Just as a follow up to one of the comments above. I have fully bedded all of my 700s and 70s, including my Pre-64 06 I had. I even skim bedded my HS Presion stocks on a HS SPR and 700 LTR.
The Tikka factory stock/recoil lug setup does look a little odd and flimsy at first glance, but the WAY sub MOA groups from the 3 I have had made me a believer in it. All of mine have not been finicky about the bullet weights or types.
Being somewhat of a gun plumber I always figure I can improve my guns, so I got a B&C Medalist Tikka stock and skim bedded it to my gun. The results were no better than the factory stock setup, but I added weight and cost to my gun. Also the B&C stock had a thicker feel to it.
Are T3s perfect? No as I am not a detachable magazine fan, but I live with it as they shoot lights out as is and have as good a trigger one could ask for right out of the box.
My 2 cents. Merry X-mas all and be safe.
