I've personally never owned a Tikka. I own 2 Sakos, however, so I'm somewhat aware of what this company is capable of producing. The only Tikka I've ever seen at the local range was a .300 Win Mag Whitetail Hunter model. I struck up a conversation with the guy shooting it and got to see his 100 yard targets. Every group I saw (4 in all) were 3 shot cloverleafs. Now I realize the T3 is a different rifle, but based on my experience with the Sakos and the one Tikka I've seen in action, I think I would give Tikka the nod. I should add also that I've owned one Ruger M77, the all weather variety, and I just never liked it and eventually sold it.