Ok so here it goes.

I haven't held a Tikka in my hands yet but I was looking at the Sako A7 but that was before I decided I want to go with a wood stock of some sort. The Sako felt great but it was real light and at my size it would have just abused my shoulder.

I have considered a 30-06 and there is one major reason I'm staying away from it. I have 3 of them coming down the pipline once the generations start knocking off, Grandpa has 2 dad has 1. I know its a fantastic and incredibly universal round but thats the primary reason I'm not getting one. My grandpa's primary deer rifle his whole life has been a Winchester 100 .308, he swears by it has shot countless bucks and wouldn't bring anything else in the woods so naturally he thinks I shouldn't be shooting anything but one of those.

Im going to look into the 7mm, its one of the rounds I always knew about but never really looked into. Plus I don't think my family owns any so definitly worth a look.

Thanks guys!