What hunting rifle would you buy right now?

Either another Tikka in 6.5cm or a Bergara as its a Rem700 footprint. Could change out the stock later, same as Tikka. Bergara is much easier to get parts like a trigger if you wanted to modify it.

Was really leaning toward a bergara. I have no good reason, but was going to get something other than Tikka for variety's sake.

Get the 308. You'll never be without ammo and it's cheaper.

I sold my 270wsm this year because brass is a bitch to find, never mind ammo. It'll go the way of the 7wsm and 7mm Ultra Mag. They will quit making the rifles. Ammo will always be a bitch to find. Leave the gimmicky cartridges out.

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Also, any manufacturer guarantee sub MOA?

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I wouldn’t get caught up in this. The majority of hunting rifles made today will probably shoot more accurately than the hunters using them.


If I was buying a new rifle I’d get a Winchester model 70 featherweight in 308.
But I love blued steel and wood stocks.

You could just buy a new barrel for your tikka in the caliber of your choosing or possibly rebore yours. Tikkas are all long actions.

I believe all the new PRC stuff uses the same bolt face, and you could even buy a prefit barrel and DIY. Nothing to it, and you'd have a better rifle for your money than you'll get off the shelf.

If I had to buy a new deer rifle for $1000 I'd get a tikka t3 anyway.

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Synthetic stock, preferably not black. Camo, earth, etc. no heavy barrel or threaded needed.

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This is a tikka t3x. The only reason not to get one is if you want a threaded muzzle or they don’t chamber what you want.

I’m interested in the Weatherby Mark V hunter if we’re just spending imaginary money.

I handled a Bagera the other day and didn’t like the feel at all.

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Camo, earth, etc

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Paint it. I wouldn't let that be a factor.

If they wouldn't have gone up in price so much I'd recommend a model 70 extreme weather and paint it black. They are very nice rifles but I think they're over $1600 now. They come with a bell and carlson stock which is fantastic. They were around $1000 when they came out. I think a featherweight can still be had around $1000 but obviously they have wood stocks.

Another good route to go is buy a howa 1500 barreled action from brownells and get whatever stock you want for it. Those are damn fine rifles. Basically a dramatically improved model 700. M16 extractor, great 2 stage trigger. A bit heavy but otherwise great. Lots of stock options out there for it.

It really doesn't make sense to get anything other than a tikka from a purely practical standpoint. They are light and ultra durable and shoot great. I dont like the clip, but even if they were double the list price they'd still be the best option IMO. Just rebarrel yours.

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It really doesn't make sense to get anything other than a tikka from a purely practical standpoint.

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the Winchester XPR can go toe to toe with the tikka t3/3x, it’s a pretty much just a great value x bolt.

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get a 9.3x62mm

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