Let's see your tikka's
- Thread starter Big_red_truck
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gave my old .308 a makeover and did some load development 
love this lil thing, was actually my first centerfire rifle i got for a christmas present when i was 11 or 12, just started playing with it again and I'm not sure why i let it sit so long
love this lil thing, was actually my first centerfire rifle i got for a christmas present when i was 11 or 12, just started playing with it again and I'm not sure why i let it sit so long 
ill weigh it this weekend once I'm home, it isn't edge fill, only reason i went with the superlite is because i got a smokin deal on it, gonna do a #3 benchmark 1:10 twist on it next spring, its gonna end up being not so superlite but should be a real good shooter, gonna swap out that big heavy bushnell set up on my .308 for a set of tallys and a 3-9 leupold, it'll be my real light weight rifle
DaveMachine
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- That one place with a cowboy complex
http://imgur.com/a/QyFZv
An old set of pictures - I now have a Bushnell DMR 3.5-21 with a G2DMR reticle instead of the Falcon Optics scope. Calibre 6.5x55
An old set of pictures - I now have a Bushnell DMR 3.5-21 with a G2DMR reticle instead of the Falcon Optics scope. Calibre 6.5x55
here's an oldie but a goodie. good looking at least, its a Tikka M65 in .308 winchester. I have tried a few different loads but cant seem to get this thing dialed in any better than 1.2" @ 100 yards. if anyone has had success with .308 M65's and wants to share some load data i would be most appreciative. 
DaveMachine
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- That one place with a cowboy complex
I haven't bedded mine - Manners advertised them as a drop-in fit IIRC. My memory is a bit fuzzy as I've had the stock for a while.
- Location
- Republic of Alberta
My new to me T3 in 270wsm. Still need a rail and scope for it.
Which Tikka mags fit the WSM cals? Are they WSM specific?
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
Every so often you find a T3 wood stock on EE. Keep looking. I have one on my Battue, and love it.
I also just sourced a nice factory wood stock for my Howa 1500 so I can ditch the sticky/lint collector Hogue stock.
Some very nice Tikkas on this thread. I absolutely love the pre-T3 rifles.
If I saw a particularly appealing T3 in a chambering that I wanted badly,
and it had a wood stock, I would probably buy it.
However, my experience with two T3 rifles was less than stellar, and this
has left me just a bit shy.
But it appears the majority of T3 owners are
quite happy with their rifles, and that is a good thing. D.
If I saw a particularly appealing T3 in a chambering that I wanted badly,
and it had a wood stock, I would probably buy it.
However, my experience with two T3 rifles was less than stellar, and this
has left me just a bit shy.
But it appears the majority of T3 owners are
quite happy with their rifles, and that is a good thing. D.
You'll have to show me that Dasher sometime, Brad.
One was a T3 "hunter" in 338 Win Mag. I fought with this rifle for 7 months, trying to get it to perform.
There were, basically 2 issues. 1. It was not particularly accurate, IMHO, and was very fussy about what it was fed.
2. It was dismally slow across the graph. I had pressure signs well before acceptable velocities were reached.
The max I could drive a 210 Partition was just at 2800, a speed easily attained in most 300 Magnums with similar weight bullets.
This was evident with bullet weights from 185 grains right up to 250. [My present M700 will make 3000+ with the 210 P.]
The other was a Stainless synthetic in 270. Big problem was it also was a "slow" rifle. 130's at 2875 do not cut it for me in
a 24" barrelled 270. [My present Vanguard does 3180 with the 130 AB, and just over 3000 with the 140 AB]... More like it!!
I upgraded both of those T3 rifles with metal shrouds, and SS recoil lugs, just to be sure. That Hokey aluminum "floater" is
a bit of a shortcut, that I think could have been addressed a different way.
