Tikka T3 Super Varmint: A rare bird in Canada?

Gunneegoogoo said:
Bedding can be done at home. I've not done it yet, and I've been fortunate enough to find "a guy" who knows what he's doing..... There are YouTube vids to watch.

Man! To a married guy with a couple of daughters to his credit you have provided me with more "fertile" grounds for prurient comebacks than I could resist thinking about!
Seriously though, if you have read my profile, you'll know that DIY is huge with me. I will certainly consider doing exactly what you & a few posters have suggested. Thanks again!
PS. Even if you haven't "done it yet" I'll bet you could! Even if you're "a guy" who doesn't know what he's doing, learning some "things" can be more than fun, I've found!
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Inoxy said:
$1486.00. . ? Is that Canadian PESO's or the highly valuable US$? The only T3 Super Varmint I've seen priced to date is hundreds and hundreds more than that (if CDN. $), & its still not the Tactical model.
You may want to consider some lottery ticket purchases in your immediate future as someone/thing appears to be smiling on you!
That's the 3rd vote for NOT spec'ing the Set trigger as a must have option.
Thanks for chiming in.
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Oops my bad, I double checked the receipt and the T3 Tac was $1574 (Canadian :) ). Another rifle I purchased was $1486. Still a great deal on the Tac though, especially considering what everyone else is charging for them now. I saw the huge jump in prices on the Tikka Sporter and when I saw Reliable Gun in Vancouver still had a couple of Tac's at 2014 prices plus 10% off, I grabbed one.
 
Inoxy said:
Gunneegoogoo said:
Bedding can be done at home. I've not done it yet, and I've been fortunate enough to find "a guy" who knows what he's doing..... There are YouTube vids to watch.

Man! To a married guy with a couple of daughters to his credit you have provided me with more "fertile" grounds for prurient comebacks than I could resist thinking about!
Seriously though, if you have read my profile, you'll know that DIY is huge with me. I will certainly consider doing exactly what you & a few posters have suggested. Thanks again!
PS. Even if you haven't "done it yet" I'll bet you could! Even if you're "a guy" who doesn't know what he's doing, learning some "things" can be more than fun, I've found!
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Dammit!!! I re read it and did I ever!!

I have a daughter on the way....I'm so screwed!!!

All my DIY energy has gone to our brewery lately.....but i do have some.

If you like DIY, then EPOXY bedding is well within your skillz. Get yourself some putty style devcon from Amazon....
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Inoxy said:
Are you always this good to strangers? I barely know you & have received more relevant info./ insight from you in a week than anyone in recent memory.
Appreciating the fact-finding and helpful advice.
Sincerely,
INOXYDABLE
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Try to be... I'll need help one day too. Firm believer in what goes around.....

And I love helping spend others money.....
 
The Plain .223 varmit model does come with either a 1-12 twist or 1-8" twist
MDT makes a nice 20MOA rail at agood price
 
TFunfer said:
Oops my bad, I double checked the receipt and the T3 Tac was $1574 (Canadian :) ). Another rifle I purchased was $1486. Still a great deal on the Tac though, especially considering what everyone else is charging for them now. I saw the huge jump in prices on the Tikka Sporter and when I saw Reliable Gun in Vancouver still had a couple of Tac's at 2014 prices plus 10% off, I grabbed one.
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Kudos to you for spotting, recognizing & most importantly acting on a great deal when you saw it! Opportunity is said to knock for some people & they fail to answer the door.
Not you.
I'm happy for you.
I've had advice that purchasing a quality firearm can provide investment grade value retention. Seems like you locked in up to $700 in such rewards in a fairly short time. I wish I could get such a rate of return on some of the "Sure thing (Loser!)" investment "opportunities" I've "participated" in!
 
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DEZ said:
The Plain .223 varmit model does come with either a 1-12 twist or 1-8" twist
MDT makes a nice 20MOA rail at agood price
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Cabela's has the T3 Stainless Varmint available as a backorder only in .223 for about 1/2 the price of the MSRP of a Tac. For the life of me I can't seem to find out what rate of twist it has. (You don"t get the option to select your desired twist rate if you place an on-line order) I've searched their website, called their head office & even spoke to a gun counter person with no joy on that. Tikka's site says 8 or 12 as the options, the counter guy thinks they may be coming in at 10, but wasn't sure. He was going to check the barrel of one in stock to see what it was labelled with but I said don"t bother as no product is showing in any Cabella's store anywhere in Canada. Who knows what delivery might be? He didn"t know when they might get any in, and suggested I call Stoeger directly to try to get the answers.
 
Inoxy said:
Kudos to you for spotting, recognizing & most importantly acting on a great deal when you saw it! Opportunity is said to knock for some people & they fail to answer the door.
Not you.
I'm happy for you.
I've had advice that purchasing a quality firearm can provide investment grade value retention. Seems like you locked in up to $700 in such rewards in a fairly short time. I wish I could get such a rate of return on some of the "Sure thing (Loser!)" investment "opportunities" I've "participated" in!
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HaHa, I usually end up buying high and selling low. Especially when it comes to firearms. I can be a bit of an impulse buyer ;)
 
Inoxy said:
Cabela's has the T3 Stainless Varmint available as a backorder only in .223 for about 1/2 the price of the MSRP of a Tac. For the life of me I can't seem to find out what rate of twist it has. (You don"t get the option to select your desired twist rate if you place an on-line order) I've searched their website, called their head office & even spoke to a gun counter person with no joy on that. Tikka's site says 8 or 12 as the options, the counter guy thinks they may be coming in at 10, but wasn't sure. He was going to check the barrel of one in stock to see what it was labelled with but I said don"t bother as no product is showing in any Cabella's store anywhere in Canada. Who knows what delivery might be? He didn"t know when they might get any in, and suggested I call Stoeger directly to try to get the answers.
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The twist rate is printed right on the barrel of the gun
Have them check I just Bought one of the .223 varmits with the 1-8twist from Jason at the Outdoorsman in Medicine Hat Alb. Cost me $1199.00 said he could get more give him a call .
 
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TFunfer said:
HaHa, I usually end up buying high and selling low. Especially when it comes to firearms. I can be a bit of an impulse buyer ;)
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If its any consolation, while you own the gun, I think of it as a "durable Goods". This means to me that you get to use & enjoy it, rather than merely count it or watch its value erode through the action of others. Moreover its utility to you can't be diminished by Government edict, fiscal mismanagement of others, devaluation of the dollar or inflation. Unlike money, a gun has value unto itself. If you think about it, which would you rather have on a deserted island? a good rifle and some cartridges for it, or stacks of paper money and no matches to set it ablaze & get some Real use out of it! Not to say that investing money isn't/wasn't important in its day. With interest rates and investment returns what they are now it just seems that today is NOTthat day.
 
DEZ said:
The twist rate is printed right on the barrel of the gun
Have them check I just Bought one of the .223 varmits with the 1-8twist from Jason at the Outdoorsman in Medicine Hat Alb. Cost me $1199.00 said he could get more give him a call .
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Therein lies the problem. They have NO stock of the rifle to check the barrel markings for me; NADA at any Cabelas store clear across CANADA.
By the way Thanks for the heads up on the MDT 20MOA rail. I will look at it.
If I may ask, what should I be looking AT while doing so? What makes a good/nice rail?
To me a rail is simply an attachment point between receiver & scope/mount. I think it needs to be strong, rigid, absoloutely secure and stay out of your way.
What else can you clue me in on?
Not being a wise azz here, I'm merely looking at it from a functional/philosophical standpoint. I freely admit to NEVER having had one on any gun I've ever owned or handled. Actually using it surely trumps theorizing about it, no?
 
Gunneegoogoo said:
Inoxy said:
I'm not. Church of trying to be a good guy....
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Apologizing in advance if the following is offensive to anyone.
Reminds me of a thought I've picked up over the years from some one I can't recall. "Arguing over different religions is like fighting over who has the best imaginary friend." Still makes me chuckle just typing it now. To a point , at least, ALL religions have some value. They provide people with a code of behaviour acceptable to their group.
I just happen to prefer living outside of groups.
Seriously though, I think making enemies is relatively simple, compared with making & KEEPING friends.

I'm to the point where I think I could live with a 12 twist barrel if thats what they have. I need to get started with something and I can always move up to a better rifle should I want to get into longer range shooting with heavier ammunition than the 55 grain stuff I've already put into inventory.
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Inoxy said:
Therein lies the problem. They have NO stock of the rifle to check the barrel markings for me; NADA at any Cabelas store clear across CANADA.
By the way Thanks for the heads up on the MDT 20MOA rail. I will look at it.
If I may ask, what should I be looking AT while doing so? What makes a good/nice rail?
To me a rail is simply an attachment point between receiver & scope/mount. I think it needs to be strong, rigid, absoloutely secure and stay out of your way.
What else can you clue me in on?
Not being a wise azz here, I'm merely looking at it from a functional/philosophical standpoint. I freely admit to NEVER having had one on any gun I've ever owned or handled. Actually using it surely trumps theorizing about it, no?
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The fit and finnish of the rail for $50.00 is excellent and seems to be far better than some of the Cheap weaver rails
or the EGW rails I have seen also has a steel location pin for the hole in the top of the Tikka reciever There are more expencive ones out there
There is a shop in or around Edmonton that makes Titanium rails but they are 3x the price
 
DEZ said:
The fit and finnish of the rail for $50.00 is excellent and seems to be far better than some of the Cheap weaver rails
or the EGW rails I have seen also has a steel location pin for the hole in the top of the Tikka reciever There are more expencive ones out there
There is a shop in or around Edmonton that makes Titanium rails but they are 3x the price
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Ah, fit is good, well finished, steel locating pin, well priced.
Speaks to care in fabrication. A steel pin if well sized to the receiver can register to a secure position and prevent movement: absolutely crucial, I believe. If the scope moves relative to the receiver for any reason, I would think that shooting becomes a game of chance NOT precision shooting. My experience says that Titanium is light, stable, corrosion resistant and softer than steel. (Also much more expensive to purchase as raw material and a bit tricky to machine.) I'm not sure it would be superior in function, however. I do admit to preferring to throw my support toward local businesses, however.
Decisions, decisions.
Thanks.
I never shoot the messenger, by the way! (Even if the news is bad).
Just a small question; Once installed, is there any reason to remove or reposition a rail if it is done correctly, from the start?
 
Only if you want to change it to a different MOA....

I don't see why you'd want anything other than steel. Al and Ti are lighter, but softer, and it doesn't sound like you're looking for a lightweight rig.

Some people bed their rails to their actions....just FYI. Commence innuendo, now.
 
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