Thread: Tikka or marlin

I have a brother in law that what's to buy a rifle in 243 and doesn't want to spend a fourtune. He asked for my opion and I suggested a tikka t3. He liked the idea of the synthetic stock and he said he read a report on the marlin x7's and now thinking that. He sAid that tikka cost $820 and marlin $510 which would be a better rifle to buy keeping in mind that he doesnt do a great deal of shooting. But when he does it's foxes pig deer? Cheers