I looked at it and several factors caused me not to consider it.
No factory drop magazine.
No factory adjustable comb.
No set trigger.
You can however install a drop magazine plate, a Jewell trigger and a McMillan stock. By the time you add it up you could buy a far superior rifle.
Be...
Thanks Fumbler but I am he of the strange cheekbone tribe and had to learn by necessity all about parallax early in life.
Just came back from the dealer who took a lot of my cash for a Tikka T3 Tactical with two extra 6 round mags. Beretta will probably ship on Monday and my CA ten day wait...
They sure did and it left me wondering if I could've lived with myself if I had bought the rifle from them. Maybe it's just as well that I didn't get it.
I was in the gun shop the other day getting pricing on a Tikka T3 Tactical and this guy walked in with a Navy M1 in VG condition asking if they were interested. The store clerk offered him $200 and had a deal. I tried to buy it but he kept it for himself. I kept chewing on it for several days.
Yes I checked out the T3 Varmint but again the same comb height problem, otherwise great rifle for significantly less money than the T3 tactical. Then there is the T3 Super Varmint, a T3 Tactical stainless by another name and at the same price.
Your collective good comments on the Tikka are...
The CZ 527 Varmint Kevlar does have a lot of what I'm looking for but the H-S stock's comb is too low for me which puts me back in the McMillan project. Nice gun though.
Yes, I did think about the Tikka T3 Tactical in .308 but for my plinking the low cost of the .223 ammo carried the day. I'm...
New at posting here but longtime browser of the interesting topics on this knowledgeable board.
Recently decided to buy a .223 bolt action for general plinking and occasional target shooting / maybe local competition. I'll be using my old but never before used Redfield Target 8X32X40 made in...
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