Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters tikka vs savage

ok here is the deal
i bought a rem model 7 300wsm and i just dont like the feel of it so im selling it
i have a tikka in 25-06 and love it
i just want a big cal incase i ever get to go elk hunting or move to a state that allows rifle hunts
so im lookn at either another tikka or a savage package gun with the nikon scope
i dont like the accutrigger so that is strike one on the savage
the tikka is blue gonna cost about $570 shipped to me
the savage is ss with scope about $530
ill sell the scope off of the savage so it will net about $380
so pros and cons
accuracy- tikka is moa savage?
just for a basic safe queen the savage is a way better deal
im makn my desicion at 4 today
thanks

Savage all the way, they came along way and they flat out shoot with almost what every you put in them, dont like the accra trigger, well you can remove the lever from the trigger or buy a rifle basic trigger which I changed all my Savages too. Can even use the Savage as a switch barrel rifle and have a few calibers for it, and change bolt heads for anything from a .473 for standard calibers to a .532 for mag calibers and can even to .378 bolt face to a 223 or 204, cant do that with a tikka. Its take alittle more time to switch out a Tikka barrel than a Savage barrel

I have both, and use my Tikkas more. The trigger on the Tikkas is good right out of the box, as is the accuracy. I liked my .243 Tikka T-3 Lite so well that I went out and got an identical one in .300 Win Mag. I did change to a pre-fit Limbsaver recol pad on the .300 and used Talley rings on it. The Tikka's bolt is so much smoother. The .243 shoots 70 gr Blitzkings with Varget under at a half-inch or under fairly consistently.

Don't get me wrong, though - I also love my Savage 110 "4x4" in .223 and I have shot several groups much under a half-inch...but I changed the strock, tweaked the trigger, etc to get there. I just like the Tikkas better for lugging around.

I also own CZ's (another good .223) and Remington, Winchesters, Weatherbys, etc. For out of the box accuracy, I know I can count on Savage, Tikka or CZ....

to me a savage isn't even in the same class. the guns feel clunky and just cheap. There is nothing tight feeling about a savage. the savage I had, had a funky metal tab that fit between the bedding pillar and the action. this secured the blid magazine in the stock. I thought it was a piss poor design and led to bedding absolutly needing to be done. The tikka is just a different class of gun. its tight and fits very very well. lots of people have great luck with savage. to me they are a clunky beater rifle.

I've owned and shot both. I could hunt with either the rest of my life just fine, as they both seem to be well made and both are notoriously accurate.

It really comes down to which feels better to you.

I personally like a lightweight rifle when in pursuit of elk, which puts the Tikka ahead of the Savage by a fair margin for that application.

DC

First up, let me say, I dearly loved the Tikka M55, in .222rem I had in Australia.

Only gun I ever sold & regretted, but importing to Canada, was more hassle than needed.

I currently have 3 Savages in my collection.

Model 11, .243 - no accutrigger.
Model 11, 7mm-08 - with accutrigger.
Model 99c, .308 !!

All fulfill a niche I need & I'm very happy with each.

I actually love the accutrigger !

As an aside, if you go the savage package route, I very much doubt that you'll be able to sell the scope for $150 ! They are $80.00 full retail scopes. I changed both out onthe model 11 package deals.

Paul.

none of my tikkas will shoot as good as my model 12s.

Savage by a mile.

I never had a Tikka shoot as good as a Savage, I have only delt with the Tikka M695's, the 3 I have will shoot sub MOA but nothing like my Savages that will shoot 3/8" or less

Tikka by a mile... And the OP is about $100 high on his anticipated $150 resale of the scope included with the Savage package.

I love my Tikka's, I have 3- just saying

I missed up and should have got on the Tikka band wagon earlier when my friends did but I was stuck in a rut buying Remingrons and Savages. After 9 Tikka's I can say I never found one that shot badly, everyone was out of the box a good shooter with several in being Excellent. Plus the all weighed less than any savage I have owned, only my 700 Ti's weighed less but they went down the road because never shot as good!!!

Well, one of 'ems American made, and would handle gas from a blown primer, or case.

I'd opt Stevens 200 for 'bout $325.00, and spend the savings on an aftermarket trigger.

Either has the potential to shoot very well.

My .02.

I have both and have no problems with either brand. Both shoot very well on the range. I would pick the T3 Lite over the Savage for hunting primarily for the weight difference and the bolt is smoother. I have a difficult time taking anything other than the Tikka into the field.

Tikka by a long shot

so the nikon 3x9x40 bdc is a $50 scope?

Which model? Only the Monarch line would likely fetch more than about a $150 used.

DC

TIKKA.....vs....who??????

If the choice is between Tikka and Savage, I'd go for the Savage. I like the switch-barrel capability.

Agreed on both counts. Maybe not to amount, but certainly high.