Which rifle would you choose?

[TexanHunter]

I won a raffle and have my choice of three different 300wm. Which would you choose?

Tikka t3x lite stainless 300wm
Cva cascade LRH 300wm
Bergara b-14 wilderness terrain 300wm

 

[ODB]

Tikka all day long

 

[WBT]

Tikka

 

[Steve300xcw]

Whatever I thought I could sell for more $$

Have very little use for a 300mag

 

[pbroski]

Can you just take the money? Do you really want a .300WM?

 

[Jfjfrye]

Tikka all damn day

 

[swavescatter]

A shitty Bergara 300WM that wouldn't shoot and Bergara wouldn't stand behind is the reason I picked up a Tikka in the first place.

Much nicer rifles in every way. CVA is just a cheaper Bergarbage.

 

[mtnbound]

Tikka

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

Asking this question on Rokslide yields a very predictable answer: Tikka T3X.

And then we'll advise you to sell it, or to rebarrel and swap the bolt so you can shoot a caliber that you can spot your shots with and that you'll enjoy shooting enough to increase proficiency. And that shooting a mono or a controlled expansion bullet with a .300 WM is less effective terminally than shooting a smaller caliber with a match or other tipped, fragmenting bullet.

 

[Jeff_Gibbons]

Id look into trading or selling the choice to a friend

 

[turbobrick]

Tikka. I have one in 300wm, and its a fantastic cartridge in an awesome platform.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Tikka T3X Stainless is a great rifle. The chambering you have chosen sucks for shooting regularly.

 

[Turkeytider]

I won a raffle and have my choice of three different 300wm. Which would you choose?

Tikka t3x lite stainless 300wm
Cva cascade LRH 300wm
Bergara b-14 wilderness terrain 300wm

Would a Tikka T3X Lite in 300 WM kick like a pissed off mule?
Really like my T3X Super Varmint but can’t objectively compare it to the other two because I’ve personally never seen/handled/shot the other two choices. IMHO that’s the only way to get truly worthwhile information. Otherwise it’s just fan boys of a given brand promoting said brand.

 

[AZ_Hunter]

I would choose the tikka and then sell the new 300wm barrel and build off the action.

 

[Turkeytider]

I would choose the tikka and then sell the new 300wm barrel and build off the action.

That sounds like a good plan if you have no use for the 300 wm.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Would a Tikka T3X Lite in 300 WM kick like a pissed off mule?
Really like my T3X Super Varmint but can’t objectively compare it to the other two because I’ve personally never seen/handled/shot the other two choices. IMHO that’s the only way to get truly worthwhile information. Otherwise it’s just fan boys of a given brand promoting said brand.

A tikka 300wm in a factory stock without a brake is borderline unshootable.

 

[butcherboy]

Tikka. Sell it and get something else. A 300wm has some kick to it. I would lean towards a 7PRC or a 6.5PRC.

 

[TN2shot07]

If I was going to keep it the Bergara, but I have a ton of 700 stuff already. If you’re going to sell it probably the Tikka

 

[turbobrick]

A tikka 300wm in a factory stock without a brake is borderline unshootable.

This kind of defeatist info is really counterproductive. It takes discipline, but it are a very shootable gun/cartridge combo, and can easily be toned down with a different recoil pad.

 

[Ucsdryder]

This kind of defeatist info is really counterproductive. It takes discipline, but it are a very shootable gun/cartridge combo, and can easily be toned down with a different recoil pad.

I’ll call bullshit. Been there done that. Recoil pad didn’t help enough to matter. Somewhere in my 17000 pictures on my phone I have a picture of my shoulder the day after shooting 20-30 rounds. Black blue and purple.

For contrast I have a 300 Norma improved and even unsuppressed it’s more comfortable with 245s than that shitty 300wm.