remington model 7 or tikka t3?
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Do you have any idea how many times I have said that myself?
The T3 is very light, the Model 7 is very classy. (Especially the CDL)
You need to figure which one feels better to you, and go from there. I can add only one thing, I've never shot a .300 short mag of any flavour in the Model 7. I have touched off a few rounds out of a couple T-3's now. One had a very nice Limbsaver recoil pad on it. You'll want one if you get the Tikka. The rifles feel very nice, but recoil is stout in such a light rifle.
the t3 has a longer barrel 24 vrs 22 and the t3 is lighter. the t3 is a better value and will not need any smithing to make it a shooter. trigger is usually better on the tikka but the rems can be adjusted as well. i have many rems inc two model sevens but only one t3 at this time. a ss 300 wsm. the t3 gets dragged every where and has the scars to prove it. its not the best looking rifle i own but its a shooter. as for the t3 recoil pad if your wearing a jacket its fine but a little hard for shooting in a t shirt. if i had to own only one hunting rifle(god forbid) it would be my t3 wsm.
I picked up a Rem 673 guide rifle. Before you puke all over the keyboard, the rib pulls right off w/ 6 screws, and the stock design does a fantastic job of soaking up recoil, and points great. The blonde stripes- yeah, they're fugly...
Really hard decision. I like both the rifles, price wise the Tikka wins, looks wise the Rem 7 wins. I think the T-3 may come out on top for me. The lite rifle helps out big time at the end of the week. making them both great!
I would go out on a limb and say teh T-3 will be better accuracy wise out of the box. The last 3 rems I had new I had to work on them to get what I wanted, and one never did come into the accuracy i wanted. Seems the 20 year old rifles were just better on paper?? food for thought.
A 300 WSM is a great pick of the litter no matter what you decide. Very very universal for NA hunting.
I would go out on a limb and say teh T-3 will be better accuracy wise out of the box. The last 3 rems I had new I had to work on them to get what I wanted, and one never did come into the accuracy i wanted. Seems the 20 year old rifles were just better on paper?? food for thought.
A 300 WSM is a great pick of the litter no matter what you decide. Very very universal for NA hunting.
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I think you will be happy with the results! I chewed some fat the first time I carried a T-3 and took me a few years to love to hate the look. If you can get over the look which i do not mind now, there is no one that will question the performance of the T-3 they do shoot where you point them.
As mentioned many times the M-7 is a great rifle as well, I have a 308 7 that really is a tack driver and I love to carry it. The plastic stock is not mush better on the remmy's however!
As mentioned many times the M-7 is a great rifle as well, I have a 308 7 that really is a tack driver and I love to carry it. The plastic stock is not mush better on the remmy's however!
I have a Tikka T3 stainless in 300 win mag and it has a limbsaver but it still rocks the shooter. Compared to the .308 it is a rocker. The Tikka T3 7mm mag seems less so. I dont know about how the wsm compares.
Do you have any idea how many times I have said that myself?
The T3 is very light, the Model 7 is very classy. (Especially the CDL)
You need to figure which one feels better to you, and go from there. I can add only one thing, I've never shot a .300 short mag of any flavour in the Model 7. I have touched off a few rounds out of a couple T-3's now. One had a very nice Limbsaver recoil pad on it. You'll want one if you get the Tikka. The rifles feel very nice, but recoil is stout in such a light rifle.
I like the way it looks
I picked up a Rem 673 guide rifle. Before you puke all over the keyboard, the rib pulls right off w/ 6 screws, and the stock design does a fantastic job of soaking up recoil, and points great. The blonde stripes- yeah, they're fugly...
