Ok, so I'm looking into getting a new hunting rifle. I've got a few hunting rifles, but they all weigh close to 10 lbs. outfitted with scopes/mounts etc., so I'd like to get something a little less cumbersome. I've narrowed it down to the Weatherby Weathermark and Sako 85 Finnlight II. Bare naked, these rifles weigh from 6.1-6.25 lbs.
I had been looking at theTikka T3x Lite and SuperLite as well, as they are made by SAKO and use SAKO barrels, but I'm not too keen on the plastic/delrin bottom metal and the fact that they all use a long action, but pin the bolt to accommodate shorter calibers. Am I reading too much into it? One of my rifles is a SAKO AV so I'm probably a little spoiled. Should I just save some coin, get the Tikka and not look back?
Also, any other differences between the T3x Lite and Superlite besides the SL having a fluted barrel? it weighs only .1 lbs. less than the Lite (6.4 vs 6.5 lbs with 22" bbl). That's the only real difference I see when comparing the two on the Tikka website. For .1 lbs. I'd rather stick with the non-fluted bbl.
My hunting is primarily deer and pig.
I had been looking at theTikka T3x Lite and SuperLite as well, as they are made by SAKO and use SAKO barrels, but I'm not too keen on the plastic/delrin bottom metal and the fact that they all use a long action, but pin the bolt to accommodate shorter calibers. Am I reading too much into it? One of my rifles is a SAKO AV so I'm probably a little spoiled. Should I just save some coin, get the Tikka and not look back?
Also, any other differences between the T3x Lite and Superlite besides the SL having a fluted barrel? it weighs only .1 lbs. less than the Lite (6.4 vs 6.5 lbs with 22" bbl). That's the only real difference I see when comparing the two on the Tikka website. For .1 lbs. I'd rather stick with the non-fluted bbl.
My hunting is primarily deer and pig.