Been thinking about buying a Tikka T3X Lite stainless in 308 or 7mm 08 and then upgrading the stock to possibly a Bell and Carlson. What other rifle would you buy for around the same price $950-1000 before the Tikka?
I tried a 30-06 T3 superlite and while accurate, it just didn't feel right to me. I replaced it with an early serial number Forbes for $1000 and found I liked it much better. In fact its very hard to tell the difference between the Forbes vs the ULA I had owned previously. (then I bought its twin a Forbes in 270 also!)
My $0.02
