Browning A-bolt Vs. Tikka T3

[SuperCub]

........ some A-Bolts come with a fair bit of plastic as well.





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[sheephunter]

A-Bolts are old news...check out the new X-Bolt. Tikka is best value for the money on the market today in my opinion but this new X-Bolt is cool plus the new clip design addresses many of the feeding issues associated with the short mags.

 

[af_newbie]

Hi guys, Browning A-bolt Stainless Stalker(No Boss) vs. Tikka T3 Lite Stainless, which one is more accurate and reliable for hunting, I can't afford to get them both and I cant make up my mind.

T3 is a sub 1MOA gun. Light, easy to clean and carry.
Good value for the money.

With a proper care it will last you a lifetime.

Even if you shoot 100 rounds/week, it will last for a very long time.
But it is kinda boring shooting @100 yards or closer. The gun just
shoots one hole on top of another.

 

[Animal.5]

Re: Browning vs Tikka

I have a Browning Medallion in 308 - Walnut Stock blued barrel and a Tikka T3 Lite Stainless in 306. I love them both. The Browning is a bit more accurate - both using Fusion 180s. I like the Tikka's ability to put in a clip quicker than the Browning's snap in type of clip. I also have the Tikka 3 and 5 shot clips. The avantage is you don't care about scatches to the stock or the weather with the stainless.

 

[manbearpig]

youre looking at over $1000+ for a tikka laminate stainless... thats a crazy amount to spend on what is essentially a Finnish Savage.


put a bead-blasted half-plastic $800 tikka next to an $800 browning a-bolt medallion, and youll realise that they are not even in the same league - to compare them is a travesty.

 

[mylesrom]

Is the Medalion supposed to be the better looking one

 

[manbearpig]

no, of course not
the one above it that looks like a dollar store aluminum level set in a piece of ABS drainpipe is.

 

[mylesrom]

Well, I guess it doesn't look like a beat up, scraped up piece of lumber....

 

[manbearpig]

ah yes, walnut. nasty stuff, that.

 

[stubblejumper]

the one above it that looks like a dollar store aluminum level set in a piece of ABS drainpipe is.

But that aluminum level in a piece of ABS drainpipe has a better trigger,a much better magazine design,and they are often even more accurate and reliable than an A-bolt,for less money.I choose my guns to shoot,not to look at.

 

[jaycee]

put a bead-blasted half-plastic $800 tikka next to an $800 browning a-bolt medallion, and youll realise that they are not even in the same league - to compare them is a travesty.

You're absolutely right - that Browning is waaaayyy overpriced and definitely not in the same leage as the Tikka....

 

[Obtunded]

Neither one is superior to the other when it comes to butting lead on skin. I prefer the Tikkas because of their weight, and because of their composite stocks. Easier to schlep in the bush. I prefer their calibre choices as well. (My latest hunting rifle is a .338 federal and I am a huge fan of 6.5X55)

Brownings have a weird clumsy magazine and I don't care for the bolt design. Tikka accessories are way overpriced and I don't like your limited choices for scope rings.

Whatever spackles your crack, but they are both fine firearms.

 

[stubblejumper]

Tikka accessories are way overpriced and I don't like your limited choices for scope rings.

The leupold bases and rings work great on the t-3,and the cost is quite reasonable.

 

[manbearpig]

Whatever spackles your crack, but they are both fine firearms.

I agree that its all about personal preference - after all its your money. but Tikka does not belong in the same sentence as the words 'fine firearm' any more than a Stevens, Savage, Remington 710/770, H&R Ultra, Mossberg 4x4, etc do.

 

[mylesrom]

I agree that its all about personal preference - after all its your money. but Tikka does not belong in the same sentence as the words 'fine firearm' any more than a Stevens, Savage, Remington 710/770, H&R Ultra, Mossberg 4x4, etc do.

Or remington 700 or browning A-bolt....

 

[xcr800]

I am realy happy with my A bolt micro.Its a lite rifle,trigger adj down nice and its accurate.The complaints about the mag design kinda puzzle me,click on the mag,close floorplate and go.Have had zero feeding problems(325wsm).Of the bolt guns I own I like the browning the best, model 700 a close second.Never tried a tikka.

 

[mylesrom]

What is the recoil like with the 325 WSM.

 

[xcr800]

With such a lite rifle I was expecting more, but really it isn't too bad I don't find it much more than my 308blr.I took a friend shooting who is maybe 180lbs never shot anything bigger than a 20gauge and he shot it very well,no flinching.

 

[Covey Ridge]

Hi guys, Browning A-bolt Stainless Stalker(No Boss) vs. Tikka T3 Lite Stainless, which one is more accurate and reliable for hunting, I can't afford to get them both and I cant make up my mind.

I have owned both. The T-3 is really quite accurate, but reminds me of a daisey bb gun. I would go with the A-bolt.

 

[PSE]

Everyboby has a different opinion I guess but for my money the Tikka T3 is an excellent rifle - accurate right out of the box. I just wish I hadn't wasted time getting my Rems to shoot well before I bought my Tikka LSS.