Wanting Help With Buying A New Rifle

[aiden8707]

Currently looking to get a new rifle and has been doing a bit of research. Live in the pnw mostly would be for deer but I guess could potentially see some elk use although I mainly archery hunt that. Shots could ranger anywhere from 100 to say 800 yards at the most perfect conditions. Looking at the Bergara Cima Cf in 7prc. Sig cross in 6.5 creedmore. Sig sawtooth in 6.5 prc. And a tikka in 6.5 prc with that being what I’m least interested in getting. Favoring the Bergara right now but would like to here some opinions.

 

[Timjohnson11]

I'd have a very difficult time purchasing a Bergara or Sig over a Tikka or Seekins personally.. If you don't want to tinker and just want unrivaled accuracy out of the box for a factory rifle, get the Seekins PH3 in in your caliber of choice. If you want to tinker a bit, get the Tikka T3x Lite Stainless in chosen caliber..

The Tikka has more upside and customization potential, and is arguably the more durable of the the two platforms, but will likely be a bit more picky on ammo and not shoot as tight out of the box as the Seekins. Both are better rifles offered by better companies than what the Bergara and Sig can offer..

You can find PH3's for ~$1,500 or so if you have some patience and check gun.deals each day. Very hard to beat the value for what you are getting there..

 

[CRJR45]

None of your choices are better than a Seekins rifle . Find a PH2 6.5 prc and be done with it . Unless you want to buy something that needs to be customized , Seekins is the answer . JMO.