wiscoaster
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I don't like the chassis rifle Bergara offers, and anyway, there are non availalbe.My understanding is that Bergara are not inexpensive to purchase so why take it a part and put it in a chassis?
I don't like the chassis rifle Bergara offers, and anyway, there are non availalbe.My understanding is that Bergara are not inexpensive to purchase so why take it a part and put it in a chassis?
My choices, in descending order, would be: 1) Bergara, 2) Tikka, 3) Howa. Thanks for asking.I think we should back up and ask the OP which action he is considering into for his rifle.
My choices, in descending order, would be: 1) Bergara, 2) Tikka, 3) Howa. Thanks for asking.
I was asking about .270 Win because I can get the Bergara in that caliber right now. Any other caliber and I'd have to wait. Howa is available in pretty much any caliber.
Sardines?!?!? Eeeewwwww!!!!
With those listed I personally went with the Tikka, I’ve seen a few lately in Creedmoor at the lgsMy choices, in descending order, would be: 1) Bergara, 2) Tikka, 3) Howa. Thanks for asking.
I was asking about .270 Win because I can get the Bergara in that caliber right now. Any other caliber and I'd have to wait. Howa is available in pretty much any caliber.
If you have a hankerin' for somethin' that smells of sardines and olive oil...? The FN/Winchester M70 is assembled in Vianna, Portugal.
I'm eyeballing the T3X Lite Roughtech ... any comments?With those listed I personally went with the Tikka
Oof. Rifle looks good.
But the mag modification looks janky as heck.
This short action Tikka T-3 lite has a generous freebore that eats most any ammunition, what I also like is the bolt stop can be easily changed to long action coupled with a long action magazine allows for hand loaded ammo beyond 2.800 to function freelyI'm eyeballing the T3X Lite Roughtech ... any comments?
This gun was my final deer rifle and it has accounted for several.
Mine is an ‘06 and looks just like the one in your picture. I changed to a Timney trigger, recut the checkering to sharpen it up, and installed a recoil pad along with a glass bedding job.The glass bedding cut my 100 yard group sizes in half. It wears an early seventies Tasco 3x9 scope.
Negligible for some, noticeable for others.No. .270 and the 30-06 family cartridges are all standard action length. The difference between most manufacturers standard action and a 308 Win short action is less than 1/2” and a few ounces, ie completely negligible. Long actions for belted magnum cartridges are a little thinner on the ground.
I think we'd all like a photoLove to see a photo sometime, here or PM. I put a Timney on mine too, and glass bedded the recoil lug area. Here's the full Wards catalog ad, BTW:
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My Tikka does not fit me well and I am considering parting with it. I could take off the 1" pad and replace with a 1/2" grind to fit pad like the Pachmayr DP200. The LOP on my laminate tikka 270 is about 1/2" longer than my Ruger and my Weatherby.I’ve got several Bergara’s and one Sako A7 Pro Hunter with a Roughtech stock.
Sako and Tikka are two companies under the same ownership. I’ve never liked the stock on traditional TX3’s, but the Roughtech could change my opinion. I love the feel of the stock on my Sako and it’s served me well. I did have to sand the barrel chamber to ensure no contact with the barrel, but that was simple. Looking at the Tikka site, the stock feel should be nearly identical.
The Bergara Premier is my favorite rifle. I love the Grayboe stock and it’s one of the few actions I’ve handled that’s smoother than the Tikka/Sako.
Getting down to the details, the Sako is at least as accurate as the Bergara, and certainly easier to load for. Jim above is correct, about anything shoots well in my Sako, and I’d venture the same would be true for the Tikka as the barrels are identical.
I guess what I’m trying to say is both are excellent rifles. The Tikka is considerably less expensive and if it shoots like my Sako Roughtech, it will be just as accurate. If it feels good to you, i wouldn’t hesitate.
Negligible for some, noticeable for others.
Here is the old Monkey Ward '06. There wasn't much of a choice for background.
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This is the only rifle that has ever given me scope eye. I forgot one other thing that I did to it. I jeweled the bolt.
Well if your gonna get punched in the face by a gun, might as well be a good looking one.