RE: Need help picking out a .270 cal rifle
I've had a Remington 700 BDL in .270 for many years. Its always been my go-to rifle.With a Leupold 3-9 scope, this rifle can drive tacks.As with all my rifles, someminorwork was in order on the OEM trigger.
Have been looking at getting a 300 win mag in a Remington XCR (extreme conditions rifle) and am still leaning that way. But today I was at Scheels and they had a Tikka, made by Sako of Finland, in a stainless model that is now giving the XCR some serious competition in my selection. The Tikka is a little cheaper (around $780 versus around $900 for the XCR), but this isn't a factor as I believe in getting top quality rifles/optics and keeping them forever.
On an aside, Scheels also has their proprietery scopes, which are quality Nikons, but for a lot less $s.