Thread: Advice for first centrefire rifle

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

I like tikka but sadly I think they are over priced for what they are in nowadays
Id go for a howa they are as good as a tikka imo but at the price point of 900 ish as apose to
A tikka for 1500 or more depending on the model
That’s 500 you could spend elsewhere like a good scope

Yes I would Suppress it less noise less recoil

Im not a fan of 308 but it will shoot a deer no worries
I would go 7mm-08 but it’s your money and rifle so up to you

Cough, what is this "just as good as a Tikka" business? Remember the great @Toby described the Howa as an improved Sako.

Shop with an open mind, go into a few stores and pick up and fondle a few rifles. Choose what 'feels' and 'points' best for you. There will be one that you don't want to hand back, buy that. If there are two you don't want to hand back flip a coin. Don't look at the coin when it lands, buy the one you were hoping the coin said to buy.

Calibre doesn't matter too much, they're much of a muchness in all honesty. Buy one in a reasonable chambering from what is available for the rifle you want. Tikka, Savage, Browning, Howa, Sako, ... there are plenty of good makes out there