Pick them up and see which one YOU like the best. The Savage will be hard to beat at its price. I have a model 16 in 270 wsm and it is proving to be a very accurate rifle and despite what handwerk says, the accutrigger is great. My trigger breaks clean and crisp....just as advertised! I would look at the Savage models without the muzzlebrake if I were you for the same reasons stated earlier. The synthetic stock on the Savage will not even compare to the laminate stock on the Tikka, so that is not really a fair comparison.