Good choice, I don't know you can go wrong with the Tika, I sure do not get a warm and fuzzy over their tiny bolts. I am sure its all more than on the up and up but I like some heft.
The 16 Stainless Looks like a great hunting rifle. I always hated exposing a wood stock and steel to wet conditions. Not an issue with yours.
One thing to keep in mind, the Acu trigger is a Hunting one and it adjust down to 2.5 lbs. I prefer heavier in a hunting rifle, more like 5 lbs.
Your 12FCV has the Acu Varmint that adjust down to 1.5 lbs.
If you want to change it, its just a spring change, Northern Shooters Supply carries them.
The barrel is likely to be hard to clean. Savage is pretty rough though it does not affect accuracy. Something to do with the way its made, it has sort of cross hatch ripples so each one catches carbon you can't get to (maybe from the front but not worth it in my opinion)
I wondered why I could not get mine completely clean until I got the Lyman Boroscope (nice tool, $80 off when I got it via Amazon.)
I went with Carbon Killer 2000 and can get it clean, never totally but more than good enough. The Boroscope lets you know you got it as best you could.
Once its down to traces of Carbon I stop on that barrel.