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Love my Tikka T3X Super Lite in 243 Win! It is not threaded but for 2025 they will thread all of them. I put a new trigger spring in mine and besides being the lightest rifle in my safe, it shoots very accurate, the action is very smooth and the trigger is excellent, crisp and light.
I worked up a load using Barnes 80 gr TTSX bullets and I absolutely love it. It you can find the Super Lite, even if it is not threaded, buy it as I am sure you can get it threaded.
 
Budget would be a determining factor. If you're a Natty Light guy; Savage Axis. Coors Banquet; Ruger American. Dos Equis; Tikka. Wine kinda feller; Sako:ROFLMAO: In all seriousness, I had my hands on a Ruger American gen2 yesterday. It had a very good "feel" to it. Nice and light, factory installed brake on threads, fluted barrel, etc. Couldn't tell you how the trigger felt but I imagine it wouldn't be hard to tinker with to get where you like it. If I were in the market for one, I wouldn't have hesitated for a second to scoop it up!
 
I just bought the Gen II Predator in 243. It has the 22 inch barrel and comes with a 3 round magazine. There are 5 round and 10 round magazine's available. It seems to handle good and is not heavy 6.7 LBS. The tang safety is a 3 position that I like. You can change the comb height and LOP with extra riser's and shorter stock extensions from Ruger. It will be a bit before I get to the range and shoot it. We are currently under a winter storm watch with heavy snow in the forecast and bad wind chill temps. I'm going to top it with an older VX-3 2.5 x 8. It should be a good set up I'm looking forward to it.
 
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