I've owned or own 5 of both brands and if they are similarly priced there really shouldn't be a question which to buy but beauty and pride of ownership lies in the eyes of the gunholder. Mercedes vs Subaru. Sakos are solidly built rifles with properly sized actions to cartridge length, double stack metal magazines and bottom metal, less plastic, and are generally left as is from the factory. They're heavier but there's obvious reasons for that.
Ask yourself which rifle you'll own 10-20 years from now and feel more pride of ownership in. Thats a tell. I have a tough time with the fact pricing between the two is as close as it is even though I've never owned a Tikka that didn't shoot.
To further complicate things I'd be looking at older Sakos, 75s and older, and older Tikkas, 658 and older, before either of the mentioned but thats just me appreciating quality of build.
