RE: Ruger vs Tikka
I was in the same boat till this morning and went with the Tikka t3 Lite in a 270 wsm. From the majority of posts I have read and from the articles I have read you can't go wrong with Tikka. I was concerned with plastic trigger guard till I saw that Glock handguns are made of the same stuff and are one of the toughest guns out there. They are also very accurate out of the box and look great too. Go with the Tikka!!!
Cheers!!