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Originally Posted by Coiloil37
No I’m not. I haven’t shouldered a tikka since about 2001 or 2002 and it wasn’t a t3 nor was it a synthetic stock. It was a nice “enough” rifle but built before the t3 line. I have no idea the quality of the new t3 as I know I don’t like them and wouldn’t let the thing ride in the front of my truck if I won it by accident in a raffle. The vanguard I played with back in about 2003/4 might not of been an S2 as i don’t keep up with their models. I decided then and there the vanguard was junk and I haven’t held one since. If the t3x and s2 vanguard are comparable I would say they’re both junk and yet a lot of people love the tikka. Now a weatherby mark v is another story...
Are you suggesting budget rifles are as well built as the mid to upper end rifles in a company’s production line? There’s a reason they’re inexpensive. Buying cheap, new and inexpensive doesn’t work for me. I prefer finding used quality at a reasonable price.
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I generaly agree with everything you said, just that I read into what you wrote that you considered the Vangaurd at a lower price point and quality level from low end Tikkas and I think that they are more or less comparable. I just suspected you were not talking about the current S2 model and wanted to clarify. I consider the S2 the upper end of budget guns and lower end of mid range - but I guess those terms are relative.
I love the feel of an A7 and would totally have considered one used if I could have found a good deal when I was ready to buy.