Model 700 or Tikka T3 Lite?

[longrange7mm]

I would go 700 only do to the fact that aftermarket parts are far more available

[coachcw]

the tikkas and the savages both feel cheap but they shoot well can't debate that . don't over look a sako either it's the tikka only better .

[Greenhorn]

I just bought a Remington 700 7mm mag. stainless with clip from a friend who had a load all worked up for it.  Friday we went out shooting rocks across the canyon starting at 400yds and working out to 1300yds.  I would have never believed it, but I was hitting something 2'x2' without any problem out to 1000yds every time.  I wouldn't trade this thing for any other hunting rifle.  Maybe a rifle like this is only 1/20 from Remington, but it is amazing with the right load.  I have never owned aTikka though.

[brown dog]

I have both rifles in 7MM-08 that my boys shoot. One is the Tikka T3 lite and the other is a Rem 700 mountain with the laminate stock. In a side by side comparison i would give the edge to the 700 but the Tikka feels much better in the hands... Both shoot the same handloaded ammunition with accuracy being about the same. I'd pick the one that feels better.