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<blockquote data-quote="redneckbmxer24" data-source="post: 3028189" data-attributes="member: 11459"><p>I bought a 30 cal magnum as my first bolt gun once (300RUM) and would not recommend it. A light 300WM like a Tikka is going to suck to shoot, especially in that synthetic stock that doesn't help absorb recoil at all. Tikkas also don't lend themselves well to threading and getting a proper shoulder for a suppressor because of the super thing barrels. </p><p></p><p>I'd step down to a 7mm RM or 7mm PRC and pick out a different rifle that will be a little better suited for the recoil and threading. Those new Bergara Wilderness Sierra models look nice and come with the bolt handles on the wrong side. Bergara's reputation is about equal to Tikka I'd say but the customer service is far better (its actually existent) if you do have an issue. I haven't had to deal with their CS but know people who have and they were great. I've had to deal with Beretta/Tikka a few times and each time was painful to say the least, you probably couldn't find a company in this industry with worse CS if you tried.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redneckbmxer24, post: 3028189, member: 11459"] I bought a 30 cal magnum as my first bolt gun once (300RUM) and would not recommend it. A light 300WM like a Tikka is going to suck to shoot, especially in that synthetic stock that doesn't help absorb recoil at all. Tikkas also don't lend themselves well to threading and getting a proper shoulder for a suppressor because of the super thing barrels. I'd step down to a 7mm RM or 7mm PRC and pick out a different rifle that will be a little better suited for the recoil and threading. Those new Bergara Wilderness Sierra models look nice and come with the bolt handles on the wrong side. Bergara's reputation is about equal to Tikka I'd say but the customer service is far better (its actually existent) if you do have an issue. I haven't had to deal with their CS but know people who have and they were great. I've had to deal with Beretta/Tikka a few times and each time was painful to say the least, you probably couldn't find a company in this industry with worse CS if you tried. [/QUOTE]
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