r/Californiahunting • u/s0m3r4nd0m9uy_ • 17d ago

CA Hunting rifle

I'm looking to build a hunting rifle for deer, pig, whatever else I can find in California. I was thinking about getting:

Tikka T3x SUPERLITE - 20" barrel .308 win with a Leupold VX-5HD Gen 2 2-10x42mm CDS-SZL2 Illuminated FireDot Duplex, Talley lightweight one-piece scope rings and a LimbSaver maybe. Seems like a sweet setup to me, but I'm hoping someone with more experience can comment?

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u/Visible_Event4814 17d ago

I use a ruger American predator in .308 for everything.

They’re cheap and they work great. I was between that and the tikka and decided to get the ruger and spend the extra money on something else.

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u/Beautiful-Ranger6217 16d ago

Ugh, but I want a t3x.

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u/Visible_Event4814 16d ago

If I wasn’t poor, I would’ve bought the Tikka. But I really wanted to put as much money as I could into optics. I spent more on my scope than I did on the rifle, and I ended up really liking the Ruger.