Remington 700 or Tikka T3x?

[johnl]

I didn’t have that issue, I think it was the first batches or so. The problem is cracking stocks.

 

[umik]

And now the stocks are cracking.

Yup, last training two guys brought their stocks to exchange for new ones

 

[Grizzlypeg]

Yup, last training two guys brought their stocks to exchange for new ones

Since you live up there, have you ever seen problems with laminate stocks before in the cold?

 

[umik]

Since you live up there, have you ever seen problems with laminate stocks before in the cold?

Cannot say as I’ve only been here 5 years but haven’t heard about people having problems with their stocks.

 

[Beeron]

Lets not assume the tikka was chosen for any reason other than $$$

Its a hefty retail price for you and me but I bet tikka just won the bid.

Wouldnt be the first time government found a deal on something that turned out to be a boondoggle. Pretty sure they have winter in finnland.

I havent seen one in the flesh but until they started failing, it was the only tikka I would have considered owning.

Isnt it just a gunsite scout anyway??

 

[Great North Guns]

If God forbid I had to only choose between those two brand new, I would go T3 for a stock rifle. You can squeeze more out of a 700 after mods though.

 

[umik]

Lets not assume the tikka was chosen for any reason other than $$$

Its a hefty retail price for you and me but I bet tikka just won the bid.

Wouldnt be the first time government found a deal on something that turned out to be a boondoggle. Pretty sure they have winter in finnland.

I havent seen one in the flesh but until they started failing, it was the only tikka I would have considered owning.

Isnt it just a gunsite scout anyway??

Well I heard that during the trials it was a .308 version of the Steyr Scout vs the Tikka and most testers picked the Scout but rumours said that the Rangers wanted a wooden stock and also Steyr didn’t want Canada to acquire the blueprints so that Colt Canada could be manufacturing it locally.

 

[ivobb]

Tikka but not with the sporter barrel (Vamint contour) would be my choice of pipe

 

[Straightshooter.300wsm]

Buy a Tikka. Put it in an MDT chassis if you don’t like the stock. You’ll be happy!

 

[KLS]

My son has Tikka T3X varmint and I have a Bergara B14 (REM 700 clone) They both have their positives and negatives.
Length of the tikka action is silly for a 223. It’s smooth because bolt is loose. Had to adjust the trigger to 2.5 lbs where the Bergara was already a 2.5 Lbs from factory. Magazines are silly priced and only single stacked. Easy to install AICS bottom metal in Rem700 and have many sizes and styles of mags to choose from. Tikka isn’t fussy about ammo and shoots lights out. Too bad our federal government wouldn’t be in favour of CDN manufactured firearms.