Have just started thinking about getting my first long range bolt action rifle. Goal would be to get a very accurate rifle, probably in .308 for paper punching and maybe to eventually get into long range shooting - although honestly that will probably be down the road, since I currently don't have anyplace nearby where I can do long range shooting.
I'd be willing to spend around $1,500 for the gun (although if an additional $5-600 got me a lot more I'd dig a little deeper to come up with the money).
Some very preliminary research has yielded two possible candidates in my price range - the Tikka and the SIG. Don't have any first hand experience with either and although I own a bunch of semi-auto rifles (an AK, an FAL, a bunch of AR's) and I probably put a hundred rounds a week downrange my only experience with bolt guns is my .22 and a Schmidt Rubin K31. Wondering what people think of the above two rifles and would be interested in any other recommendations you guys have.
Oh, and I shoot lefty and my .22 is a LH model, so in a perfect world it would be nice to have this option - although all my other rifles are right hand.
I'd be willing to spend around $1,500 for the gun (although if an additional $5-600 got me a lot more I'd dig a little deeper to come up with the money).
Some very preliminary research has yielded two possible candidates in my price range - the Tikka and the SIG. Don't have any first hand experience with either and although I own a bunch of semi-auto rifles (an AK, an FAL, a bunch of AR's) and I probably put a hundred rounds a week downrange my only experience with bolt guns is my .22 and a Schmidt Rubin K31. Wondering what people think of the above two rifles and would be interested in any other recommendations you guys have.
Oh, and I shoot lefty and my .22 is a LH model, so in a perfect world it would be nice to have this option - although all my other rifles are right hand.