tikka t3 in 6.5 x55 any problems?

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how are these rifles in that caliber for some reason i heard that they had a chambering problem i feel that this would make a nice rifle for my cousin to start hunting and shooting at longer ranges 500m or so for fun (that is what he wishes to do) i feel the caliber is up to it but how about the rifle .are the rifles acurate it will be feed hand loads
 
Between my self and friends, we have a t-3 Varmint, a Super Varmint, and a Sporter in 6.5x55.Al three rifles will easily shoot five shot groups measuring sub 1/2moa.
 
I have a T3 lite in 6.5x55 never had any feeding issues and the gun has very good accuracy with factory ammo and mind bending accuracy with my handloads
 
I have a friend who owns one.
I wont say his name but he is a mainstay here and literally has had hundreds of guns and shoots all the obscure calibers;)

He refers to his T3 Swede as "Thors Hammer"... it's that good.
 
burnsy56 said:
I have a friend who owns one.
I wont say his name but he is a mainstay here and literally has had hundreds of guns and shoots all the obscure calibers;)

He refers to his T3 Swede as "Thors Hammer"... it's that good.
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A tuxedo of made of bacon? :) Who's his tailor?
 
Are you kidding? Wouldn't all of Finland and Sweden revolt and descend on the factory en masse if there was a problem with 6.5x55?
 
i have owned t3's in many calibres and have never had a feeding issue. ones i have or still own 338 fed, 338 win, 300 wsm, 270 wsm, 7 rem, 7 08 6x55 and possibly some i don't remember. the mag design appears capable of working with most any round that will fit.
 
The T3 is a brilliant, accurate, and lightweight mass-produced rifle. The 6.5mm Swede is a fantastic, soft-shooting load capable of reaching out as far as most hunters can shoot. The two together topped with a great scope are a perfect match.
 
My T3 varmint shoots better than I can. Under 2"@300 with my handloads and I'm still working on them. It always impresses me. I'd like to try a T3 lite and see how it is.
 
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grizzly416 said:
how are these rifles in that caliber for some reason i heard that they had a chambering problem i feel that this would make a nice rifle for my cousin to start hunting and shooting at longer ranges 500m or so for fun (that is what he wishes to do) i feel the caliber is up to it but how about the rifle .are the rifles acurate it will be feed hand loads
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No more issues than the rest of them.
 
The only problem I see is I currently can't afford to own one. :(

Here is some Tikka 6.5x55 p0rn on youtube. :)

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stubblejumper said:
Between my self and friends, we have a t-3 Varmint, a Super Varmint, and a Sporter in 6.5x55.Al three rifles will easily shoot five shot groups measuring sub 1/2moa.
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Same as mine, incredibly accurate with both the factory ammo that came with the gun and my not terribly sophisticated hand loads.

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I'll echo everyone's reply and that they are great shooters. The 6.5 swede mag can accommodate a pretty long bullet as well. I was able to seat them just off the lands and have them still fit in the mag. I wish I could say the same about my T3 300wsm mag.
 
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