With 1000 dollars what rifle would you buy and WHY?

Used savage or Stevens action.. 250
Shilen or criterion varmint contour 7 stw.. 350
Bell and Carlson duramaxx. 100
Sharp shooter supply comp trigger.. 100
Gill style muzzle brake and installation.. 175


Bed it yourself with devcon 10110 and it will be just as accurate as any hunting gun out there and weigh 8 lbs unscoped. Shoots lights out... Mine does.
 
Y'all about 13yrs late to the party
If there's any beer left, I'll join the party!!
To be honest, this would be an interesting thread to start back up. A lot has changed since since 2011!
I should probably not look though, since I have other priorities at the moment and I should really shoot what I've got more before getting new toys.
 
To be honest, I don't remember hearing much about Tikka back in 2011 (then again, there's a lot of stuff I don't remember these days). I DO remember the first time I went to a LGS and checked out the feel of a Tikka vs a Savage, though. Wow, the Savage felt awful gritty in comparison. Then again, my first bolt action was a Lee Enfield and almost everything felt bad in comparison. That Tikka sure was pretty good, though.

When did the Tikkas become more popular in the US?
 
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