Thread: Browning X-bolt vs Tikka T3

Originally Posted by Seventenths

There’s quite a bit of arrogance from your post, just because you work in a gun shop doesn’t mean you have a monopoly on advice or that information given should be taken over others. Caberslash certainly doesn’t have to like or agree with your post.

Just because you work in a gun shop might mean your advice could be more biased pushing a certain product over another due to supply or profit, I had a friend who worked in a H&F store and as an employee he was always told to push H&F branded clothing over others.

I’m also surprised in your recommendation of calibres that you didn’t even recommend one of the most common cartridges being the 7mm-08!

I think what caberslash was getting at was telling the young fella to go down to his local gun shop and seeing what ammo selection and prices there are which may also influence his decision on rifle/calibre combination he goes for bearing in mind that what’s there one month may not necessarily be there the following month due to supply shortages.

The forum consists of many different people from all walks of life and even different countries, a broad range of experience from novice to extremely knowledgeable but what’s important is that genuine information is shared and yet respected, it's up to the OP to read the opinions given, whether they apply or use that information is entirely up to them.

I hope you share this thread with your colleagues at work ��

He doesn’t have to agree with what I’ve said but coming at me saying it sounds like a google copy paste when I’ve taken the time to type out a genuine well thought out response is insulting. I didn’t recommend a 7mm-08 because there isn’t enough of a functional difference between it and a .308 with there being far more ammo available for a .308 plus you cannot get factory subsonic ammo for a 7mm-08. I’m giving him exactly what he asked for- a comparison between a tikka t3x and a browning x bolt. I stand to gain nothing and I’m merely pointing out the irony in his statement. It’s like there’s a percentage of the shooting community who read others advice and get salty when the caliber they like isn’t mentioned and suddenly it’s not valid. Please point out exactly where what I said was wrong? While everyone is entitled to their own opinions, some opinions are more well informed than others.