RE: 300 win mag face-off
I have both a Savage 10ML-II with Accu-Trigger and a Tikka T3 that I just bought. I can't say how the Tikka shoots, cause I haven't shot it yet, but if it lives up to Tikka reputation and guarantee, then I know I'll be happy.
The Accu-Trigger is GREAT. Very easy to adjust with on screw, very crisp with almost no creep. It has more overtravel than I'd like, but that's less important than creep and break. It's worth the extra $75 that you'll pay for a rifle so equipped.
As far as the Tikka's go, the MSRP's are really high. For a T3 Lite or T3 Hunter (blued/synthetic or blued/walnut respectively) like I have, the regular price at my local Scheel's is $480. I got mine on clearance for $430. The higher end models with stainless steel and/or laminate stocks cost about $100 more. The varmint version in a little more as well. But for $480 the T3 is a good value. It's a very well made rifle for the money. The action is glass smooth, and unlike most of the less expensive synthetic stocked rifles (including the Savage, IMO) the stock is solid, sleek and very well finished. It only has one faint mold line that runs the bottom length of the stock along the centerline. The trigger is also easily adjustable, and is the crispest conventional single-stage trigger I've encountered on a factory rifle for less than $800, with the exception of the Accu-Trigger which is comparable if not slightly better.
Mike