Thread: Most common rifle?

Tikka are economy rifles made to a price point. Everything they do is to save money or production time.

1 length action, save time and money by having 1 production doing it all the same. Just change magazine and bolt stop as required.
Economy materials marketed as premium and weight savings. Plastic trigger guards, bolt shroud (now alloy on T3x)
T3x no longer machining the "checkering" into the top of the receiver.
Light weight polymer stock.
"premium non glare finish" Is just less polishing on the barrel surface.

Good on any company that can make reductions in manufacturing costs and then start marketing them as premium.

With modern manufacturing most barreled actions are pretty good, its the stock that lets alot of economy rifles down. Tikka seemed to get that part down pretty good.
Price is getting a bit steep for what they are IMO but there is no arguing that they don't shoot well. So i guess at the end of the day They shoot well and are light so thats that most people want and thats why they are so popular.

If the price keeps going up there is room for someone else to come in and undercut them or do something better for similar price. Just like Bergara did to Remington.

I hunted for years with a zastava and yes it was 3.4kg bare about 400-500gr heavier than a T3 But it did the job. I was just lucky enough to score some good deals on 2nd Hand Tikkas. Ild probably go Howa if i was to buy new for way cheaper, or else a little more and get a browning.