ORIGINAL: npaden
I found a local gun store that has all 4 guns I'm interested in stock and I'm going to go over and check them out tonight I think. Their prices on the Browning A-Bolt, Remington 700 SPS and Ruger M77 Mark II are within $50 of what I've been seeing but their price on the Tikka T3 is $150 more than the link I had to the ozark online shop. I'll have to see what feels good. Compared to the Mossberg I grew up with, they are probably all pretty nice rifles.
I don't know why the Tikka T3 would be more than the Browning or the Ruger. I can understand it being a little more than the SPS. A black on stainless t3 is $150+ less than the Brownings around here. I would print the price from Ozark out and take it to your local shop and see if they would match it. I only paid $605.00 tax tag out the doorfor my Camo SS t3 300wsm a few months back. My black on black .308 was $470.00 tax tag otd.
Any of the afforementioned are great guns. Get what feels good, slap a good scope on it and it will last you forever.