ok, the stevens around here is like 330, the tikka t3 lite stainless is like 550. I told the wife with our tax refund, I am getting a rifle, she wants new light fixtures. What the hell is wrong with women?? :shock:
I am a beginner hunter, not a benchrest shooter or accuracy freak gunsmith type, so both will fit my needs. I just want to maximize my $$ spent.
Allot of people are saying a stevens will need a trigger job or a drop in replacement trigger half the time. drop ins cost like 90, or a trigger job like 75.
the tikka t3 lite comes with rings, the stevens doesnt.
so stevens with a bushnell elite 3200( just an example) and trigger job and rings
330+40 for rings+200 for scope+85 for trigger work is $655
Tikka with no work needed, rings included is 550, plus 200 for the bushnell amounts to like $750.
I would lean towards the extra $100 and get what I have read to be a vastly superior rifle, in stainless, the Tikka. I know not every stevens comes with a smelly trigger, but you have to factor that in to your $$ when purchasing it I would think. thoughts? are there other aspects besides the price that would lean people more towards one vs the other? Basically I can get either one, but I dont want to drop an extra $200 on the tikka, however the #'s dont bear out the "GREAT VALUE" thing if it needs $$ for tweaking after purchase
