In the T3 Lite you'll feel (and hear) them both - substantially. If you're stuck on a 7mm Mag, one of the best big game flatteners there is IMO, stick with the laminated or the wood-stocked versions. A full pound+ heavier but weight will help you enough to thank it at the sighting in. As far as the .270 WSM goes, I'm not sold on it. The .300 WSM is a whole bunch more flexible as far as bullet weights go, yet still not as much as the .300 Win Mag., another great caliber. I love the Tikkas and of all the rifles we have and in spite of the fact that I always grab my (old-style) 7mm Premium grade just 'cause, if I had to have only one rifle it would be my wife's Tikka SS/Laminate .308. Amazing accuracy, no end to the power it can be reloaded to, and a beautiful piece of work. Beautiful trigger. Magnums in the T3 are a bit uncomfortable pretty quick on the range, and of all modern rifles I think their synthetic (plastic) stock is the best of the bunch.
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