I like both the Tikka and Remington, owning 1 Tikkas (.243 Win) and 3 Rems (2-.270, 1-.243). I like them all, or wouldn't have them now.
I carried a pop-up blind into a stand on top of a hill, to be used by my (from away) S-I-L the next day when it was going to rain heavily. I carried the .243 Tikka because it was lighter than either .270.
After setting up the blind and starting to tie it down, saw a spikehorn (135 lbs) standing crosswise in the snowmobile trail, 170 yards away. I reached for the Tikka and, resting my left hand lightly on top of the blind, killed it with one shot through the lungs, dropping it in it's tracks with a handloaded, Hornady GMX 85 grain bullet.
Three grandkids have used it and it's claimed 4 deer, so far.
Last year, I bought a Rem 700 CDL stainless-fluted in .270 and found it very accurate. It's now pillar-bedded in a custom stock with a Timney trigger. I haven't seen a "shootable" deer when carrying it yet, but hoping to do so this year.
I carried a pop-up blind into a stand on top of a hill, to be used by my (from away) S-I-L the next day when it was going to rain heavily. I carried the .243 Tikka because it was lighter than either .270.
After setting up the blind and starting to tie it down, saw a spikehorn (135 lbs) standing crosswise in the snowmobile trail, 170 yards away. I reached for the Tikka and, resting my left hand lightly on top of the blind, killed it with one shot through the lungs, dropping it in it's tracks with a handloaded, Hornady GMX 85 grain bullet.
Three grandkids have used it and it's claimed 4 deer, so far.
Last year, I bought a Rem 700 CDL stainless-fluted in .270 and found it very accurate. It's now pillar-bedded in a custom stock with a Timney trigger. I haven't seen a "shootable" deer when carrying it yet, but hoping to do so this year.