I don't think I would ever pick a Ruger over a Tikka. I have never read or heard about a Tikka trigger guard or magazine breaking under field use. I did talk to a guy once who put a Tikka trigger guard into his freezer and after several days took it out and threw it on his kitchen floor and had it crack. He said he would never buy another Tikka because of that, but I have a hard time picturing a similar circumstace in real life. I have a Tikka and have absolutely no complaints. For what they cost, a Tikka is probably the best deal there is when you are talking about factory produced rifles.