where from if i may ask...been looking for one
Is a tikka $200 better than the ruger american
- Thread starter Jayph
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where from if i may ask...been looking for one
- Location
- Welland, Ontario
It depends on your situation and what you need the gun for.
Hunting a few days a year and the odd sight in doesnt require anything more than the American.
If you are on a budget and spending that extra $200 makes a difference in your optics budget I would say spend that $200 towards a high end scope.
Your scope is what would fail on you.
The Ruger isnt pretty but it will perform as needed.
The Tikka is the nicer rifle though hands down but what does that mean in practical terms. Fit and finish and a slicker action but still lots of plastic.
Hunting a few days a year and the odd sight in doesnt require anything more than the American.
If you are on a budget and spending that extra $200 makes a difference in your optics budget I would say spend that $200 towards a high end scope.
Your scope is what would fail on you.
The Ruger isnt pretty but it will perform as needed.
The Tikka is the nicer rifle though hands down but what does that mean in practical terms. Fit and finish and a slicker action but still lots of plastic.
Great choice in rifle and cartridge ! RJ
Come now, you can't ignore reliability. The tikka is better in ways worth paying for. Dismissing plastic in a post-glock, post-magpul word is just blind fuddling.
There is virtually no doubt what you're getting when you buy a tikka. It will be reliable, accurate, light, and durable. No worries. It's a sure thing on day one, and will continue to be a sure thing for the long haul.
Well, I would not go so far as to say that.
Yes, the Tikka is a better rifle than the Ruger American.
But, is the Tikka a better rifle than the Ruger M77 Hawkeye? .. no. Different, yes. Better, no.
Today's Tikkas are a cheaper version of a Sako .. and I've owned lots of Sakos.
And I preferred my Ruger Hawkeye RSI to any of my (current version) Sakos.
I have a few of both and like them, to each their own..
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
Just keep in mind there's also a Tactical and Sporter model that offer more in the way of finishes, stock design and quality. Just like not all Rugers are created equal, not all Tikka models are the same. Just for the record, if I were offered a choice from a Sako 85, Ruger Hawkeye, or a Tikka T3 action as a basis for a custom build, it would be the T3 every time.
As a Ruger fan, I agree with this....... There are reasons why everyone likes what they like...... Whether it be personal experience, fit and finish, design etc......
If everyone liked the same things, the world would be a very boring place.....
I have personal lines in the sand based on my experiences as do many others...... I would never own a savage, I would never own a mossberg, and I would never dip below the vanguard / T3 price point because everything underneath is crappola IMOP....... Exception being handi rifles and used older rifles........
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
Agreed... 100%
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
I agree 100% never bought one until now because I thought the price was to high at $900. My model 70 was $750 a few years ago got a m70 supergrade new for 1200 in 2015. Gf just bought a very lightly used m70 for $750.
As you can see I like the m70. At $650 the tikka is a good buy I think consoderomg the price of other new rifles these days. Plus it's cheaper then buying a used tikka on the EE.
The fit and finish on my Tikka T3 Stainless Varmint is so much better than the Ruger American I had briefly.
I've never handled any of the more inexpensive Tikka offerings but I think it would be safe to assume you're getting a much better built gun for a few hundred more.
I've never handled any of the more inexpensive Tikka offerings but I think it would be safe to assume you're getting a much better built gun for a few hundred more.
Potato boy
Regular
- Location
- North of the mountain
Yes most definitely absolutely Tikka
