I just got a ruger in lefty and i have to be honest i love just about everything about the gun . It shoulders nice ... its wood and a nice looking piece of wood and its really accurate despite the factory trigger . That said its chambered in .308 and shoots fusion 165 under and inch . The action is sticky but it is a new gun .Hate the trigger .Way too long of travel ... That said its going to get a timmney trigger and have the action lapped.I am banking this will bring the group under a half inch or more .I have killed 3 deer with it this year so far.A buck 226yds ... off hand.130yds on a doe and 60 yds on another doe .. three shots ... three bang flops.I dont like the tikka rifles and i never have liked plastic on my rifles.I almost bought the browning but my wife pulled the trigger befor i could and got me the ruger for x-mas.