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Old 12-12-2006 | 06:29 PM
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Default RE: Help decide on rifle purchase

Okay, I went and checked them out and the rifle I was leaning toward the least is that one that I thought was the most comfortable. [&:]

I had ranked the guns in my mind as #1 - Tikka T3, #2 Browning A-Bolt, #3 Ruger All weather and #4 Remington 700.

Trying them out I really liked the action of all of them. I didn't like the extra little bump on the pistol grip of the Browning. I really liked the dettachable magazine on the Tikka and the ability to adjust the trigger and the guaranteed accuracy but I thought the stock on the Tikka looked cheap. I liked the feel of the Remington 700 the best. I tried a Sako and it was nice but I didn't ask how much it cost. I think the Tikka could be improved to fit me better by adding some type of padding on the forward part of the stock where I would grip it with my left hand and adding a recoil saver type butt plate because I'm long armed and all guns tend to be short for me. The Reminton 700 was short but the front part of the stock was a little wider and it felt good.

Any thoughts on my test fitting?


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