I've been looking for something that shoots a long way but doesn't hammer me.

It was down to a T3x in 270 WSM and a Vanguard in 6.5 300 Wby. I got such a good deal on the Vanguard I went that way.

The lighter weight and inherent Tikka accuracy nearly won the day, however. I'll be watching this thread to see if I should get the Tikka too. I hear the T3X has a few improvements over the earlier T3...steel cocking piece shroud, steel recoil lug, sound deadened stock.

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