Tikka t3 lite in 30-06 *now with a range report pictures*
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When I bought my last rifle , I was looking at a Ruger and the Tikki side by side, and I always wanted a Tikka, but having a plastic mag just did not seem right to me, and the ruger feeds from the top so I could not loose anything, which I am famous for. So I went for the Ruger, which shoots great, but sometime very soon , I still want that Tikka.
We use the same "plastic" mags in our C-7s and they are battle tested. They might hold up during hunting season
I remember the metal mags from the C-1, you would always end up with one that had a small dent in it on the top from people dropping it and it was either be hard to clip in, or wouldn't necessary feed properly. Metal mags have there issues also.
The plastic mag on the tikka feeds smoother than any other metal mag I have used on Remingtons and Savages. The also load the easiest, plastic or not, they are designed well.
I remember the metal mags from the C-1, you would always end up with one that had a small dent in it on the top from people dropping it and it was either be hard to clip in, or wouldn't necessary feed properly. Metal mags have there issues also.
The plastic mag on the tikka feeds smoother than any other metal mag I have used on Remingtons and Savages. The also load the easiest, plastic or not, they are designed well.
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mylesrom said:We use the same "plastic" mags in our C-7s and they are battle tested. They might hold up during hunting season
Oh really? I'm surprised. They are pretty cheaply made, why are people picking at me for this?
speedbird said:
Over the years, I've seen three mags lost on hunting trips. Two by clients and one by a friend. All three fell out of the gun while hunting and none were found. Two were remingtons (7400/7600) and one was a old style BLR. In all three cases, I chalked it up to lack of experience. These individuals just popped their mag in and didn't really check the gun to ensure it was seated properly. In hindsight, I wonder if they checked their safety.
My primary deer gun has a mag (BLR) and I wouldn't ever go on a trip without a spare although I doubt I'll ever lose one. Many years ago I went moose hunting and hunted all day in thick cover, scoping a few animals throughout the day although never finding one I wanted to pull the trigger on. At the end of the day I went to unload and relized I'd hunted all day with an empty chamber in my BAR.
Given the cover I was hunting in, it would have been unlikely I'd have had a chance to chamber a round after I fired on the empty chamber. Since then, regarless of my firearm, or where I'm hunting, I take great care when I load up each day. I ensure the mag is seated, that a round chambered, and that the safety is functional by pulling the trigger while the safety is engaged.FWIW, I did lose my Garmin GPS once and now carry it on a string.
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Never have lost a mag in my life, and I've carried quite a few in less than ideal conditions (nuff said).
Invest in effective load bearing bear kit and guntape and paracord is your friend, and you'll never lose a blessed thing again.
As far as plastic mags go, mags aren't cheap because they are made of metal or plastic, they are cheap because they are poorly made. The CF thermold mags sucked (the lips eventually gave out) and I can't stand the ribbing on them (shoving them into and pulling them out of a magpouch with three in a pouch the ribbing caught the others and they all came out) so thats an example of poor design. The tikka mags are solid kit, easy to dismantle and clean and seat into the magwell with a positive snap so the gun reports a correct seating, you can do it in the dark. Thats good enough for the girls I go with...
Invest in effective load bearing bear kit and guntape and paracord is your friend, and you'll never lose a blessed thing again.
As far as plastic mags go, mags aren't cheap because they are made of metal or plastic, they are cheap because they are poorly made. The CF thermold mags sucked (the lips eventually gave out) and I can't stand the ribbing on them (shoving them into and pulling them out of a magpouch with three in a pouch the ribbing caught the others and they all came out) so thats an example of poor design. The tikka mags are solid kit, easy to dismantle and clean and seat into the magwell with a positive snap so the gun reports a correct seating, you can do it in the dark. Thats good enough for the girls I go with...
WCTHEMI said:I love my T3, great rifle, and you know when the mag is seated right by the click. Although that string idea may have promise.
My Sako 995 mag also has the same positive click, except its a metal mag. But to be honest, the plastic mag on my Tikka loads easier and feeds a little smoother than my Sako, I actually prefer it to the metal one, but that is more of a design issue, than a metal vs plastic issue.
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Goose25 said:I have the same rifle, same scope.
The mags are plastic... but damn near indistructable, The guy at the guy shop gave me a convincing demonstration with it, threw it against the wall and jumped on the mag 2-3 times...haha, stupid bastard.
I added a Harris bipod and a limbsaver gring-to-fit pad for longer sessions at the range.
Well Ladies, the Tikka rifle has never been my cup of tea.
That said, it is a dainty little thing that suites the taste of many upwardly-mobile men in Canada’s urban centers. There was one whimsical fellow I knew from Vancouver who told me he loved the way the Tikka T 3 matched the flamboyant color of his partners ties. And the two boys made quite a pair, jaunting about the British Columbia interior on their long strolls with the Tikka there to defend them against any nasty beasties. A Tikka might not be the most reliable rifle in the world, but it is certainly better than hitting a grizzly with your purse.
One also has to respect the efforts of the company in bringing the pleasure of shooting sports to a wider, inclusive audience. This is a good way to promote our sport and insure our right to own arms.
We might even see the day when a dandy like Svend Robinson saunters into a gun shop to buy a Tikka for his boyfriend’s birthday.
Tallyho to all Tikka admirers!
As long as you are promoting the sport, I would be pleased to see you all carry around these guns painted in flaming pink. As for myself, I am not a Tikka man, not that there is anything wrong with that.
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