Tikka T3 Battue Lite front sight adjustment

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Good day,

I have a Tikka T3 Battue Lite and I'm having quite a bit of trouble adjusting the front sight. It came from the store pushed left of center and I can't seem to get it pushed back to center even with the use of gun oil and gentle tapping with hand tools.

So, my question to anyone who knows these guns is... are they usually this difficult to adjust or is there some trick to it that's not mentioned in the manual?

Where I bought it from is a 5 hour drive away so, I'd rather get this figured out locally. I can post some pics of the sight if that would help anyone.

My thanks in advance.

- Dan
 
If it is a standard dove-tail you need to put a wooden block under 1 side on something solid and then take a piece of hardwood (a dowel works great) to tap with a hammer from the other side. Of course this works best with the rifle lying on its side.

You should really try shooting the gun with the open sights before adjusting anything.

I have never seen the sights that come on a tikka but is the rear sight adjustable right and left? If so any sideways sight adjustment should be half on the rear sight and half on the front sight to try and keep sight path centered over the barrel.
 
shortaction said:
If it is a standard dove-tail you need to put a wooden block under 1 side on something solid and then take a piece of hardwood (a dowel works great) to tap with a hammer from the other side. Of course this works best with the rifle lying on its side.

You should really try shooting the gun with the open sights before adjusting anything.

I have never seen the sights that come on a tikka but is the rear sight adjustable right and left? If so any sideways sight adjustment should be half on the rear sight and half on the front sight to try and keep sight path centered over the barrel.
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In response to the OP's question.....the front sight is adjustable for elevation only.

FYI, iron sights on Tikka rifles are zeroed (factory settings) at 100m . As already mentioned, one should validate that prior to making any adjustments.

Yes, the rear sight is adjustable for windage.
 
Morning,

The gun is shooting to the right @ 25 yards the grouping is about 2-3" from center, I've put almost 2 boxes of ammo through it and have yet to hit the target at center or left of center. Yes, is a dove-tail set up and I tried something similar to the wooden dowel method, but it won't budge.

The front sight is adjustable for windage and the rear for elevation. I read in the manual that Tikka's are supposed to be zeroed for 100 yards, but this one seems to be an exception as it was shooting low as well, but that was an easy adjustment to fix.

Thanks.

- Dan
 
Sounds like if anything the front sight needs to go further to the left, or the rear to the right.

The rear sight is driftable as well is it not? Is the rear centered on the barrel?
 
The Battue is windage adjustable on the front sight by drifting it or using a sight pusher. The rear is elevation adjustable. Be careful, as I had a Battue in 9.3x62 that had a front dovetail which had several thou interference and was nearly impossible to move. In cases like that, a pusher works much better than drifting it with a hamer and brass drift/dowel. Hope this helps.
 
Thanks for the info, still no luck getting it to move. I have to look into the warranty now as well, the front bead snapped in two (what's weird is I wasn't touching it at the time) when I was trying to slide the hood back over the bead. Sigh...
 
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http://www.tikka.fi/t3models.php?battue

http://www.tikka.fi/pdf/manuals/TikkaT3_RH.pdf

Page 15 from the PDF manual.

SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS
All Tikka rifles supplied with sights are factory adjusted to zero at 100 m. If this is unsuitable, the sights can be adjusted.

BATTUE-SIGHTS (FIG. 5)
Windage adjustment can be made by moving the bead sideways in the opposite direction the point of impact should move. E.g. to move shot to right, adjust front sight to left.

Before moving the bead, the hood must be removed by pressing it backwards with the flat of the hand. The bead is moved by tapping it in its mount in a sideways direction. While tapping the bead the mount must be supported firmly from below. After adjusting the bead it is essential to check the zeroing by shooting.

Vertical adjustments are made by changing the height adjustment of the rear sight. The rear sight adjustment can be altered by first slacken either of the screws on the top of the rear sight and then tightening the other.

Slackening the front screw will rise the rear sight and the point of impact and respectively slackening the rear screw will lower the rear sight and the point of impact. Each move of 0.5 mm in height or sideways alters the point of impact by roughly 12 cm at a range of 100 m.
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