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.