Budget Rifle for Western Rookie

[Pharmseller]

You are right, forgive me for my sins. The OP needs a Tikka for hunting out west. Probably a back up Tikka, which happens to come in a 1-8” 243.

My backup to my stainless 7mm-08 Tikka is a…Superlite 7mm-08 Tikka.




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[ReddingArcher]

I’d keep using that 243 honestly. What kind of scope do you have on it? If you need a new scope take that $650 and put it towards a different scope. That 243 with quality ammo will serve you fine. You’ll shoot it better than any magnum you buy. I’ve gone down the road of 7 and 300 magnums and have since sold the 7 mag, rebareled a 300 wm to 6.5 prc and a 7-08 to a 243. I can 100% say that while the 6.5 prc doesn’t recoil terribly, it’s much more pleasant to shoot a 6 creed. I’d rather put a smaller bullet right where I need it to go than a little bit bigger bullet that I may not shoot as well.