Wife green lights new hunting rifle! T3 or Remington??

[bassquatch]

Keep your rifle, put a good stock on it, bed it, if a smith can do it quick enough put a new barrel on it, then have it cerekoted for weather.

Son gets current rifle...

[Bigshooter]

we're not all as macho . In the high country, light weight coupled with accuracy wins in my book every time.

I already know that Mtn Man. , glad that's cleared up. I'm not speaking for the others. Light is over rated, if one can't hack it. Get of the sofa, lay off the fast food or take up knitting.

I agree. 

Put my vote in for remington.

I have never picked up a rifle that looks and feels as cheap as a tikka.  I would be to embarrassed to be seen hunting with a tikka.  I think it would be a lot like using a tasco scope. 

[bod]

schrek
 your call sign shows your gun equivelance

[Biggerhammer]

schrek
 your call sign shows your gun equivelance

I would disagree, his screen name would be "Crapola" if he was leaning the Tikka way.

[predatorpro]

either way you will have a great rifle...never met anyone who thought their t3 shoots like crap, or doesnt cycle smoothly....

[Biggerhammer]

I had a lawn mower that would cut grass beautiful but it was a piece of crap.

[mountainman]

A lot of Tikka hate from a man who addmitedly has never owned one..buy one, try one, then your opinion will hold some water..

[Biggerhammer]

A lot of Tikka hate from a man who addmitedly has never owned one..buy one, try one, then your opinion will hold some water..

I don't need to buy a pile of crap to know its a pile of crap. At a quick glance I know it's crap and move on. 

[predatorpro]

A lot of Tikka hate from a man who addmitedly has never owned one..buy one, try one, then your opinion will hold some water..

I don't need to buy a pile of crap to know its a pile of crap. At a quick glance I know it's crap and move on. 

to be honest those piles of crap tikka out shoot my remington 700 any day off the shelf....

[mountainman]

A lot of Tikka hate from a man who addmitedly has never owned one..buy one, try one, then your opinion will hold some water..

I don't need to buy a pile of crap to know its a pile of crap. At a quick glance I know it's crap and move on. 

to be honest those piles of crap tikka out shoot my remington 700 any day off the shelf....

Many here are of that same opinion...

[Biggerhammer]

Sure...

[CAMPMEAT]

I have one of each guns made in the world and they all shoot. 

[Biggerhammer]

I have one of each guns made in the world and they all shoot. 

I'm green with envy!

[shrek]

schrek
 your call sign shows your gun equivelance

Bod, your spelling of my name speaks volumes, I wouldn't expect anything less, than you luvin tikkas... Congratulations ...
 

[bassquatch]

Well, finally got away from the recovering dogs today and made it down to Cabelas. So far I think I'm going with the Remington XCR although I did like the SPS but they didn't have one in stainless. I held the Tikka and it was intriguing for sure! I don't think it felt "cheap", it was definitely light! I did handle a couple Savage rifles because they are on sale right now for next to nothing but it wasn't a connection....

Strolled through the used rifles, most of the good ones were 300 Win Mags? Too much gun for folks I guess? The couple 30.06's they had were either Savages or kinda rough. Not sure I would opt for used anyways as I prefer NEW when it comes to my guns, unless I personally know the previous owner.

That's the update for now, thanks again for all the input!  pissing contests aside I have found the insight very helpful!