The 700 was a “budget rifle” and used “ease of manufacturing shortcuts” when it was introduced too. I consider them same same.
Same, I mean even when they were a few hundred bucks cheaper here in Canada, it came up to the same thing since an SPS or ADL was going to have a trigger replaced with a Triggertech. And then I had to live with garbage finish. Still like 700s.
But at that price they cost the same as a Tikka, on which I never replaced anything. Well, not true. I replaced a stock with a B&C once and found out that for several hundred dollars more, it did nothing for me and the Tikka stock suited me just fine.
So they're a wash for me too. I mean the 700 ain't exactly without any corner cutting itself if we're calling the Tikkas a budget gun.
