I've been packing around junk for decades and the coyotes don't like it.
I also remember well getting kicked around and brow beat for buying Tikka's, mostly by the Rem crowd, well we've seen how that turned out.
Tikka's were available new back then for around $350 and they had plastic!
A real serious point of contention, What was odd is I can't recall any such grumbling when Rem had plastic on some of the most popular models in the 60's, 70's, 80's or Glock's.
Plastic is now mainstream for firearms or you can still buy metal and wood. Having both the benefits are noticeable each way.
At this point it looks like Tikka will be a companion for life.