Even on sale that's 50% more than a T3. Are they that much better rifles?
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You and I both know that's completely subjective to the buyer. There are several variables, things that these rifles have that the Tikka doesn't.....
Stainless Fluted 24" barrel in the 06 with a larger contour
3 Lug bolt
B&C stock
Open top Ejection Port and the ability to feed the mag from said ejection port
The sako style mag release
Even if you started with a Superlite, which would still be a 22" barrel and a much thinner contour, and then added a B&C you'd be close to a $1,000 and still not have the action designs of the A7. The Big game rifle I looked at is a 30-06 and all up weighs 7 lbs and it balances superbly. Just have a hard time dropping $1300 (tax included) on it at this time. Here's the kicker, they had a FinnLite right next to it also in 30-06 and it comes with a 22" barrel like the Tikka. But the mag cal Finnlites were identical to the big game 30-06 barrel. It's like they put a mag contour barrel on the 06 in the big game rifle.
