitting on the rack . There is about a dozen different Tikkas at one store on the rack, and a few at the gun store.

Tikka for the win.

Tikka every time.


It is easier and cheaper to build an accurate and reliable rifle using a detachable magazine than a rifle with an internal magazine. Either a blind mag or with a floor plate. It is possible to make a rifle with a conventional magazine just as accurate, but it complicates the issue and adds cost. That is exactly why we are now seeing budget guns like the Tikka, Ruger American and others offered only with a detachable mag that outshoot rifles costing twice as much.

Not exactly what your looking for but close. Had a SS Rem 700 BDL 308, shot ok. My neighbor was a gunsmith so we decided to go all out. Blueprinted the action, put on a 20" Shilen select match barrel, jewel trigger, bedded it in Grayboe stock. Would shoot sub MOA all day long no matter what I fed it. Was at the range and a guy offered me way more than I had put into it (gun, smithing, parts, etc) so I decided to sell it.

Ended up buying an older T3 308 with the aluminum recoil lug. Swapped lug, trigger spring, limbsaver pad and it out shot that custom build Rem 700 all day every day for about 1/4 of the price. I shot a Browning Abolt II Medallion 7mag for about 30 years until switching to that 308. I liked the DM system of the Browning. Clean floorplate, but a hidden mag inside, instead of a hinged floorplate and dumping all your rounds in the mud or ground. So the Tikka offered that over the Rem as well.

If I did it all over again, knowing what I know now, I choose the Tikka again. You'll want to replace the trigger on the Model 7, just replace spring on Tikka. The only bolt that is slicker than both my Tikka's is my 30+ year old browning. DM is a toss up, either you like them or don't. The stock on the Tikka is actually well made in comparison to some of the other tupperware stocks.

I have the model 7 youth in 260.
I also have a Tikka T3 in .223.

I would buy another Tikka if it were me buying one.
Granted I have the youth model in the model 7, so that might make a difference.

I've owned quite a few of both-currently 3 Remingtons and 8 Tikka's. Definately prefer the Tikkas.

Just an idea.... grab a Ruger American compact. It won't hold value or give bragging rights, but it'll shoot.