300 wm tikka or 30-06 vanguard?

[woollsyjr]

im looking to get a decent all round rifle and ive found a tikka t3 stainless in 300 win mag and a Weatherby vanguard stainless in 30-06. ive heard great things about both guns and both calibers but i did hear the tikka is a little lighter are doesnt handle recoil as well as the vanguard. this is a gun im hoping to keep for a while and maybe personalize and upgrade a little so i can always put a different stock on it or a brake to help that or down load the cartridge. just hoping for some incite on what others would consider in this decision.

[270person]

Originally Posted by woollsyjr

im looking to get a decent all round rifle and ive found a tikka t3 stainless in 300 win mag and a Weatherby vanguard stainless in 30-06. ive heard great things about both guns and both calibers but i did hear the tikka is a little lighter are doesnt handle recoil as well as the vanguard. this is a gun im hoping to keep for a while and maybe personalize and upgrade a little so i can always put a different stock on it or a brake to help that or down load the cartridge. just hoping for some incite on what others would consider in this decision.

Both are good rifles. T3 in 300wm will def rattle your bones. Strapping a brick recoil pad on one would be an improvement. Weatherby doesn't have plastic parts like the Tikka and have great actions. Tikka likely a bit easier to sell if and when you choose to do do. Weatherby will be heavier yes, but you can restock it just as easily as the Tikka.

Both will shoot.

[fordtruckin]

Between the 2 I’d take the weatherby for the above mentioned reasons. I don’t generally buy a rifle considering how well it will sell later on. I’ve never had an issue selling a gun when I wanted to.

[huntwat]

Not even close.
If you choose the tikka, you will shoot it once and have buyers remorse.
The vanguard is the one you want.

[woollsyjr]

the vanguard definitely seems like the far more reasonable option and the tikkas recoil was definitely a concern.

[moniaw24]

Weatherby or not to be.... Make good life choices and buy a Weatherby

[gunluvr]

Originally Posted by huntwat

Not even close.
If you choose the tikka, you will shoot it once and have buyers remorse.
The vanguard is the one you want.

That sums it up in fewer words than most would like to shout. It doesn't need an explanation.

[bezzola]

My son has a 257 vanguard and that gun stacks bullets holes has a custom thumb hole stock on it i was shocked and the accuracy with loaded and factory ammo

[jcrayford]

Originally Posted by woollsyjr

im looking to get a decent all round rifle and ive found a tikka t3 stainless in 300 win mag and a Weatherby vanguard stainless in 30-06. ive heard great things about both guns and both calibers but i did hear the tikka is a little lighter are doesnt handle recoil as well as the vanguard. this is a gun im hoping to keep for a while and maybe personalize and upgrade a little so i can always put a different stock on it or a brake to help that or down load the cartridge. just hoping for some incite on what others would consider in this decision.

My suggestion would be ammo availability, and right now after 2+ years of border shutdowns is a great time to travel to a small town and see what's available. If the 300 WM is stocked but the 30-06 isn't....? That would be another determining factor for myself.

Don't get me wrong, I've got a specialized calibre as well and have to search for the cartridges to fit it. But I've also got my standard calibres that I know IF ammo is forgotten, *most* likely could find it at a local store.

Something else to think about.....

J.

[270person]

Originally Posted by 1899b

They are both the same caliber. (.308). They are different cartridges
But ok…..

Don't be like that now. I'm from Sask originally and grew up shooting rifles with "clips" that held multiple "bullets." That's how we rolled and the animals we shot at seemed more concerned with preserving their lives than nomenclature. Cartridges held ink and went into pens with funny looking tips.

Sometimes we even shot at "antelope" and "rabbits" and fished for "pickeral".