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So I'm looking for two identical rifles- 1 being a 7mm rem mag, the other a .243 for something lighter recoiling for my wife..I know weight will be different but feel
Will be the same.

I was considering either the sps stainless or the tikka t3 stainless. The only thing keeping me back from the sps is Remington's QC or lack there of that I had on a Remington a year or so go(maybe a lemon)? Both will be re stocked...

I guess my question is, has anyone had decent luck with any new Remington's?..i.e. accuracy, fit/finish, etc.. Or are they still not worth the time? I'm trying to avoid a re barrel with this project, so something that shoots fairly decent would be nice.

Thanks,

MK

Why bother? Roll the Tikkas as is and call it done. You can spend more time monkeying with your wife and less time monkeying with guns.

I like Remingtons and have had great luck with them...even the new ones, but that said I would opt for the tikkas if you are going for the same feel. Remingtons in those cartridges will be two different action lengths...tikka only has one.
Granted the barrels will be a tad different, but feel-wise, they will be closer together than Remingtons...

I agree with Ingwe, you wont be able to tell the Tikkas apart.

That said, the Rem is a good option as well. I have a pile of 700s and all shoot very well, both old and new.

Ingwe- good point. Only draw back of the tikka I don't love is the plastic mag, however plastic is usednina lot of applications and trump metal in some ways.

Also part availability, and customer service is the other down side to tikka. These will be two primary rifles I want to last a goo while. So longevity is a must.

If you are going to restock them anyway, you might consider finding a couple of older Rems. Seems with a little looking you could find a pair in whatever chamberings you wanted.

The two Rems I bought last year worked just fine. I keep hearing about how the QC of Rem has fallen off the table but you can't prove it by me. Anyway, someone that's talking about getting a .243 with the .260 and 7-08 out there must not get out much.

Here we go again....

Or I have piles of bullets, powder, and brass that makes the .243 that
Much more appealing...

You can prove it by me. Last three Remington's have had any number of issues. Headspace problems, sloppy chambers, trigger recall, plain chit accuracy out of the box. No thanks.

Nothing wrong with the .243. I love magnums and I love my 260s, but the rifle I put together for my wife and daughters is a .243. Load Barnes 85s and commence to killing chit.

I agree with 16Bore. Buy the Tikkas, load what you want to shoot for the game being hunted, and kill stuff with the wife. Then go home and work on the wife, not the rifles.

By feel I meant more along the lines of safety configurations, stok design, and avoiding a rifle with a magazine, and the second with a drop box etc..it's nice to grab and go and to have two identical rifles

2 Montana's then, course you might be looking at a 280AI instead of a 7RM. Won't mean diddly dick though.

There you go!

Get a Tikka T3 in 7mm mag for yourself and a Tikka T3 compact in 243 or 7mm-08 for the wife and your good to go. My Daughter has both but she loves the compact 7mm-08. Its sort of boring though, no matter what you put in it they all go into the same hole.

No Problemo on the plastic mags.....even here in cold weather country. Never seen anyone have to use part availability or customer service on a Tikka, so can't comment on that....

I considered the montana, but already have a mark v ultra lightweight that shoots only okay- I figure if I love in a direction it's going to be a touch more accurate

My head is usually up my butt. i have always worried that with matching guns I would have a 243 and a pocket full of 7mags. Last year on opening day I had a tikka in my hand,and the kitchen counter had a tikka mag. But at least i had ammo.