It's mainly between the Thompson Center and the weatherby Vanguard. The weatherby has the better trigger but the TC has the 5R rifling. I like the savage but don't like the idea of the accutriger. The Tikka is nice but on the pricier side. Someone persuade me

Set on 308. I don't hunt, but I have a huge appreciation for accuracy and am kind of OCD about it. The range I use now sucks (100 yards) but a new one is opening up that's supposed to have a 600 or 800 yard range. Best case scenario I'm plinking steel at 800 yards.

Experts will be along shortly but you need specifics.

What's purpose, caliber, price range, etc.

Way to general of a question to even answer....  Caliber preferred?  Use for the rifle?  What features are important to you?

based only on what you have posted, Tikka.  All. Day. Long.

Sorry 308. I don't hunt, but I have a huge appreciation for accuracy and am kind of OCD about it. The range I use now sucks (100 yards) but a new one is opening up that's supposed to have a 600 or 800 yard range. Best case scenario I'm plinking steel at 800 yards.

Could you elaborate for me?

Tikka is required to have 3 shot group under 1 inch at 100 yds before it is allowed to leave the factory. Savage police seried rifles also tend to shoot very well.  The Remmington R5 rifles shoot well. many of the others I dont trust for out of the box accuracy.  Of those my top pick woult be the Tikka in the tactical version with the heavier threaded barrel. I would probably add a Smith Vortex flash suppressor.  I would also strongly consider the 6.5 Creedmore in the same rifle unless there was a specific reason to go .308 like already having ammo brass dies etc.  I will say that I am very impressed with the Savage police series rifles accuracy.  One consideration to think about is what additional magazines cost and what type it uses.

I've heard good things about 6.5. I leaned toward 308 because I thought it was cheaper. I may start to reload. Am I wrong? Weatherby also guarantees 1 MOA

Stop being fucking poor and buy the Tikka. If your a godless peasant that cant afford anything better then a savage save your pennies tell you can get a Tikka. Far as caliber 6.5 is the only answer.

lol I'm actually a mechanical engineer who is not poor. But, on the behalf of the people who work hard and don't make enough, please save your pennies and shove them down your throat.

Damnit the smallest coins I have are silver dollars.

6.5 isn't any more to shoot at all, its actually a little less to reload for, other than barrel life, but that really isn't a big deal.  The 6.5 barrels still last years and years of shooting for most people.

223 will work put to 600 to 800 yards no problem, have you considered that?

I thought the Accu-trigger on a Savage was weird. After shooting it for a year, I now love the damn thing. Just a matter of getting used to it.

Care to elaborate on what's wrong with Savage?  This should be comical AF!

The Tikka is what you seek. Get the CTR or the Tac A1 in 6.5. Lower recoil, cheapppp factory ammo and it's stupid accurate, in either 20 or 24 inch barrels.

I would also consider the Ruger precision, Remington 5R gen II, Remington Magpul edition, Howa has options and the Savage 10T is cheap and good. You need to pick a dollar limit and then decide how bad you want to modify the rifle, how quality an action you want on it, etc... the Tikka T3x CTR will take very little modification, none in fact, to shoot lights out. The trigger is crisp and adjustable, but it is a biiiitch to get the factory rail off. Ask me how I know.

Its comical AF you have to ask whats wrong with savage.

I'll take a bolt action rifle over a break open rifle any day of the week. 

+1 for the Bergara B-14 HMR.  It's available in 6.5 Creedmoor (the new hotness) and 308 (the old tried & true) and it's a lot of rifle for the $.  If you just want a plinker, go with the 6.5.  If you are thinking a SHTF precision rifle, go with the 308 purely for the availability of ammunition.  It's reach isn't as good as the 6.5 but, in a real SHTF, the ~800 m (1/2 mile) effective range of the 308 is probably more than adequate...

Not a rationalization as much as a consideration...  it's a fact that 308 ammo and reloading components are more commonly available than 6.5.  308 ammo is also available in far greater variety that 6.5.  I don't really think in terms of SHTF but some folks do.  I agree that you won't find anything useful after a true SHTF but there are sub-total SHTFs where that is not true...  and it is easier/cheaper to stock pile high and deep stuff like military ball ammo for the 308 - there's no equivalent in 6.5...  just sayin'...  

Personally, when a friend of mine bought a 6.5 Creedmoor rifle about a year ago I did a little research and said to him, "They reinvented the 264 WinMag that came out in the 1960s but dialed back the performance...  wow (why is this the new hotness?)!"  I like tried and true ("common") and actually avoid the new hotness.  Regarding centerfire calibers >>> I think that there are only 2 semi-auto pistol calibers worth thinking about - 9mm and 45 ACP - 10mm auto gets an honorable mention.  2 revolver calibers - 357 mag and 44 mag (38 & 44 specials are tag alongs)...  45 colt gets an honorable mention.  Non-magnum rifle calibers - 3 > 243, 308, 45-70 - 270 gets an honorable mention.  Magnum rifle calibers - 2 - 7mm mag & 300 win mag - 338 Lapua mag. gets an honorable mention (kind of a "new hotness" (less than 30 years old!) but fills a niche)...  but that's just me, and some have told me that I'm nuts!

Just discussing MY opinions... YMMV.

Best,
- R -

Constructive response to your comment regarding the stockpiling of ammo.  The purpose of the rifle is precision shooting, right?  So why would stockpiling .308 ball ammo be beneficial?  Last I checked, 6.5CM match/hunting ammo is on par, if not cheaper than .308, so even if we are talking about SHTF scenarios, I find that the 6.5 would be a better option assuming you had stocked up.  I see plentiful ball ammo as only being useful in a DMR/battle rifle, not a precision rifle.  But like you were saying, this is just an opinion and YMMV.

thankfor all the replies...if anyone is curious...I'm going with the Tikka T3x Lite Stainless in 308. 308 solely because the ammo is more widely available.

Great choice!