Thread: Hardy Tikka Carbon Stock and Barrel Good deal ?

Originally Posted by Nickoli

Fixed it for you - have yet to see one of these rifles anywhere it might see a bit of a knock in a river or a bit of rough stuff...

Yeahhh naaaa.

Each to their own. I have no problem if someone wants to spend a whole heap of money to shave a little bit off their rifle weight cos they gotta carry it. Its your money to spend- you earnt it, you spend it. And I honestly do hope that you enjoy and like it. I simply choose not to as I gain greater differences else where. I carry a single shot- no magazine, just saves 5 rounds worth just like that. I lost 5 kgs using a push bike to go to and from work for 6 months....cant shave that much off my rifle. And if you pass me a heavier rifle, I man up and carry it and enjoy it. Mainly because it means I am somewhere I can carry a rifle, and enjoy life for what it is.

And I do see people using those "expensive" rifles to hunt with. That is what they are made for. The Semprio I was able to handle etc was heading up the alps for Tahr hunting having just had its 300minmag barrel sighted in. When (if) you ever get to handle rifles of this grade, you will go back to your tikka / winchestor / Howa / Ruger and think that the action now feels like it is full of sand. It is like comparing silk boxers with ones made of Hemp. Both do the same job but they do not do it the same....

As for your carbon fibre analogy- your carbon wrapped barrels and carbon fibre stocks have more in common with the Lambo than they do with the GTR.....all the bling and pretty, a bit lighter an yet still dont perform much better than much cheaper rifles....If a sub $1000 Howa can put 4 shots through the same hole at 100m and my .303 single Ruger can get a 40mm group at 300m why would I spend triple that on anything except more ammo for what I have?

Perhaps I am lucky that I get a different perspective on money and the attitudes towards it by those who have stupid amounts of it. (I dont- I work hard and save harder) When my decendants hand my grand fathers firearms down to their grand kids I can promise you it wont be a Tikka. Kiwis tend to look at rifles as a tool, a short term investment that has a job to do. Where a lot of more international hunters take a lot of pride in their firearm of choice. In fact a lot of these "gentrified" people you refer to wont even buy a Tikka to give to a servant or porter as a gift. Not good enough. Aesthetics, function and form all come together to make rifles that are a joy to hold.

Tikka do make a decent rifle, please dont get me wrong. Its just that Howa, Zastava, Weatherby, Savage, Toz, and Izhmash all make good rifles as well and for similar or less money. The firearms world is huge if you ever want to feel like a kid in a candy store.