I am a blued steel/walnut purist, but a close friend and fellow hunter, and a rather picky bugger, owns the Ruger in .450 and loves the darned thing. His opinion and this video tell me it is a good rifle for throwing a round down range and on target.

Great job. Its refreshing to listen to an intelligent speaker. Thanks.

I’m really glad I ran across this channel. I’ve been stuck between the 783 and American, and there aren’t any as detailed reviews as this. I appreciate your time, and detailed reviews.

Just picked up a Ruger American in .450 and I love it.

Very informative video.Thank you!

What a great and detailed review. It's good to learn your knowledge. Ty!

Thank you very much for your insightful reviews. As someone who is in the market for an entry level bolt action rifle, I found this information very helpful.

Very nice informative video! Thanks a lot, as I am trying to choose my new hunting rifle out of these...

I just recently found your channel and you're already in the top 5 of my most liked. Just the facts and no bs or bravado. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and collection with us. This video is so timely for me. I was I my local gunsmith shop today with my Savage 11 6.5 Creedmore that seems to have a short chamber...I was looking at and discussing alternatives. I looked at all three of these rifles. While I didn't remove the actions from the stocks, I did form an opinion based on feel and my personal preferences. With your review I got a much better look, especially at the stocks and actions. Through your review it appears to me that the Ruger may be the most rigid and robust design, but I really didn't like the feel of the forend. Of the three in the review I liked the Tikka the best overall. Just my preference. I too really love beautiful walnut and blued steel and I have a safe full of those that I want to preserve their beauty and would hate to be scratched in the field. The utility, stability and toughness of these new stocks and finishes also has its own appeal in the field. IMHO It's really great to have so many choices today. Thanks again for your excellent reviews and videos.

When I was younger and dumber, I bought a T3 in .243 with walnut stock, blued steel and a 4x scope. Functional, but a true Frankenrifle, blending old school with new school design. What was I thinking? Thanks to this channel, I know now that I should have bought a used Tikka 55 or Remington 788 for a fraction of the cost.

Some good info here! The Remington comes with a Center Point, scope & rings. Thanks for the vid!!

Hello USOG, I have been away for a while with work, just getting back seeing your videos is like visiting with a friend for a while. I enjoyed this video and will catch up with all your videos. Thanks and keep up the good work.

very informative thank you

Great video as always

Thank you very much sir.

Thanks for a very interesting and informative video. I enjoy your videos very much indeed.

we enjoyed your lecture and breakdown of your rifles . we do like large bolt knobs like on the tikka .

Nice reviews. Waiting for the x-bolt 👌👌😉😉

I recently just found your channel and I just want to say what a great job you do on your reviews. Straight forward with great information. I also appreciate the dashes of personal opinion. Also kudos to your film and lights crew.

Very good video. As a new owner of a Savage Model 11, I was curious about how similar rifles in this price range measured up to each other, and I appreciate your historical context and knowledge.

Nice vide, thanks.

I love my 783 in 30’06. Already taken a deer with it and still have tags.

Good review My Friend, A recent budget rifle that has caught My attention is the TC, Compass. They are starting to show up at the deer camps pretty regularly now. God Bless

Just a couple things on the Tikka you have. The trigger guard assembly will come out of the stock. Maybe the previous owner glued it in. Also, that is an aftermarket bolt handle. Much bigger than factory. I have many brands, but lean hard to the Tikkas just because of the feel of the action. Other Budget guns don’t match up on smoothness... All my opinion, take it for what it is. Great job with the videos! As others have stated, T/C Compass is something you should consider. Exceptional value for the price. With rebate in late 2018, you can purchase for $225-$250. $75 less than that if you are a veteran...Looking forward to the video on the 99 stock!

I own both Ruger and Remington rifles in classic M77 and Rem 700 formats and they are quality firearms, but recently bought a Rem 783 in .300 win mag because it was a gun show steal and I wanted to get an intro to win mag without morgaging my house. The factory sight was ok but eye relief was dangerous with the .300 win mag. Put a cheap Primary Arms 4-14 ffp on it and it is a sweet gun for around a thousand Aussie dollars all up. No problems with any of it, yes the stock is the worst feature, but I like the rest of it that much I m going to chuck a cheap Boyd's on it. As you mention magazine is very nice, trigger is sound and it shoots straight with a smooth action. Can't complain. In fact may just buy a 223 HBT. THANKS for a great little review of all these guns.

I own a 783 30-06 love it and the price

Regarding the American, placing the second bedding block in the middle simplified the inclusion of the tang safety, and a block in the rear wouldn't have as much engagement area with the receiver. A downside to the mid location is that it does complicate things when you go to an AICS style mag with the release on the front of the trigger guard. Then you'll likely need to disassemble the mag release to remove your stock or chassis.

I love my t3x hunter, if i do my bit it can shoot half MOA or better at 100 yards.

What more can you ask for in a hunting rifle? Great video!

Best reviews. Wich one has less feeding problems?

i have a tikka t3x in 243w so far i love it, wish it wasnt a long action though. however its very accurate and i love the 243w.

I have two of these three but I try to stay with the smaller calibers, my Remington is in .223 while my Tikka is 22-250. I enjoy shooting with both, and maybe I said before, I am not a hunter but I do enjoy target shooting non-competitively .For accuracy, my shooting tends to favor the Tikka,...is it a better rifle,..I really am not an expert at all, but I just know that I'd like to think so. Thanks for this video,..it is interesting and informative , as always.

I told myself I would NOT buy another rifle that wasn’t something special. Then I go out and buy myself 16.5” 783 heavy and a TC Compass for my son haha. The Ruger bolt looks identical to the RPR. I think the TC Compass needs to be in this series. My next rifle will certainly be something special. Cheers

I have to admit that the first time that I heard of Nightforce, I was skeptical, because their brand name reminded me of those cheap binoculars at flea markets. Boy, was I wrong!

Hello usog, many thanks for the great 22lr semi auto vid, is the 7mm-08 rem a good cartridge for deer hunting, look at getting one in either 783 or ruger american

would be nice to add sauer 100 or mauser M18 in comparison of these budget rifle

This series is very informative. Could you include the Mossberg Patriot?

Fantastic, fascinating, in-depth & indeed educating study of the three rifles. I tried to give 'two thumbs up', but KZfaq wouldn’t let me. Have I been relegated to one thumb?

The recoil lug and bedding block are two different things. It rounds like your using the term interchangeably.

Outstanding review, truly. I appreciate how you admit what you are unclear of in the manufacturing processes and techniques. Pardon my ignorance here please, what manufacturers of modern bolt action rifles is most similar to the iconic Mauser 98? I am considering a used Mauser M18. I cannot justify the $8K+ for the modern M98 Standard Expert and do not want to carry my M98 1945 8MM into the back country.

One big advice is not over-tighten the actions screws on composite stocks. The stocks have support winglets that would get crushed that might not be obvious and you would ruin some of the well deserved accuracy. The 35 in-lbs is the max recommended. Great information can be learned from Nathan Foster of Ballistic Studies. Although I own multiple of these rifles, almost all are re-stocked, which is why I don't mind the inexpensive and super-light default.

Those stocks make me want to fill them up with Devcon to stiffen them up.

Thanks for a great video once again, but let me be the first to say “yucky” LOL. If forced to hunt with one of the “Tupperware Gang”, I believe I would choose the Sauer 100 XT or Mauser M18. Sauer was wise enough to manufacture the 100 with a birch stock option. My goodness look how far we’ve regressed from the days of luscious walnut and deep polished blue, to Tupperware and matte finish that starts to rust if it’s rumored to be in the same zip code as moisture. I’m sorry I just can’t let go of days of old, long live walnut and blue!!!

It look like the walls of Tikka T3 forearm are thicker that the Rugers. And the Ruger has better cross pattern in the forearm ass well.

Do you have plans to review the Mossberg patriot and what's your opinion of it ?

Aftermarket wooden stocks are available for the 783. Anyone know if the accuracy changes with a wooden stock? I have 783 in .308 and am considering getting a wooden stock

I've got a Ruger American in 300 Blackout. It was cheap. It's ugly, the magazine is plastic junk, it's a little heaver than is needs to be but it shoots 1/2 moa all day. So I'm pretty happy.

I can tell you from my own experience that the Ruger American Predator will flat out shoot. 1/2 moa groups are very normal.

What about carbon fiber stocks? Is that a thing?

the reason you get asked about the remington trigger is because the 700's have a history of going off when the safety is switched off which as far as i know remington has done everything to hide and nothing to remedy. unless the trigger is improved i wouldn't touch one.

this man casually mentioned it 200 degrees as a possibility in africa

Great video! Did you ever shoot a deer?

How about you do a videopon the Winchester XSP

Great detailed video but for some reason these style of rifles make me think of a throw away or disposable gun. They'll never go up in value and they're definitely not heirloom material.

Wish he would have talked about barrels seems to me that the ruger is the more rigid rifle stock and Bolt

when you consider what you are not getting with a cheap synthetic stock, moneywise, it seems to me this is kind of a false economy in bargain rifles. utility wise, probably ok, but probably like buying a cheap scope and expecting durabilty and great performance. i glad i collected used, premium rifles in the previous century, when walnut from furniture waste was still available.

I don't want a plastic stock on my rifle.

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I don't like these cheap plastic turds -- so I won't buy them. It wouldn't bother me that they exist but, for example, Winchester has been putting way more energy into coming out with new versions and calibers of their cheap XPR rifle instead of the Model 70. I would like to see them put more energy into new Model 70 versions instead of tons and tons of new XPR versions.