re: Opinions: Tikka T3x vs CVA Cascade

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Any advice or insight? Is the extra cost justified in anyone’s mind here?

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You can get a plain Jane stainless tikka from cabelas for about 850$
Unless I’m getting a blued gun even with cerakote I want SS to minimize rust in the bore. Tikkas have an established reputation I have one and it’s a tack driver i probably have known of 20 or more from various friends and coworkers and have never know of one to have problems or not shoot great.
The cva has a bergara barrel but it’s not been around long and who knows how long they will be around to support it if there are bugs to work out, it has a soft touch stock and while they are nice a couple years what happens when it starts peeling or getting sticky?
Tikka has very good aftermarket support (stocks,barrels,triggers) the action has been proven in harsh conditions and is one of the most dependable actions even when compared to custom actions.
I’m not a person that like to buy a product until it’s been proven for several years, I would go with the tikka of whatever flavor you like.
I would maybe suggest otherwise in 5-7yrs