Thread: $1600 what rifle would you buy?

Ive seen one in action and by the end of the day i felt sorry for the owner and alot of other guys have had real dramas with them so until ive seen one that works im not convinced.Whats the 770 got to do with it?

The 770 was a comparasion, obviously.
I think Roessler may be a little concerned about your review.

couldnt care less.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

dont go near a titan they are fuckin shyte worst rifle ever made

Really? ........Crap. I thought I had it right after years of owning one. Always learning I guess

Actually the one reason that might put me off buying one is they are underated and can be a bit hard to sell, although mine went sold in good time.

So, you've seen alot of them, or just one.
what seems to be the problem, from your observation of course.

this post to neckshot.

If you want some honest opinions from guys that have owned and used one send a pm to tuiman2, titan308 and burtonator, a few from here just off the top of my head.

Was yours a s/s model Sneeze, any truth on the easy to mark statements from earlier on, i dont believe they could be as bad as just mentioned they certainly look good but have yet to put the bolt in it and work it. Oh it was wooden yeah, just flicked back a page.

As I understand it the bolt can put little dents in the back of the alloy action at the tang if care isn't taken. I didn't see this with mine but it's defiantly possible. I guess the action itself could scratch up being alloy. I did a swap with a mate and put a stainless barrel on mine in the lasst year or so, mostly out of gun boredom

It does have nice lines...

IMHO If I had 1600 to spend on a new rifle I would go and get a Tikka and put the rest towards optics and you know its going to shoot well, where as you go and get a winchester extreme and you might get one with a good barrel and it might shoot average for 1599 or get a titan or what ever and it might be alright but the resale value would be average at best PLUS they are not popular for a reason.

My winchester had accuracy issues before the rebarrel. But it is the only one ive heard that about. Every one i know with one reckons theyre the duck nuts. Tikkas plastic stock and bolt shroud are shit.

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I prefer our Model 70 over mates Tikka.

Originally Posted by von tempsky fan

IMHO If I had 1600 to spend on a new rifle I would go and get a Tikka and put the rest towards optics and you know its going to shoot well, where as you go and get a winchester extreme and you might get one with a good barrel and it might shoot average for 1599 or get a titan or what ever and it might be alright but the resale value would be average at best PLUS they are not popular for a reason.

Yeah the T3 tikka is safe bet. I personally find them very accurate, reliable and boring as hell. Ill generally recommend one for a guy looking to get his first rifle but I think sometimes guys that have been around the traps a bit just want something a little different and sometimes things aren't popular simply because we are a predominately a nation of sheep. Im not recommending Malhunting buy a titan, just telling him how i found the one i had.

No ones telling me what to buy fullstop! all advise has been great so far and i hope it keeps coming, I like the Titan it looks great and i don't buy rifles considering the resale value if i buy a rifle its generally for keeps. Everyones got Tikkas they are as common as dog shit in my back yard and i already have a re worked Tikka in 22-243 so why would i want another.
I dont want a cheaper rifle like a Tikka, Howa, i want to spend $1600 for a good rifle that i can hand to my boys later on so the Titan and X-Bolt are high on the list the Remington Mountain rifle is out and i have yet to see a Winny Extreme Weather.

Originally Posted by Malhunting

No ones telling me what to buy fullstop! all advise has been great so far and i hope it keeps coming, I like the Titan it looks great and i don't buy rifles considering the resale value if i buy a rifle its generally for keeps. Everyones got Tikkas they are as common as dog shit in my back yard and i already have a re worked Tikka in 22-243 so why would i want another.
I dont want a cheaper rifle like a Tikka, Howa, i want to spend $1600 for a good rifle that i can hand to my boys later on so the Titan and X-Bolt are high on the list the Remington Mountain rifle is out and i have yet to see a Winny Extreme Weather.

No ones telling me what to buy fullstop! where the the fuck did that come from?