I have a Tikka t3 light in .270 and a Savage modle 12fv bull barrel. I like both guns. The Savage is more accurate but is a bull barrel. The Savage bolt isn't half what the Savage is cause the tip of the bullet hits the top of the barrel and gets stuck all the time. Tikka has no problems. I have heard from a gun smith that Tikka has an aluminum part in it some where that deforms after a while. It happens worse in the magnums. Weather it's true or not or they fixed it I'm not sure. I like the stock more on the Tikka. The Savage is actually bent a little bit.