Tikka T3?
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They are guaranteed to shoot MOA... and they do!
The T-3 is the best value in a bolt action rifle period.
They are excellent quality and tough as nails.
They are built off of a one size action blocked for different cartridge lengths. They also use a lot of synthetics to keep the costs and weight down.
Hammer forged barrels, adjustable trigger, free floated barrel and detachable mag. Well engineered and extremely user friendly... whats not to like?
The T-3 is the best value in a bolt action rifle period.
They are excellent quality and tough as nails.
They are built off of a one size action blocked for different cartridge lengths. They also use a lot of synthetics to keep the costs and weight down.
Hammer forged barrels, adjustable trigger, free floated barrel and detachable mag. Well engineered and extremely user friendly... whats not to like?
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You can't go wrong with a Tikka T3.
x2 BR covered it all.
love my T3 to pieces and the out of the box accurracy is unbelievable, unfortunatly though if I had to do it again i would pass them over. It is alost impossible to load unless it is fed from the magazine. This is the only drawback I can fined. If and when you empty the mag on something and need one more shot you have to pull the mag, load the mag, reinsert, then close bolt and shoot.
If someone has a solution to this minor problem please post your solution.
If someone has a solution to this minor problem please post your solution.
I'm happy with my t3 very good fit and finish from what I can see. The only thing I don't like is the bolt throw is the same for all cartridges. So with a .223 theres a lot of extra bolt travel not needed.
But... awesome otherwise. Trigger can go extremely light. People always ##### about the plastic mag, but its tough, its never gonna break.
But... awesome otherwise. Trigger can go extremely light. People always ##### about the plastic mag, but its tough, its never gonna break.
I carry four mags ....
If what you meant by "load the mag" you were referring to the act of taking out the empty one and re-inserting a full one vs taking out the empty one and trying to quickly shove a shell or two in, then re-load that mag .. then please disregard my little comment about carrying extra mags ...
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They're great if you can overlook the bleedin ugliness and plastic bits everywhere.
for my money, I'd rather scour the used ads for pre-t3 gen tikka in a nice proper wood stock. They come up in the EE from time to time
for my money, I'd rather scour the used ads for pre-t3 gen tikka in a nice proper wood stock. They come up in the EE from time to time
Sorry folks but, i don't share your enthusiasm for that rifle.........the hollow plastic stock does nothing for me, tap it with your knuckles....it sounds like my son's supersoaker......the plastic mags cost $100 to replace, even the bolt has plastic parts.......if you opt for the wooden stock model, you get wood with no figure at all.....i wouldn't be proud to show one of those off at the range.
i believe tikka also offers a five round mag. but i don't think more than three rounds are going to help if the animal isn't down after three shots its probably long gone. you can drop in a loose round and the t3 will chamber it. i often load singles at the range.
