That’s actually pretty far comparison .. lol

I don’t own tikka or Glock.

Gotta good deal on the Tikka, couldn't pass it up....chambered in 243. Not sure what I want to do with it yet, it's brand new. Already have several 243's.

Get Judd drunk and talk him buy you a 7-08 for free

I have both a Savage and a Tikka in 6.5 CM. The Savage was roughly half the cost of the Tikka. Both shoot 1/2 MOA or better groups with factory ammo. The Tikka is a “nicer” rifle, but I certainly don’t feel handicapped by using the Savage. Either one will put the bullet where it is supposed to go, assuming the nut behind the trigger does their job.

Great idea. I don't own a 7-08, but always wanted one.

I was never that impressed with Tikka.....they shot good and are slightly more attractive than a Savage but people talk about Tikka like they are devine art

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I think most Savage rifles are perty. A Tikka reminds me of an ugly girlfriend. She'll always be there when you need her, dependable, but you don't really want to be seen in public with her.

I do think Tikka and Bergera have been better at focusing on US consumer wants then the domestic brands as a whole IMO. Browning and Weatherby do seem to continue to lead the domestic brands though.

Weatherby actually surprised me here recently. Unfortunately they have kept much of their innovative in the Mark 5 price point

Regardless of the quality of whiskey, a shrimper is still a shrimper,

Write in vote for one of my favorites. Ruger 77 Hawkeye.

Savages and Tikkas shoot tight, both of em.

Tikka, takes cartridge from magazine, inserts it into chamber, 70° bolt throw to close.

Savage, takes cartridge from magazine, might not insert into chamber in first try. What I call the "Savage double stroke". Stupid, weak extractor design I can ruin with a ball point pen or a pocket knife.

Tikka, nicer trigger than Savage.

Tikka, 70° throw to open the bolt, will eject the empty brass.

Savage, 90° throw to open the bolt, might eject, might not eject. I have one that will never eject a brass, and I leave it that way. I don't want to lose brass on the Prairie dog towns. After three ejector springs in that one bolt, I gave up.

Tikka, side bolt release.

Old Savage, clunky thing on top, and you have to also squeeze the trigger to get the bolt to release. New Savage, bolt release on the bottom somewhat hidden.

No mystique, no art, no romance, just nuts and bolts of one machine over the other.

I'm far from a Savage hater. Matter of fact, I love my Savage model 12. And yes, if I miss with that rifle, it's 100% my fault. Now, after that miss, if I am unable to take a quick follow up shot, it's probably my rifle's fault. The next rifle I buy probably won't be a Savage...but then again, the next rifle I buy will cost much more than my current Savage.

Look up Buzz on this site he has owned more new guns than anyone here. he can point you the right direction

Guess I've been lucky, have never had that issue. Before I bought my first AR or got into night vision, my pig gun for years was that old 110 with an ND3 green laser light on it. Creep up on a sounder, hit the light, and give them hell. 5 shots as fast as possible before they were out of sight. Reload, go to the next field and do it again. Never an issue. Anyway, just my

I own a Savage model 16 in .223 and a Tikka T3x lite in 7-08. Both are hunting rifles. Both stainless synthetic and a good comparison. Both shoot about the same accuracy wise. The Tikka action is smoother but I despise the small ejection port and am not a big fan of one size action regardless of the length of cartridges. I have man size hands and single loading is a pain in the tail. I am not a fan of the plastic Magazine but it has not given me any problems. I have not experienced the dreaded Savage ejector spring failure. I don’t know the exact round count but it has not seen hard use. Probably near 1,000 rounds in the Savage and less for the Tikka. Stocks on both are lacking. I guess I’m in the minority on this forum but I’m not one of the Tikka leg humpers. Mostly due to the small ejection port and the one size action. Savage actually has a true short action. Of the two I have, I like the Savage model 16 better. Both are very good shooting rifles and have functioned flawlessly.
I have no experience with Franchi rifles so of the two you listed I would buy a Savage.

Terrible advice!

Buzz has owned a bunch of different new guns.

Buzz HAS NOT actually shot a bunch if different new guns.

Yep. I've had Savages that ran fine in the past. I've had some that didn't...But even the ones that ran fine weren't the smoothest.

Edit: the extraction issue with my current Savage isn't from long term use. It didn't eject the very first round I put in the rifle.

Only Savage I own is a Model 99 in .300 Savage with a brass counter. It would definitely be my saddle gun, if I had a saddle...or a horse.

Never been drawn to the modern Savage rifles. One son-in-law bought a Savage Axis in .308 with the pre-mounted scope package "deal." Peeyew. I still have to finish helping him sight it in. Talk about painting lipstick on a pig.

'Don't know why only one other guy on here suggests Ruger. I like 'em.

This thread has inspired me to pull out from the back of the safe my bought used...Remington Mod. 700...LH...in .30-06. It killed most of the plains game on my walls.

OP - splurge, as much as you can possibly get by any woman in your life, on a really good scope.

thanks for all the insight. i knew not to many people would have much on the Franchi, and had seen the issues about Savages weak extractor but wanted a wider test audience which you guys thankfully provided. so i am re-assessing my options. Tikka and Weatherby were both on my original radar and with info i will prob lean back toward the Tikka

Opinions are like Aholes everyone’s got one, but the guys that make custom toilet paper for sensitive aholes are the ones I’d ask.

#1sensitive ahole/custom toilet paper guy on this thread is FiremanJG. Just PM him so no bodies feelings get hurt about shrimper looking rifles.

The rifles ya'll are arguing over ALL SUCK. Nut up and buy right.

Whats wrong with Winchester Model 70?

Never owned a Savage or Tikka, all Remington and Ruger rifles. Had a brand new out of the box Remington Model 7 .260 that would not pattern any better than a 12” pie plate. I even sent the Leupold scope back for accuracy check, came back no problem found. Took it to the the gun show and sold it.

Good hunting! (Not paper piercing. )