Agreed, go with the Tikka, to their credit they both have drilled and tapped receivers unlike the cheesy clamp-on Sako 85/75 mounting system....Good luck.....Hb
Sako A7 is drilled and tapped . Browning Abolt bases fit it
I like the
magazine,action opening much better on the A7 , the synthetic stock is flimsier then the TIkka . There is not a 500 dollar difference between both in stainless, I suggest someone shop around a little better.
Why Tikka went to that drop magazine instead of the 595/695 is beyone me. It is the biggest detractor for me even more so then the plastic bottom "metal"