Tikka or Browning
 

Thinking about adding a new rifle to my collection.Have never owned a browning or tikka.Thinking about one in the 270 wsm,but I want to wait till I see the new tikka' s.Anyone got a 270 wsm allready?? how do they shoot ?
Thought about the 7 wsm but I allready have a 280 .

RE: Tikka or Browning
 

I don' t have any experience with Brownings, so I can' t help you there. I do have a Tikka, though, and it' s a heck of a gun. Tikkas are alot less expensive than a Browning, if that matters to you.

Great choice with the 270WSM. I think that is the most interesting of the short mags (at least until they come out with a .257).

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I' ve also been looking seriously at one of the Tikka " hunters" in a .300WM for a new Elk rifle. Everyone I' ve talked to who has a Tikka is very impressed. It' s functional, not a fancy firearm, with the 1 in. grouping at 100 yds. test firing at the factory guarantee. It' s a couple hundred $ less at least than firearms that will fire a group like that out of the box that I know of.

Floating barrel, strong, smooth action, good feel to the hand grip and other nice features are also a plus. It' s also a quality firearm from the country of my ancestors, which is a personal reason I' d like a Tikka or a Sako to go with my American made firearms. The Finns are known for designing and manufacturing quality products, so I think I' m sold on one.

I' m waiting for this years updated models, which the gunshop here said will be arriving in late April/May. There might be some more improvements I' d like to take advantage of.

MinnFinn

RE: Tikka or Browning
 

Either. I only have experience with Browning Abolts, very smooth, troublefree, accurate shooters. I know many guys who own the Abolt in different calibers and styles, not one has been disappointed.

Tikka, can' t say that I have ever heard a real complaint, either.


Like I said either, just buy what feels right.

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FWIW, I have had a tikka 308 stainless for about a month. I have never bought a factory rifle that had a trigger this good or a bolt that was so smooth. It also shoots damn good

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by the way, the new Tikka T3 will have a long action only and will incorporate dofferent length bolt stops to meet the mength of a 308 or a short magnum. so you wont have a short action. I dont know why probably cost cutting. The whitetail hunter is not like this but they dont come in short mags

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Yes I was just reading about the same size action for all calibers,don' t know wether I like that idea or not.Still haven' t seen one yet to decide,but have looked at the browning and it has a good feel to it.
Was at the range one day and a guy had a new browning in 25/06,he had been shooting before I got there,I set up and shot three rounds @100, he was shooting to so then he wanted to walk out and check his targets so I walked out with him,he was all over the place didn' t have a bullet within 5in of each other.He looked at the group I just shot and asked if I would shoot his and see if it was him or the gun,I put it in my rest and shot a 3 in group,he had a boss on it and a cheaper model scope,so I am thinking that was the problem,but I have that on my mind about the browning too because I have never had a browning.
The one I was looking at was a stalker classic, with 23 in barrel,in 270 wsm,felt really good.On the site it says that the medillon is bedded and free floated but didn' t say that on the hunter classic does anyone know wether the hunter is too?

RE: Tikka or Browning
 

Herman I went to thje range today. I shot a .502" group at 100 yards with hornady 150 gr SST' s and a .724 " group with 7.62mm FMJ. No 5" groups for sure. I also had a friend test the factory trigger pull, it was 3 pounds.:D

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Good shooting<i shoot sst' s in all my deer rifles and they shoot great in all of them.
I don' t really need a new rifle but got this little urge to get one of the short mags to give a try.I am thinking the 270 wsm because I have a 243,260,7/08/280and 2--30/o6 but no mags,don' t like the recoil that much.
Was hoping someone would expand on the magazine being the same size for all cals in the tikka,I don' t know if that is a good thing or not,hoping some of the gun builders will give their openion,they should know more about those things/

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Herman, the Classic hunter is a free floated barrel, but i don' t believe it is glass bedded (like the medallion and ss stalker). I have a medallion in a 270 it will easily print under an 1" at 100, I do have a Leupold Vari X III scope on top though. Buddy of mine this fall bought a 7 mm SS Stalker with the same scope and the same results...only thing he did was drop the trigger pull to 3 pounds from the 6 it was set at from factory. It is quite possible the BOSS wasn' t dialed in, the gun didn' t like the bullet he was using, scope, not cleaned properly or the gun itself. From those who have and what I have heard the BOSS is not worth the price, many other breaks that will do a much better job.

On the same tokin, if your leary about Browning then go for a Tikka. The word is they are " SHOOTER' S" . You may want to consider the 300 WSM, since you have the 280, 7-08. It will give you a bit more than your 06' s and the recoil is tolerable...just a thought!!!!

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Herman, FYI--American Rifleman magazine (NRA) reviewed the Tikka T3 very recently , you might want to get a hold of the article. they liked it but the only caliber it shot poorly was .270 WSM! They couldnt get it to print under 4" at 100 yards with various scopes. All the others calibers they tested in the T3 were MOA or better but they couldnt get the 270 WSM to do it despite switching scopes. Was it that particular gun or the way they made the 270 WSM?? I dont know?

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Thanks Murf,that is what I am looking for whether the spacers in the magazine made difference in chambering rounds. I was thinking that was one reason for the short mags to shorten the chambers.I have never personally seen one of the whitetail hunters yet,just pictures online and listen to what people say about them.
I got enough rifles to get me through the next couple of seasons[8D]so I want to handle one before I make up my mind.
Its funny though I usually go to the range about once a week and hang out at a gun shop and yet have never seen anyone with a tinka,guess its a big old world out there.

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I have both a a-bolt .270win and a tikka 22-250, both are synthetic/stainless and both are excellent rifles I have no complaints. If I had to choose I' d probably go with a tikka. I use factory loaded norma softpoint ammo for both rifles and both have schmitt and bender 8x56' s on them and are fitted with harris bipods.
I' m shooting approx 100-150 red foxes a year with the tikka and 150-200 deer with the browning.
I don' t know what prices are like in the states but if it' s in your range then a sako 75 is definetly worth a look , I have 1 in .243 with the same rig as the other and it is a great rifle.

stew