Most accurate best value 6.5 Creedmoor

[Yukon Cornelius]

EuroOptic has a blued tikka 6.5cm for under $700 with rebate. That is definitely the best value out there. I know it’s $200 over your budget but it’s worth every penny over a $500 gun.

No mods needed and feeds and functions so much better and any less expensive gun on the market.

Interesting. My American outshoots the tikka I owned and it was $500 less at that time.

Tikka is great rifle but $200 over a budget is kind of out of the budget.

 

[BKM]

Interesting. My American outshoots the tikka I owned and it was $500 less at that time.

Tikka is great rifle but $200 over a budget is kind of out of the budget.

I’m taking into account the over all reliability and build quality along with accuracy

Ruger American rifles to tend to be very accurate just like a tikka but that’s where they stop being comparable

 

[CMF]

I'm on the same hunt for another gun for our family. I'm pretty sure I'm settled on the Ruger American Ranch gen 2.
We already have a Savage Axis and I don't like the safety or the magazine that I often find is not fully engaged. Plus, the Ruger is threaded and I have a suppressor in the works.

 

[NealS02]

Used Tikka TX3 or save a little and wait to get a new one

 

[BLJ]

I’m taking into account the over all reliability and build quality along with accuracy

Ruger American rifles to tend to be very accurate just like a tikka but that’s where they stop being comparable

Have you had a lot of reliability issues with Ruger Americans?
Were they the Gen 1 or Gen 2? Thanks.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

I’m taking into account the over all reliability and build quality along with accuracy

Ruger American rifles to tend to be very accurate just like a tikka but that’s where they stop being comparable

I’ve owned an American for 6 years. I’ve yet to have any issue with mine. My Tikka was great too. But was not $600 better.

 

[BKM]

Have you had a lot of reliability issues with Ruger Americans?
Were they the Gen 1 or Gen 2? Thanks.

Just google Ruger American feeding issues, it’s pretty common

 

[BKM]

I’ve owned an American for 6 years. I’ve yet to have any issue with mine. My Tikka was great too. But was not $600 better.

You can buy a tikka for $650 after rebates so it’s not $600 more like $200 more. To me it’s worth $200 to have a smooth running reliably feeding rifle that is known for being dependable. They also have a great trigger out of the box.

I’m not saying every Ruger American has issues but a tikka almost never does

 

[BLJ]

I had forgotten about the issues with the rotary mags.
I have AICS/AR15 mags in mine with no issues.
Anything else you’ve had trouble with?

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

You can buy a tikka for $650 after rebates so it’s not $600 more like $200 more. To me it’s worth $200 to have a smooth running reliably feeding rifle that is known for being dependable. They also have a great trigger out of the box.

I’m not saying every Ruger American has issues but a tikka almost never does

I had the super lite that was $990 at that time. My American was $375 out the door. Of course the new gen2 isn’t as cheap.

Tikkas are nice but I’ve yet to find one that shoots better than any of the Americans I own.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

Just google Ruger American feeding issues, it’s pretty common

A uncle of mine had a tikka one that had a magazine fall out. Every gun manufacturer will have some issues. The rotary mags have issues. I never loaded mine with 4 rounds. The gen 2 American has replaced three of my gen1s.

I never had a magazine issue with any of my guns. Maybe I’m lucky. That includes my Tikka.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

I had forgotten about the issues with the rotary mags.
I have AICS/AR15 mags in mine with no issues.
Anything else you’ve had trouble with?

It’s not a tikka.

 

[Mojave]

Blaser R8.

 

[nmarchr]

I bought a savage 12FV cabelas model 6.5 creedmoor a couple years ago for $300. That is probably the most accurate gun we have. That thing just flat out shoots. I did replace the factory stock with a custom Boyd’s.

 

[Harvey_NW]

Just google Ruger American feeding issues, it’s pretty common

This is why I'll never buy another Ruger, for whatever reason my RAP 6 Creedmoor would jam with both style magazines. I sent it to them 4 times and they sent me a video of their tech running the bolt as fast and as hard as he could and it would "function", but it was smashing the tips against the back of the barrel before chambering too. I told them pull one out and look at it after you chamber, and also run that bolt like an 11 yr old girl, because that's what this rifle is for. They refused.

I have 3 Tikkas that function flawlessly.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

What is awesome about this page. Someone asks for advise with a budget. The Tikka crowd just flat out ignores that budget and make a recommendation for something that is significantly above the budget.

Sure a tikka is a “better” rifle. But so is a Barrett fieldcraft. Or a browning hells canyon.

$200 above a budget is a 50% of budget increase.

I love the cult following.

 

[Harvey_NW]

What is awesome about this page. Someone asks for advise with a budget. The Tikka crowd just flat out ignores that budget and make a recommendation for something that is significantly above the budget.

Sure a tikka is a “better” rifle. But so is a Barrett fieldcraft. Or a browning hells canyon.

$200 above a budget is a 50% of budget increase.

I love the cult following.

I don't see listing the caveat of the budget option and the benefits of the closest functionally reliable option as "cult following". Are there Ruger Americans that shoot good? Yes. Are they known for functioning flawlessly in the chambering he's asking about? No. Having experienced it, I think that's worth heavy consideration.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

I don't see listing the caveat of the budget option and the benefits of the closest functionally reliable option as "cult following". Are there Ruger Americans that shoot good? Yes. Are they known for functioning flawlessly in the chambering he's asking about? No. Having experienced it, I think that's worth heavy consideration.

Yet

I don't see listing the caveat of the budget option and the benefits of the closest functionally reliable option as "cult following". Are there Ruger Americans that shoot good? Yes. Are they known for functioning flawlessly in the chambering he's asking about? No. Having experienced it, I think that's worth heavy consideration.

I did a quick google search about tikka issues and they are there as well.

My uncle lost a magazine on a deer hunt and that was a issue with the mags not seating correctly. My personal t3x I slap the shit out of that mag.
My Americans are newer gen 2 now, except for my 300blk out and they use the non rotary mag. When i had rotary mags I just didn’t fill to capacity. So 3 rounds vs 4 were added.

I wasn’t a huge fan of the stock’s but I’m also not a huge fan of tikka’s stock.

Tikkas are good rifles. I rank them below brownings. But it isn’t the end all be all that this site makes it out to be.

There is a cult following here for tikka.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

I’m glad we have options. Imagine a world where we didn’t have options.

 

[Formidilosus]

There is a cult following here for tikka.

I do not think that means what you think it means.