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<blockquote data-quote="1984dog" data-source="post: 5794063" data-attributes="member: 22861"><p>I have 2 Tikka T3's and a SAKO A7. A Tikka is like Toyota is to Lexus as they are made in the same factory in Finland. They are light (<6.5 lbs) and will give you a 1 MOA 3 shot guarantee using a factory load. They are very accurate without any modifications. My 308 Tikka can hit a dime at 100 yards. Outside of accuracy and weight, they have very smooth bolt action (like butter) and a very crisp trigger (probably the best factory trigger out there for a medium priced factory gun).</p><p></p><p>On the con side, I do not like the safety on the Tikka because the trigger is "live" during loading and unloading. To me this is a safety issue for a novice hunter or a young kid. Tikka's also have plastic stocks, plastic trigger gaurds and a plastic magazine which some people do not like. I have not had any issues with any of these over the past 10 years as they are very reliable. Both of my Tikka's are free floated (from the factory) and although they have plastic stocks - they are rigid and not in the same leauge as the economy Ruger, Winchester, Savage, Mossberg or Remingtons. The weight is another issue for some. They may be very accurate and reliable, but they should not be considered as a range gun as after 3 to 5 shots, you need to let the barrel cool. The SAKO A7 is much like a Tikka T3 but has a better safety.</p><p></p><p>Yes - I am a repeat customer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1984dog, post: 5794063, member: 22861"] I have 2 Tikka T3's and a SAKO A7. A Tikka is like Toyota is to Lexus as they are made in the same factory in Finland. They are light (<6.5 lbs) and will give you a 1 MOA 3 shot guarantee using a factory load. They are very accurate without any modifications. My 308 Tikka can hit a dime at 100 yards. Outside of accuracy and weight, they have very smooth bolt action (like butter) and a very crisp trigger (probably the best factory trigger out there for a medium priced factory gun). On the con side, I do not like the safety on the Tikka because the trigger is "live" during loading and unloading. To me this is a safety issue for a novice hunter or a young kid. Tikka's also have plastic stocks, plastic trigger gaurds and a plastic magazine which some people do not like. I have not had any issues with any of these over the past 10 years as they are very reliable. Both of my Tikka's are free floated (from the factory) and although they have plastic stocks - they are rigid and not in the same leauge as the economy Ruger, Winchester, Savage, Mossberg or Remingtons. The weight is another issue for some. They may be very accurate and reliable, but they should not be considered as a range gun as after 3 to 5 shots, you need to let the barrel cool. The SAKO A7 is much like a Tikka T3 but has a better safety. Yes - I am a repeat customer. [/QUOTE]
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