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I"m fan of Ruger #1. I remember article John Barnsness on #1 and Tikka.The information I am about to offer is six tears old.
John Barnsness, gun and shooting writer with a solid reputation, wrote an article comparing a Sako Finnlight with a Tikka. At that time he stated that " the premium match grade barrel on the Finnlight was worth the entire Tikka".
About that same time when I was hunting and realoading .with a fellow who had the Tikka in 308 that I mentioned above we used a micrometer to measure and compare our two rifles.
My barrel was fluted, his was not and mine had greater diameter.
Not saying that production might not have changed since then, but that was the info available back then.
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