Anyone on here also own and shoot a Tikka?

[J.Baker]

Much as I like my Savage's, if I were in the market for a new rifle that was just going to be for hunting and nothing else, I'd go with a Tikka over a Savage just for the smoothness of the bolt and the more reliable/consistent feeding with certain modern cartridges like the Creedmoors. When you compare apples to apples (Savage 110 Storm v. Tikka T3X Lite Stainless), you're looking at between $800 and $900 for the Savage at most resellers whereas the Tikka is typically selling in the $870 to $930 range. Ten or so years ago that price difference used to be significantly larger (around $300) which made the Savage more attractive, and at that time there wasn't much aftermarket support for the Tikka's. But times have changed - there's plenty of aftermarket support for the Tikka's now and the price difference is negligible so the choice is more about the quality/fit/finish of the product now.

[Cody S]

owned several savages, one tikka t3x tac a1 and one AI AXMC
the tikka is alright. very accurate from the factory, did not like the barrel contours for the style rifle but oh well, shot that 6.5 creed barrel out anyways. barrel change was not flawless on that rifle. my smith mentioned he had to machine a little extra off the barrel contour I had picked out, plus do a little work on the action to make rebarreling easier in the future. I forgot the specifics as it's been probably 5 years.
it's a nice middle of the road action, in my experience executed very well. mags work great, no complaints.
AI is the next step up and in my opinion about as good as it gets. AI incorporates the quick barrel change stuff that I like, smooth actions, bomb proof design, tough reliable mags, ultra hard metals uses for construction, etc. the problem is its expensive and there are diminishing returns.
also AI is a pig so not great for hunting imho. tikka or savage much better suited but anything would work in a pinch.
tikka triggers are reliable enough but we have been careful as we have seen too many triggers go down in general.
my point, you'll be spending 3x as much on a rifle that won't shoot any better. they may be slightly more refined and reliable in the worst of conditions though.