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I wouldn' t buy either but of the two I would choose the sako.

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Weatherby!! Good luck.

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I Would save some money & buy a Remington or Winchester. The 30-06 is the most common rifle in the U.S.A. I just can' t see any reason to pay twice the price for a 30-06.

My choice would be the Sako Deluxe or Sako TRG.
Good luck,

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Otis, get a grip. For 1160 dollars US currency you can build a better rifle that will shoot circles around it and have a better laminated stock or real fiberglass stock on it....I know I paid less than 650 bucks each averaging out the price of my 3 sakos when I bought them...There is no way they are worth what they are charging nowadays for them. Coincidentally thats why I see the new Sakos sitting at the gunshop for over a year with no one interested in buying them. Another question if a Tikka has the same barrel and same action as the older Sakos and some cost cutting measures why does it cost 1/2 as much?

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Actually otis you are very fortunate to have a 1/2" factory rifle.Even with careful handloading most factory sako' s are not that accurate.The same can be said for almost all factory rifles.You do get the rare exceptionally accurate one but most average in the 1" to 1-1/2" range.On the other hand my gunbuilder would be embarrassed to send me a rifle that would not group well under 1" .

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Buy a used Sako. We have two one from about 1972 and one from around 1980. Awesome. They don' t build them like that anymore.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge

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I' ll go along with Otis. I' ve owned a number of Sakos through the years and found them to be exceptionally accurate. I' ve never owned one that wouldn' t shoot under 1" with good loads. I' d put against most custom sporter rifles out there.

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Otis, you explained your position well ...I was not aware there was that much price difference between the two brands...I certainly have not spent anywhere what the new Sakos here are selling for 1100+ dollars. I have a gunsmith that will build me a decent sem-custom rifle for about 1100-1200 bucks with me supplying the action and I get the kind of accuracy your getting but I have also had factory rifles that werent; Sakos produce that kind of accuracy most notably Browning A bolts and 1 ruger 77 stainless that I own. In the states both rifles are comparably priced....and you can get a bum Weatherby or a bum Sako but that would be more doubtful.