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I bought a Savage Storm light weight last year. I waited over four months for it. I have an old Savage but this new one was sure a big letdown. It sure took alot to make it shoot acceptable. I think it will be the last Savage I buy. It was not a cheap gun. Price of reloading components are getting too expensive to waste them trying to get something to shoot. Sure, Savage sent me a few parts without problem, but I would rather not be paying for customer service.

Tiika t3x style?...wow!....Hb

+1 well said

Yep!

Get the Tikka.

If you hate it - you’ll be able to sell it here in 10 seconds.

One cannot assume that buying a more expensive Kimber, and certainly not a Weatherby will outshoot the lowly, plastic Tikka - ask how we know this. (I own 5 MkV & now 1 Kimber Classic - none of them outshoot my Tikkas right out of the box)

Makes it hell being a M70 guy

Yep. It's harder when you value aesthetics too.

Agreed

Two very good points.

The Tikka does definitely seem to be coming very highly recommend, the only thing that worries me is I keep hearing horror stories about the magazines. Primarily them somehow coming out wile on the trail or climbing through thick brush. Other than that, a Tikka would definitely be the winner

Never had an issue losing a magazine. If that is a concern, I can't see how the Ruger would fare better unless a blind magazine.

The mags coming out is news to me. And for all the fanfare Tikka gets here, one would think that topic would be more rampant.

I can see how it's possible but if there's a place it'd be beotched about and completely blown out of proportion, this would be THE place.

Maybe I should not pay too close attention to YouTube reviews! Maybe the Tikka would be the way to go

As to the magazine, plastic? Yep. Single stack? Yep. And?

It's quite rigid and is part of the what makes it feed so smoothly.

I have owned T3's since the first year they were introduced and not only have not had an issue with maigazines coming loose, this is the first reference I have seen that it is an issue. The magazine catch on the T3 is so positive that if it is not properly snapped in place then that would qualify as user error, not a T3 issue.

If you have ever handled one then it should be obvious that poor magazine seating and latching is not an issue. But then there are people who can break an anvil, and there are also a lot of people who would rather blame the equipment rather than admit that they may have made an error by not seating the magazine properly.

The most logical answer is to purchase one or the other and if you don't like it sell it and buy the other one, then you too can be an internet expert about which one is best.

drover

I appreciate the information coming from experience. Like I said the complaints I heard came from YouTube reviews and the rifle I held in the gun shop did not have a magazine with it because the owner removes them all before he puts the guns on display

After going down and looking real close at the Tikka I decided to take the consensus of the advice given here and I kept the rem 700 and bought a Tikka t3x lite in 6.5 creedmoor lol. I told my buddy he should go check out the Tikka himself and put his money towards buying himself a new rifle or just fix up that old Remington 760 he was using.

I have had a Tikka T3 hunter in .300 wsm with the wood stock since 2004. I haven’t had any issues with it at all. Killed antelope in New Mexico with it, as well as numerous hogs and deer here in south Mississippi. My one complaint is the recoil pad that is as soft as a brick. Only thing I have changed from factory is a Mountain Tactical recoil lug.

The Tikka in 6.5 CM will be a great all around Rifle. Throw a set of Sports Match rings and your scope of choice and your gonna love that rig.