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Do you switch barrels?

tikka's and savages take up most of the room in my safe. being a lefty i was shooting savage guns long ago. both guns will shoot as goodas most anything on the market.

I'll take Savage......

Did you make your decision?

I've always believed that if you like to tinker, the Savage is a DIYer's dream. Screw on, easily headspaced barrels, simple triggers to adjust or replace and a growing list of aftermarket goodies.

If you want something that shoots right out of the box - no replacement trigger or stock needed - then Tikkas are the only way to go. Tikkas have buttery smooth bolts and the best factory barrels.

Almost every one of my bolt guns is one or the other.

And the winner is?

Well u have a lot of news here . My self it would be a Savage all the way . But I am not u ,the money saving along would be enought for me .If I did not like the scope, the trigger I would buy a Stevens 200 or a Axis .Then but what scope u want the trigger u want an you woyld have what u want

Do I really need to say it!

I like both but for elk hunting I'd go with the lightweight stainless Tikka.

well,,,,tikka is the winner
i thought the nikon scope was worth more than 50 bucks so with taking that into consideration the difference isnt as much
tikka it is
i want a dbm gun or the stevens is a good chouce as a build not a fan of the axis cause of the weight nd bulkines feel
thanks all

now the scope,,,do i keep the burris 30mm 4x14 mil ballistic plex or get a ??

Hey Paul,

recently purchased an M55 in 222rem. Shoots beautifully, and very glad I bought it after a fair amount of deliberation.

Didn't happen to part with it in South Australia before you departed our shores did you?

Regards,
Troy.

G'day Troy,

Sold mine in Brisbane !!

Super accurate & a fantastic varmint rifle.

Mate, if my memory serves me, it loved 24.7gr(?) of w748 & the 50gr Sierra blitz. Totally devastating on rabbits & crows, but pelt friendly on fox size critters !!

Good luck & great shooting.



Paul.

You wouldn't have lost either way. Congratulations, Tikkas are smooth guns.

I have 2 Tikka T-3's in 300 WSM (son and I). I've taken several elk with my 300 WSM T-3 and will likely continue to use this combination throughout my remaining years on elk.

I also have a 25-06 in a T-3 and feel the same way as you do about it. Many blacktail bucks have fallen to this particular T-3.

Tikka's are reliable, inexpensive, most shoot exceptionally well right of the box and are lightweight, to boot.

Tough to find much fault with success and good experiences, so I'm feelin' very comfortable in regards to rifle and cartridge choices these last several years. That's saying a lot 'cuz after 40 years of buying, selling and using most firearms out there as most other 'loonies' here have, settling down with any one particular make or model firearm isn't easy to do.

For me, Tikka made that choice so much easier.

YMMV