Wouldn't it take the Tikka to the next level
happyhunter wrote:Wouldn't it take the Tikka to the next level
Which level is that?
Chronos wrote:happyhunter wrote:Wouldn't it take the Tikka to the next level
Which level is that?
He means change the port and the magazine to allow top loading of the mag, then charge another $1000...oh wait, that's a Sako
All the changes are detailed on the website and in the video. Softer recoil pad for the softer customers, bigger ejection port for customers with fat fingers, steel recoil lug for customers who can't seem to manage to get the action over the lug and torque the screws correctly and interchangeable pistol grip skins for tactical customers
They've been saying a "New Tikka" was coming for quite a while, it's a shame they didn't leave good enough alone and release a rimfire rifle or a mini action but I guess the squeaky oil gets the wheel and everyone on the internet send to whinge about the recoil lug, the but pad and the ejection port.
Just wait till they all start whinging the new softer recoil pad is breaking down in the safe just like the soft Remington and limbsaver ones do
Chronos
happyhunter wrote:Sako yes, I'd pay that price but how they get away with a charging top dollar for a cheaply made budget brand rifle like the Tikka shows effective the marketing is.
Gwion wrote:happyhunter wrote:Sako yes, I'd pay that price but how they get away with a charging top dollar for a cheaply made budget brand rifle like the Tikka shows effective the marketing is.
Totally agree. If your paying that much for a Tikka, just lash out another few hundred for the Sako Varmint. A couple of years ago, the Sako Varmint was going for $1800.
Chronos wrote:Gwion wrote:happyhunter wrote:Sako yes, I'd pay that price but how they get away with a charging top dollar for a cheaply made budget brand rifle like the Tikka shows effective the marketing is.
Totally agree. If your paying that much for a Tikka, just lash out another few hundred for the Sako Varmint. A couple of years ago, the Sako Varmint was going for $1800.
You better go price a Sako varmint if you think it's just a few hundred more than a tikka, more like nearly double
Of course the Sako is a "better" rifle but they both use the same barrels and there's no way I'm paying nearly $3K
Chronos
happyhunter wrote:Chronos wrote:Gwion wrote:happyhunter wrote:Sako yes, I'd pay that price but how they get away with a charging top dollar for a cheaply made budget brand rifle like the Tikka shows effective the marketing is.
Totally agree. If your paying that much for a Tikka, just lash out another few hundred for the Sako Varmint. A couple of years ago, the Sako Varmint was going for $1800.
You better go price a Sako varmint if you think it's just a few hundred more than a tikka, more like nearly double
Of course the Sako is a "better" rifle but they both use the same barrels and there's no way I'm paying nearly $3K
Chronos
They cost nowhere near 3 grand. $2200 retail but I've seen them on special for as low as 18 hundy. A lot of different brand rifles use the same barrel because not all gun builders make barrels. Divide the cost in dollars by the years a rifle is in service I still can't see how paying current Tikka prices justifies not buying a Sako instead. You get so much more for you dough with the Sako.
But then, they are all owned by Beretta Holdings anyway. Soylent green anyone?
Chronos wrote:happyhunter wrote:Chronos wrote:Gwion wrote:happyhunter wrote:Sako yes, I'd pay that price but how they get away with a charging top dollar for a cheaply made budget brand rifle like the Tikka shows effective the marketing is.
Totally agree. If your paying that much for a Tikka, just lash out another few hundred for the Sako Varmint. A couple of years ago, the Sako Varmint was going for $1800.
You better go price a Sako varmint if you think it's just a few hundred more than a tikka, more like nearly double
Of course the Sako is a "better" rifle but they both use the same barrels and there's no way I'm paying nearly $3K
Chronos
They cost nowhere near 3 grand. $2200 retail but I've seen them on special for as low as 18 hundy. A lot of different brand rifles use the same barrel because not all gun builders make barrels. Divide the cost in dollars by the years a rifle is in service I still can't see how paying current Tikka prices justifies not buying a Sako instead. You get so much more for you dough with the Sako.
But then, they are all owned by Beretta Holdings anyway. Soylent green anyone?
sorry mate, I googled a sako varmint stainless and came up with a price $2875 at my lgs but on checking it was a stainless laminate with a set trigger
Sako85 Hunter Blued Wood $ 2300.00 versus Tikka T3 Hunter Walnut Stock Blued Barrel Left Handed $ 1375.00
Sako85 Hunter Stainless Wood Stock $ 2350.00 versus Tikka T3 Hunter Stainless Barrel Walnut Stock $ 1375.00
basically $1000 for a better mag system and 3 lugs for what ever that's worth, frankly i just don't see it. I'd rather have a tikka with a swaro than a sako with a burris
Chronos
Chronos wrote:You better go price a Sako varmint if you think it's just a few hundred more than a tikka, more like nearly double
Of course the Sako is a "better" rifle but they both use the same barrels and there's no way I'm paying nearly $3K
Chronos
redders wrote:I don't have a tikka either, just a pretty little browning bolt 17hmr, but have just put my name down for the T3X CTR in 243 with a 10 round mag. due mid may apparently! $1915 worth of cliche'd wankspec rifle!! saving the big dollars for a thermal scope to sit on top
Chronos wrote:Sako85 Hunter Blued Wood $ 2300.00 versus Tikka T3 Hunter Walnut Stock Blued Barrel Left Handed $ 1375.00
Sako85 Hunter Stainless Wood Stock $ 2350.00 versus Tikka T3 Hunter Stainless Barrel Walnut Stock $ 1375.00
basically $1000 for a better mag system and 3 lugs for what ever that's worth, frankly i just don't see it. I'd rather have a tikka with a swaro than a sako with a burris
Chronos
I have 3 x Tikka t3 varmint SS in .308, .243, .223.............love all three, beautiful, glad I got em, just love em!
brett1868 wrote:I have 3 x Tikka t3 varmint SS in .308, .243, .223.............love all three, beautiful, glad I got em, just love em!
And this is all that really matters, if you love it then who cares what brand it is. I'm just as likely to grab a Weatherby as I am a Sako, Savage, Ruger, DTA or Marlin when I go shooting, each has a purpose and I like them all. My favourite is whatever is in my hand at the time
happyhunter wrote:Variety is the spice of life. 3 x the same rifle seems a bit O.C.D, but then horses for courses.