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Dont they all look the same?
Dont they all look the same?
Is your Master Sporter from MT Guns? Looks like a Barnard trigger. . . .Here's the T3 Sporter, the Master Sporter, and the original that inspired the Sako sporter stock, the M28-76
Those colours Make. Me. Sick.
Jason, you're right that is a Barnard trigger. It's quite nice. I bought the rifle on the EE here, and from what I heard it was put together by the guys at Robertson's. The barrel is a TruFlite 7 twist and it's chambered in 223. Its biggest asset is the barrel length- at 32" it can sling 90 vld's approaching 2900 fps.
I think that the T3 would be well suited to rebarreling in 6.5mm at 30 or 32 inches for some decent speed on the 140's.
I've done a fair bit of tinkering with the T3 system and I think that it's an extremely undervalued platform. The trigger can be tuned down to well under a pound, and swapped around between the T3, 595, and Finnfire in most cases. Some people complain about the 'plastic' magazines, but I'd bet that they'd stand up to everything an AI mag would, save maybe backing over one with a truck, and, they'll never rust or corrode if forgotten about in the truck bed. In terms of product lifetime, I think these particular mags are of low concern.
The stock color is nothing short of gaudy. It's potentially a less 'violent' color scheme for the competition folks over the pond which this rifle was apparently produced in conjunction with, though I'd be interested to see how many T3-S's are used in Skan competition against things like the CG80 and STR, especially since a two stage trigger is seldom seen on a Tikka product (however I have seen pictures of one T3-S fitted with diopter sights). A two tone grey or natural tone would have sufficed just as well.
Those colours Make. Me. Sick.