Remington or Tikka?

[EricBender208]

Looking to start building a 6.5 PRC. I want it to be around 7-8lbs (lighter wouldn’t hurt) while rocking a 22” barrel. I just don’t know if I should get a T3 and just start from there or go and buy a Remington clone. Any insight from here would be great.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Get a Tikka. I’ve just purchased my second. Love how smooth and reliable the action is and it shoots really well.


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[mattmann]

I think it all depends on what you like. I have both and love both. I also am building a light weight 6.5prc and just got my tikka ember in 6.5prc. I have a proof 22” barrel and JUST got my rockstock for it to go in. Honestly I’ll probably play with it stock before messing with it. It’s pretty dang light as is!

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[Taudisio]

Looking to start building a 6.5 PRC. I want it to be around 7-8lbs (lighter wouldn’t hurt) while rocking a 22” barrel. I just don’t know if I should get a T3 and just start from there or go and buy a Remington clone. Any insight from here would be great.

Tikka 100%. Different class IME

 

[Kurts86]

Remington
Pro’s: the largest stock and parts aftermarket by an order of magnitude.

Cons: trigger system is not the most robust, drop safe, freeze proof, etc. The bolt doesn’t lock closed, feeding issues exist but so do the solutions, anyone can work on them, 75-90 degree bolt throw.

Tikka
Pro’s really durable and reliable trigger and action. Great trigger from the factory. Locking bolt on safe. Can take prefit barrels. Shorter bolt throw angle.

Cons: action is a long action with bolt stops for short action cartridges, less aftermarket support than R700’s. Removing factory barrels can be a nightmare, the scope mounting system is not an integral pic rail like the better R700 clones. Single factory stack magazine capacity is lower.

 

[swavescatter]

I think it all depends on what you like. I have both and love both. I also am building a light weight 6.5prc and just got my tikka ember in 6.5prc. I have a proof 22” barrel and JUST got my rockstock for it to go in. Honestly I’ll probably play with it stock before messing with it. It’s pretty dang light as is!

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I love my Ember but it’s noticeably heavier than my T3X Superlites. If you’re going to replace the stock I’d just go with a stainless lite.

 

[Matt5266]

Tikka

 

[TxLite]

Cons: action is a long action with bolt stops for short action cartridges

IMO this is one of the biggest pros of a tikka unless you are specifically set on this rifle only ever being a short action.

Easily swapping cartridges to the new hotness really opens up some opportunities at minimal cost. Just a $20 bolt stop and a traded bolt away from having an entirely different rifle all together

 

[Kurts86]

IMO this is one of the biggest pros of a tikka unless you are specifically set on this rifle only ever being a short action.

Easily swapping cartridges to the new hotness really opens up some opportunities at minimal cost. Just a $20 bolt stop and a traded bolt away from having an entirely different rifle all together

It’s a cost savings compared the 5 or so action lengths Sako historically has offered with the 75/85/90.

It has some utility for caliber swaps but you also end up with rather silly looking .223 occupying the front 2/3rds of a long action magazine.

For what it’s worth Tikka’s also cannot run cartridges over 3.5” if that is your thing whereas you can on a R700.

 

[Castle Rock]

I would just buy one of these.
Sub MOA out of the box, fit and function is flawless.

Cost me a bit more than 700 bucks

 

[mitchellmountain]

Don't have a Remington to use in this example but I sighted in three rifles we are taking out west this fall yesterday afternoon. It was in the mid 80's and the barrels heated up fast. One was a tikka t3x super light in 7-08, a Kimber Montana in 6.5 creed and a savage action with a custom 284 win barrel. They all shot fine but the Kimber and savage were good for 3 shot groups and then the barrels heated up and started to drift zero and needed to cool, the Kimber ran hot and held zero( didn't push it past 5 shot groups). I've had 5 different tikkas and this is a quality they've all had. I like the fit and aesthetics of other rifles more but when it comes down to function there is a reason so many recommended them, they earn their reputation.
I do own a Remington model 7, it shoots reliably but not on par with the tikka.

 

[sdupontjr]

In my situation it was the mags that led me to try a tikka. Coming from a Browning Abolt II that I shot for about 30 years, I wanted a shorter setup. Had a 308 built on a blueprinted SS Rem 700 action, jeweled bolt, shilen match 20" barrel topped with a SB Klassik 2.5-10x56 and jewel trigger. The one thing that I couldn't get use to was the blind magazine. For 30 years, my browning abolt has a detachable mag that connects to the bottom metal. It is removable however it still a mag. This build was very nice but I hated unloading the damn thing dumping my ammo on the ground. So I ended up buying a tikka T3 to try out. Shot just as good, changed trigger spring and free floated barrel. Action slickness was about the same, it was just the mag setup. I also didn't want the extended mags sticking out the bottom due to my style of hunting. I later learned of the HS precision flush mag setup, but by that time, I had sold the Rem 700 and picked up another Tikka in CTR 308. Looking back, this CTR is damn near set up like the build my smith did.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

I’d go Tikka in that cartridge hands down. Conversely, I’d go R700 if the cartridge is a long action mag.