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which hunting rifle Savage,Remington, Tikka?
goldeneagle76
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Looking between the Tikka T3 or a Savage Weather Warrior in 7mm-08. Definitely want stainless barrel, really like the grey laminate of the T3 but does it shoot as well out of the box as a Savage? Lets add the Remington 700 Mountain model into the equasion too.
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Also if it were my $$ I would not overlook the 6.5x55 or the 260 Remington, as it is hard to beat the 6.5MM bullet. The rifle choice if it were mine would be a Tikka.
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From what I've seen and gotten the chance to shoot, My choice would be the Savage or the Tikka, then the Remington. Tikka's will shoot every bit as well as the Savages out of the box. They both shoot extremely well. The Remington shoots nearly as well and is a solid design that you just can't go wrong with either. Also, I think the Remington Mountain rifle is a short action. If you are looking at model 7 then that is even shorter. Not conducive to loading heavy bullets long. But, very effective for normal seating depths with 140 gr. bullets.
The Remington then the Tikka then the Savage will be the highest to lowest in order of re-sale in case you end up not wanting to keep it. Also, if you want to build a custom on it the Remington will be the first choice, followed by the Savage. I don't know what it would take for a Tikka to customize it the way you wanted but that would be something to look into.
I like your choice of 7mm-08. Very high natural ballistics. One thing that might sway my decision is how tight of a twist can you get in one. Most rifles made for the American market only go as tight as 1-10" I wish we could get them in 1-9" or even 1-8". That way you could stabilize super-heavy-for-caliber bullets. If both 1-10" then that's a wag.
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CZ is another outstanding choice. I have a 550 and a 452 and they both shoot extremely well.
Semper Fi!