ah, I got ya

I was reading it as. "If you are going to beat the hell out of it, buy a nice one"

But I agree with you, get what you pay for. Longevity.

Also, in regards to a previous post of the plastic magazines they have....

One would think that with all the great features that Sako has along with the Tikka, they would have engineered something a little better than a plastic magazine. Possibly my least favorite feature on those guns.