To dispell any fears, I know the drawbacks and benefits of a heavy barreled rifle, and I'm sticking to my guns on this one. Yeah, it's heavy, but there's no arguing that I shoot better at long ranges with the heavy barrels, whether the RIFLE itself is more accurate or not, I'm (the shooter) more accurate with a heavier rifle.

I like the Tikka's, but they're few and far between around here.

I'm still on the fence about getting a heavier caliber to pull double duty, or just buying two rifles. A heavy .308 would do coyotes plus anything else I want, but why not buy a .223 AND a .308? haha