RE: Tikka t3 vs. browning abolt hunter.
pdoughertyDU and chuckclear - You said everything I could have. Tikka T3 is my choice. I've only personally had experience with their .300 WM and .30-06, but I'm impressed with their out of the box accuracy, smooth bolt and trigger and free floating barrel based on Sako's. I also appreciate in the miles of daily hiking up and down the mountain sides when hunting Elk out West that the T3 Hunter is 6 3/4 lbs (plus scope), instead of some of the heavier rifles out there. It looks like A-Bolt is marginally heavier.
Price for A-Bolt is probably $350-400 more than the T3, depending upon which special caliber and options.