2023 New Hunting Rifle Options

[gtriple]

Thanks for the suggestions and opinions all. I picked up a stainless Tikka T3X Lite today in 30-06. Looking forward to tinkering with it and upgrading it throughout the years.

Great choice!

 

[Rzbck32]

Tikkas are great for the price. Many new options the last few years like cerakote/ threaded barrels.

 

[na17]

Make me feel better about my t3x 308 i just got!

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Stainless Tikka in 6.5 creed and put the other $1k towards a suppressor

Yeah this is the way to go. Suppressors are where it’s at. Get one.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Thanks for the suggestions and opinions all. I picked up a stainless Tikka T3X Lite today in 30-06. Looking forward to tinkering with it and upgrading it throughout the years.

I have a t3x lite 30-06 that I had cut back to 18”. I shoot it with a silencer and I also put a limb saver as well as a few other upgrades. Is an absolutely awesome rifle.

 

[Glitterball]

I weighed similar options not so long ago and landed on a Weatherby Mark V Hunter, which I’d happily recommend to anyone. Cerakote over stainless, Triggertech trigger, great action, 6 lbs bare, and within your price range. Although Weatherby guarantees sub- MOA accuracy, I might’ve gotten lucky as mine is a real shooter, frequently printing .6 to .7 MOA groups.

Had I not went the Weatherby route, I would have a Tikka T3x Lite stainless in my safe. The Tikka truly is the easy button for an affordable quality hunting rifle. I had read a lot about surface rust on the Tikkas, however - even the stainless models. If we’re talking bare stainless (which I was considering), sending it off for cerakote is certainly an option to mitagate rust but I didn’t want to have to bother, frankly. I also liked that the Mark V was made in WY.

Ultimately, the Weatherby was the right choice for me, but I don’t think you can go wrong with a stainless Tikka of your choice. Tikka certainly has solid aftermarket support as well, which is a big plus if you might like to customize.