Which would you buy and why?
The accuracy potential goes to the Tikka but I love the *feel* of the Browning X-Bolt. Is the build quality of the Tikka comparable to a Browning X-Bolt?
I was all set on a Tikka T3 Hunter in 6.5 Swede but I'm still bothered by how cheap it is. I was originally going to buy an X-Bolt in .243.
Why is the Tikka so cheap? Other than the single action length and plastic trigger guard/magazine (which the X-Bolt Hunter also has), I can't understand how a European gun (made basically by Sako) can be SO CHEAP. What am I missing?
Are corners cut in the Tikka like, for example, the inletting or something? It doesn't have very pretty wood but at least it's walnut (although it sure looks like dark stained birch or something).
The accuracy potential goes to the Tikka but I love the *feel* of the Browning X-Bolt. Is the build quality of the Tikka comparable to a Browning X-Bolt?
I was all set on a Tikka T3 Hunter in 6.5 Swede but I'm still bothered by how cheap it is. I was originally going to buy an X-Bolt in .243.
Why is the Tikka so cheap? Other than the single action length and plastic trigger guard/magazine (which the X-Bolt Hunter also has), I can't understand how a European gun (made basically by Sako) can be SO CHEAP. What am I missing?
Are corners cut in the Tikka like, for example, the inletting or something? It doesn't have very pretty wood but at least it's walnut (although it sure looks like dark stained birch or something).