I went back and forth between the Tikka T3X Lite and Kimber Montana late last year. After handling both the Montana just felt, to me, better balanced and seemed to fit better. The main reason I went back and forth were the negative reviews regarding the Montana (or Kimber in general). In the end I went with what I was comfortable with and took into account numerous senior members who have had great luck with their Kimber rifles. Additionally, I asked the on-line gunshop for the serial number on the rifle and contacted Kimber to make sure it was a new verse new/old stock rifle.....turned out it was manufactured in March 2019.....so I made the purchase and am more than satisfied with its performance.