Tikka T3 Tactical vs Tikka T3 CTR vs Savage Arms 10FCP-SR

[desertjosh]

I have the older 10fcp-sr. I freaking love it. Trigger feels awesome, stock is super solid and the 20 Moa scope base is nice. It feels way better then my dad's r700. Yes Remington has more aftermarket support vs all the rest, but you have to decide what your goals are. For me and sub Moa shooting, the Savage is perfect. I have a vortex ffp 4x16 on it that I love as well. I've read that they cheapened the new models too but I can't confirm.

[TMB 1]

But then you are stuck with the Remington action compared to the Tikka action...

If you want an action to compare with Tikka, get a Remington 783 or Savage Axis.

[waveslayer]

Haha good one. Had me goin there for a second.

Glad to see you are smarter than You look

My wife thinks I have only 3 guns

[waveslayer]

Are we comparing stock actions or custom actions based off the Remington? You guys are smart enough to know the difference and I have posted before, out of the box, per the OP, Tikka action is better.

Why not get the new Templar or Big Horn 3 action then? Shall we continue to measure up

My wife thinks I have only 3 guns

[stephewc]

I'd go for the Tikka if you want something you'd be content with out of the box.

Owned a Savage 10FP and Rem 700. In comparison, Tikkas are a step ahead in terms of fit and finish from the factory. The bolt operation is a lot smoother, factory trigger is very good and the stock is pretty serviceable (not as flexible as the Rem Hogue or Savage plastic).

When you factor in an upgrade to the flexible stocks on the low end Savage/Rem models and a trigger upgrade for the Remington, they all pretty close in terms of price.

Tikka's aftermarket is also continuing to grow if you want upgrades. Currently there are multiple stock/chassis selection, DBMs, bolt knobs, etc.

From my inquiry with Criterion barrels, they are working on pre-fit barrels on the Tikka action. Timney is also working on a 2-stage trigger.

[asus611]

Tikka CTR. I have this in 308. I modified the crap out of it and love it. Action on the Tikka is awesome. Accuracy is definetely sub-moa (gaurantee of MOA from Tikka). The aftermarkte may not be as huge as for big green, but still plenty of stuff to work on.

Rifle shoots very soft, and I have zero regrets with my purchase. I was able to sell the OEM stock plus magazine for $175 ( uses crazy $$ Sako magazines), so that help offset the cost of the chassis.

Here is mine:

[.45 ACP]

Sweet rifle man.

Do you know if the CTR and Tactical have the same or different barrels?

EDIT: Just got an e-mail back from Tikka. Apparently the barrel on the Tactical is different than the one on the CTR. The Tactical uses a TRG-22 barrel which is slightly heavier profile.

[desertjosh]

I'd go for the Tikka if you want something you'd be content with out of the box.

Owned a Savage 10FP and Rem 700. In comparison, Tikkas are a step ahead in terms of fit and finish from the factory. The bolt operation is a lot smoother, factory trigger is very good and the stock is pretty serviceable (not as flexible as the Rem Hogue or Savage plastic).

When you factor in an upgrade to the flexible stocks on the low end Savage/Rem models and a trigger upgrade for the Remington, they all pretty close in terms of price.

Tikka's aftermarket is also continuing to grow if you want upgrades. Currently there are multiple stock/chassis selection, DBMs, bolt knobs, etc.

From my inquiry with Criterion barrels, they are working on pre-fit barrels on the Tikka action. Timney is also working on a 2-stage trigger.

You think the accustock is flexible?