Tikka T3x vs Model 70

A lot of great rifle brands out there however if they are not available in stainless I won't buy them for deer hunting. For vermin maybe. I just hate it when the patches come out brown after a day in the rain, that from a de-oiled barrel in the morning. Never happened to a stainless barrel of mine. I have a custom built Mauser however with non stainless barrel and it sits at home even though the design is quite good, even if it is not as not as stiff as a Tikka. Another point that is important to me is that my rifles have central feed, all my bolt rifles are converted to AICS or AI mags, i just prefer the reliability as well as being able to swop mags between my Tikka's, Remmies, a Sako, and a Mauser. All feed perfect. I have one Tikka with CTR mag system but not yet convinced it is as good as the aics. Anything floorplate I won't use.
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Hitzy said:
Not to burst your bubble, but the Win M70 does not use a one piece bolt, the handle/ring with cocking cam cut out is swaged and soldered to the bolt body.
I think the only rifles today under $1000 that use true 1 piece bolts are the Howa/Vanguard rifles.
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Yes, I know. I meant the bolt body is one piece as opposed to a floating bolt head. You’re right about the Howa!
 
Pretty hard to beat a M70. I’ve got 5, 4 are pre64, the other a BACO crf. If I only could own one rifle that’s what it would be.
 
Gilford said:
Any particular reason for this sentiment? You are not the first to recommend floor plates for hunting. Maybe it's me but I hunt in a stand and pulling a mag out has always been my preferred option when moving about.
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Hinged floorplate is only less secure than a blind box magazine or single shot. Lets face it, things can get misplaced or lost... worst case scenario. But ergonomics in carrying are a factor that most seem to overlook: for this reason the hinged floorplate (or blind box) remains the classic magazine style for a repeating hunting rifle. Most magazines protrude to some degree: while the trigger guard is close to the grip and is a non issue, protruding magazines will stick in your back when rifle is slung or bulge into your hand while carrying. These reasons also dictate why a regularly carried hunting rifle has a very old standard for stock styles: thumbhole stocks are horrible for long carrying. But as you note, the short walk to a stand and sitting... carrying ergonomics matter little: you spend the day walking up and down hills, through brush etc. these seemingly tiny details add up to comfort or discomfort. And the final note: no matter how you look at it, a detachable magazine always lacks the clean aesthetic lines of a fixed mag at least in the one piece stock of a bolt action: the two piece semis and pumps evade that criticism.
 
I prefer hinged floor plates myself, however many rifles with removable magazines have clean lines, Browning X bolt and BLR, Savage 11 and 111, Sauers, Sako 75s and 85s. to name a few, I don't think any of these protrude more than a hinged floor plate.
 
Each to their own on floor plates, blind mags and detachable mags. For hiking all day I only load and unload once so I prefer a blind mag, nothing to lose and my main concern is rifle weight. For those reasons, I prefer kimber rifles.
 
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