Hummer70
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I would love to have a LH Tikka 308 or 30.06 heavy barrel with 6 or 10 shot mags but apparently they are not imported into the states? They are excellent rifles.
Tikka T3
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I don't have a lot of rifle experience I mostly shoot handguns. Having the urge for a good accurate rifle I took the plunge and went with the good feedback I have been hearing.
I bought my first bolt action rifle a few months back. Its a Tikka T3 light in .243 cal. Put a Leoupold 3-9 scope on it. After sighting in I can shoot under 1" moa 3 shot groups right out of the box with cheap factory ammo. Yeah the stock is not pretty but it works and you don't worry about weather and dings.
I bought my first bolt action rifle a few months back. Its a Tikka T3 light in .243 cal. Put a Leoupold 3-9 scope on it. After sighting in I can shoot under 1" moa 3 shot groups right out of the box with cheap factory ammo. Yeah the stock is not pretty but it works and you don't worry about weather and dings.
Six-Gun
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Do you mean the LH rifles are not imported stateside or the mags? Both of my T3 rifles are LH and the .308 is availble lefty, as well. I don't know about the higher capacity mags, however.
weeniewawa
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Six-Gun said:
I have a T3 Tactical in .223 and had a bad bolt that was piercing primers and the Beretta customer service was great
I sent it to a place they have in southern california and it was back in a couple of weeks
I don't consider that too bad. all covered by warranty
rbernie
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I have owned three T3's and all were simply superb shooters; accurate beyond expectation, well finished, and very well fitted.
When I bought a Remington, I know, the factory HS Precision stock is garbage or other high-quality stock, not so bad Flex. Even so, "I have new stock bed, because Remington's recoil lug in the inherent design leaves too much space inside the stock, which may lead to instability impact point.
tikka-guy
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I think so. I mean, besides the obvious that the bolt is not any shorter and the ejection port is the same size, I don't think I would've noticed at all. To be honest I don't really think about it. I can look closer and see if I can quantify it a little better.
45crittergitter
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I love all of my T3s. Very slick, lightweight, very accurate, just no complaints or problems at all. I prefer them over Remington/Ruger/Winchester, etc. The only negatives I can think of are that there are very few aftermarket products to fit them, you can't load the magazines while they're in the rifle, and the mags are expensive.
jogar80
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Sooo... if you have a .308 T3 and you remove the bolt stop... you should be able to run .30-06 in it? Sounds cool if so!
tikka-guy
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I don't have a long-action to compare, but I have one in 308 and .223. Both bolts appear to come back the same distance. I've heard others talking about the bolt stop but to be honest, without comparing it side by side with a long action, I'm not sure I understand exactly.
Looking at my two that I have, it seems that the receiver is exactly the same. So, the only things different are the barrel, bolt, and magazine. Note that the barrel also includes the chamber, so running .30-06 in a 308 would also require a barrel change.
Mr. Farknocker
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This pic sort of sums it up. It's a photo of the target I used to sight in my Tikka T3 lite .270 at 100 yards this past weekend. I was trying to zero it in at 1.5" above the bullseye. You can see me wandering around the target as I adjusted my elevation and windage until I settled just slightly right of center (i.e., 1.5" inches above the bullseye) and shot a group of 4 that touched each other. I ran out of ammo before being able to adjust the windage further left.
The only suggestion I have is to change the butt pad to reduce the recoil. The 6.25lbs. weight of the rifle makes it kick like a mule.
The only suggestion I have is to change the butt pad to reduce the recoil. The 6.25lbs. weight of the rifle makes it kick like a mule.
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Kachok
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My Tikka is my go to gun. Lightweight, wounderful egronomics, smooth as silk action, perfect trigger, and DEADLY accurate, really what more could you ask in a rifle? There are some other really fine rifles on the market too, (Sako 85, Browning X-Bolt, Winchester 70 Super Grade) but they cost an arm and a leg, and until one of those high dollar rifles will set up the tree stand or clean the deer for me I see no better value out there then a T3. Mine is so accurate you would have to really try to make it group poorly, .75" outside diamiter groups with el-chepo Prvi SPs. Handloads are more accurate then I am.
dubbleA
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Here's my best 3 shot group from my bone stock T3 in 270 WSM.
tikka-guy
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At what distance? At 100 yards, I'd say you need to try some different ammunition. At 200 that's decent. At 300 that's pretty damn good. Etc and so on and so forth.
Of course, 2 MOA (if this was at 100 yards) is plenty accurate for most practical hunting situations. The gun is likely capable of much better though.
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