Tikka T3X Superlite

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Who has some info on them? Cant find much. Also cant seem to find them in stock any where...

I thought this would be a fun varmint gun. Nice and light weight.

22-250 super light.

Looks good, feels good. (I assume its a tikka)

Whos got a lead on where they are hiding and any info or experience with them ?
 
It’s exactly a stainless T3 lite, just with a fluted barrel. That’s the only difference. Cabela’s use to sell them but they stopped carrying the line. My guess is they didn’t sell well.
 
I got one from Cabela's when they had them on sale, and shortly thereafter learned that they were discontinued. In addition to the fluted barrel, there was a thread here on CGN that suggested there may have been some slight mods to the stock to reduce weight. Can't confirm or deny, I have neither an OEM T3 stock nor an OEM Superlite stock to compare the two. The gun is a shooter for sure, better than MOA with handloads and usually MOA with any factory load. It's a .300WM. It wears a B&C stock now, and seems to weigh about the same as a standard standard T3 Lite; sorry, I never bothered to weigh it before or after.
 
They aren't discontinued they just don't bring them into Canada. You can get one imported by I run guns or prophet river
 
I have a 223 super light. Bought from Cabelas about 3? years ago..... It also sits in a B&C stock. Shoots my hand loads rediculously well. Never tried factory ammo.... They are a BIT lighter. A friend has a 243 super light and had a hell of a time getting it to shoot well. Another friend with the 7mm rem mag super light and factory ammo shoots very well. I wouldnt bother trying too hard to find one unless the flutted barrel really does something for you..... Just my opinion.....
 
7mag said:
I have a 223 super light. Bought from Cabelas about 3? years ago..... It also sits in a B&C stock. Shoots my hand loads rediculously well. Never tried factory ammo.... They are a BIT lighter. A friend has a 243 super light and had a hell of a time getting it to shoot well. Another friend with the 7mm rem mag super light and factory ammo shoots very well. I wouldnt bother trying too hard to find one unless the flutted barrel really does something for you..... Just my opinion.....
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Noted!
 
always wanted a superlite but they are not imported by shops anymore. I bought a few regular t3 and I am fine with their accuracy.
but I guess you can still call stoeger and order one up.
 
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Tikkas always seem to shoot well for me, although I haven't had many. The poor-shooting .243 mentioned above sounds like a fluke. I had not even heard of the Superlite until I saw it in person at Cabela's, but the sale price and the fluting caught my attention and I compared it to a standard T3 in the same chambering. Apparently I convinced myself that I could discern a difference in weight, because it came home with me...but, really, I just wanted a new gun.:)

It's grown on me, and I like the fluting even more now. I agree that one in .22-250, .223 or .243 would make a terrific bolt-action coyote rifle.
 
Canada tail said:
always wanted a superlite but they are not imported by shops anymore. I bought a few regular t3 and I am fine with their accuracy.
but I guess you can still call stoeger and order one up.
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"UNRIVALED ACCURACY
All Sako and Tikka rifles and cartridges are tested to guarantee 1 MOA or better accuracy - straight out of the box. Our products are continuously tested for Sako’s high standards on accuracy, performance, stopping power and reliability."

This is new, the guarantee is why I normally use weatherby's. Reading that is what re sparked my interest in Tikka

jjohnwm said:
Tikkas always seem to shoot well for me, although I haven't had many. The poor-shooting .243 mentioned above sounds like a fluke. I had not even heard of the Superlite until I saw it in person at Cabela's, but the sale price and the fluting caught my attention and I compared it to a standard T3 in the same chambering. Apparently I convinced myself that I could discern a difference in weight, because it came home with me...but, really, I just wanted a new gun.:)

It's grown on me, and I like the fluting even more now. I agree that one in .22-250, .223 or .243 would make a terrific bolt-action coyote rifle.
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Just a fun walking rifle for yotes and big whistle pigs. Light and robust.

They have the 1 MOA guarantee posted all over their site.

TIKKA T3x
Meet our new T3x product family. No matter which model you choose, 1 MOA accuracy is guaranteed.

A RIFLE FOR
EVERY CONDITION
All Tikka rifles are engineered and manufactured by Sako, in Finland. We take pride in our products and deliver what we promise. Every Tikka rifle has to go through accuracy testing to prove the rifle can perform under 1 M.O.A accuracy prior to being sold anywhere. Tikka rifles are both innovative and durable, but most importantly, they can be relied on under any condition.
 
Do you really believe in "MOA" guarantees?

How do you think you can claim that in real life, honestly? Do you know anyone or even heard of anyone who claimed a rifle accuracy guarantee and was satisfied? If you expect that you walk back into a store saying "it is 1.2 MOA, I want a replacement" and they would give you a new rifles until you are happy - sorry, but it won't happen.

A store at best, will take the rifle and send it to distributor, have to, only distributor can do warranty claims. In several weeks, a distributor maybe will look at it. They will find "nothing wrong" with rifle and won't even shoot it because it is way too expensive compared to the rifle cost. It will come back to the store with a note "tested, performed to the specs" and advice to use "good factory ammunition, quality scope and rings". So in 2 months you get the rifle back and try again.

I'm not saying Tikka is a bad rifle, not at all. But in real life things do not work as one might imagine it from advertisements.
 
Of course, the 1MOA need only be achieved under the ideal controlled conditions of the Tikka test lab. If you can't duplicate it while shooting off the hood of your truck, using a mixed pocketful of 25-year-old CoreLokt, PowerPoint and CIL ammo...well, you shouldn't expect to!

More to the point: a 1MOA rifle is not the Holy Grail today that it was 25-or-more years ago. I would wager that the majority of bolt action rifles sold today...plain ordinary Savages and Rems and Winchesters...will shoot MOA with only some time spent finding a handload or the right factory load, and perhaps with a bit of experimentation with the torque on the action screws. Now, "majority" means that only 51% is required to pass...but I think the term "vast majority" is probably closer to being accurate.

Have you ever sat back and watched the shooting technique of many of today's hunters, sighting in their rifles before the season? A lot of these guys couldn't produce a 1MOA group if the target were taped across the muzzle; it is not usually the gun that is the problem.
 
owlowl said:
Do you really believe in "MOA" guarantees?

How do you think you can claim that in real life, honestly? Do you know anyone or even heard of anyone who claimed a rifle accuracy guarantee and was satisfied? If you expect that you walk back into a store saying "it is 1.2 MOA, I want a replacement" and they would give you a new rifles until you are happy - sorry, but it won't happen.

A store at best, will take the rifle and send it to distributor, have to, only distributor can do warranty claims. In several weeks, a distributor maybe will look at it. They will find "nothing wrong" with rifle and won't even shoot it because it is way too expensive compared to the rifle cost. It will come back to the store with a note "tested, performed to the specs" and advice to use "good factory ammunition, quality scope and rings". So in 2 months you get the rifle back and try again.

I'm not saying Tikka is a bad rifle, not at all. But in real life things do not work as one might imagine it from advertisements.
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jjohnwm said:
Of course, the 1MOA need only be achieved under the ideal controlled conditions of the Tikka test lab. If you can't duplicate it while shooting off the hood of your truck, using a mixed pocketful of 25-year-old CoreLokt, PowerPoint and CIL ammo...well, you shouldn't expect to!

More to the point: a 1MOA rifle is not the Holy Grail today that it was 25-or-more years ago. I would wager that the majority of bolt action rifles sold today...plain ordinary Savages and Rems and Winchesters...will shoot MOA with only some time spent finding a handload or the right factory load, and perhaps with a bit of experimentation with the torque on the action screws. Now, "majority" means that only 51% is required to pass...but I think the term "vast majority" is probably closer to being accurate.

Have you ever sat back and watched the shooting technique of many of today's hunters, sighting in their rifles before the season? A lot of these guys couldn't produce a 1MOA group if the target were taped across the muzzle; it is not usually the gun that is the problem.
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No I dont expect it to shoot 1 moa all ammo, every load, all day everyday.

C'mon now.

It simply puts me at rest knowing the rifle has been shot, and produced 1 moa results. SO that I can hand load or find a retail round that works.

1 MOA is NOT uncommon now. Almost every new rifle should be able to and usually can produce 1 moa after flirting with a few different loads.

Trust me, have I ever seen some "weekend warrior" hunter types that dont understand why the rifle shoots a little left or a little off when they use diffrent ammo. That or they sight in with a lead sled, then take it out and oh man, their rifle goes from 1 moa to 5 moa real quick! lmao

I have a buddy who has me sight in his rifles for him because he doesn't mess with scopes... Yah... I know... I told him that we would look differently through the optic ect ect... Its working out fine for him. He puts down his critters and keeps it under 100 yards lol.
 
My t3x super lite shoots less than moa with the hornady precision factory ammo and has shot a little over moa with my handloaded 175 grain partition loads. I will be able to test seating depth and try a different powder hopefully soon. Over all it's a better gun than the t3 I had in the past. Accuracy wise it's the same as the old model, which is what we have come to expect from Tikka. I still need to load test a couple of different bullets. It's chambered in the not "cool" any more 7RM.
 
For those interested in fluttings, set trigger, cerakote and CTR tefflon bolt, you should give a look at Cabela's Canada... I got a Special Edition T3x in .308 in preorder!
 
Based on my limited experience I believe Sako's claim is very close. It can get you 1MOA sometimes but there are other factors to consider eg. ammo, weather, temperature and etc.
Canadiankeeper said:
"UNRIVALED ACCURACY
All Sako and Tikka rifles and cartridges are tested to guarantee 1 MOA or better accuracy - straight out of the box. Our products are continuously tested for Sako’s high standards on accuracy, performance, stopping power and reliability."

This is new, the guarantee is why I normally use weatherby's. Reading that is what re sparked my interest in Tikka



Just a fun walking rifle for yotes and big whistle pigs. Light and robust.

They have the 1 MOA guarantee posted all over their site.

TIKKA T3x
Meet our new T3x product family. No matter which model you choose, 1 MOA accuracy is guaranteed.

A RIFLE FOR
EVERY CONDITION
All Tikka rifles are engineered and manufactured by Sako, in Finland. We take pride in our products and deliver what we promise. Every Tikka rifle has to go through accuracy testing to prove the rifle can perform under 1 M.O.A accuracy prior to being sold anywhere. Tikka rifles are both innovative and durable, but most importantly, they can be relied on under any condition.
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