Ok, so what is a "super lite"? I see nothing on their website that has this moniker. Do you mean T3 Compact?
The only difference between the sportsman warehouse version has a black synthetic stock. The difference between the "superlite" and std "lite" model the superlights has a fluted barrel.
Call your local Sportsmans Warehouse. Sportsmans Warehouse does not advertise guns on their website. The Superlight in addition to having a fluted barrel is Lighter than the regular T3. My 270 Winchester was 5 pounds 13 ounces out of the box.
To the best of my knowledge the Superlites are exclusive to Cabellas and Sportsmans Warehouse which is why you aren,t finding them on GB etc.
Call your local Sportsmans Warehouse. The Superlight in addition to having a fluted barrel is Lighter than the regular T3. My 270 Winchester was 5 pounds 13 ounces out of the box.
To the best of my knowledge the Superlites are exclusive to Cabellas and Sportsmans Warehouse which is why you aren,t finding them on GB etc.
Does your 270 shoot well? I see no reason to buy a short action caliber in a long action only rifle.
Get it and I bet you will really like it. Mine came with trigger pull set at a light crisp 2.25 pound pull,I did an easy trigger mod that brought the trigger pull down to 1.5 pounds.
Excellent trigger,excellent accuracy,lightweight I like everything about it. 270 Winchester ,relativly low recoil,flat shooting,available in any store,kills deer great !
Call your local Sportsmans Warehouse. The Superlight in addition to having a fluted barrel is Lighter than the regular T3. My 270 Winchester was 5 pounds 13 ounces out of the box.
To the best of my knowledge the Superlites are exclusive to Cabellas and Sportsmans Warehouse which is why you aren,t finding them on GB etc.
Does your 270 shoot well? I see no reason to buy a short action caliber in a long action only rifle.
Why?
Originally Posted by captain seafire
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Call your local Sportsmans Warehouse. The Superlight in addition to having a fluted barrel is Lighter than the regular T3. My 270 Winchester was 5 pounds 13 ounces out of the box.
To the best of my knowledge the Superlites are exclusive to Cabellas and Sportsmans Warehouse which is why you aren,t finding them on GB etc.
Does your 270 shoot well? I see no reason to buy a short action caliber in a long action only rifle.
Why?
I can understand wanting a certain caliber, but for me and what I intend to use it for the only advantage of a short action caliber would be weight saved in the action.
I can understand wanting a certain caliber, but for me and what I intend to use it for the only advantage of a short action caliber would be weight saved in the action.
Clark, the Tikka T3 though it is a long action is designed with the mag box back against the trigger group making it shorter and lighter than other long actions such as the Remington 700 action.
In fact when comparing the T3 long action to other various short actions you give up very little.
When comparing Long action rounds such as the 270 the design of the tikka is a plus as far as weight savings.
I can understand wanting a certain caliber, but for me and what I intend to use it for the only advantage of a short action caliber would be weight saved in the action.
Clark, the Tikka T3 though it is a long action is designed with the mag box back against the trigger group making it shorter and lighter than other long actions such as the Remington 700 action.
In fact when comparing the T3 long action to other various short actions you give up very little.
When comparing Long action rounds such as the 270 the design of the tikka is a plus as far as weight savings.
Shod
I didn't know the action was shorter than a 700. Thanks for the info. I've been wanting a light weight 270 and with the Montana at 5 lbs 10 oz in the 270, I thought I might as well try a Tikka SL since I don't own a Tikka. I do have a Sako 75 Finnlight in 270 that seemed light when I bought it but surly isn't by today's standards. I love the 270 even if it is gay.
Thanks for all the replies - clears up the lack of successful searches. The .270 Win. in either configuration would be a winner - even its been mischaracterized as being a little - ahem - gay.
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I can understand wanting a certain caliber, but for me and what I intend to use it for the only advantage of a short action caliber would be weight saved in the action.
Clark, the Tikka T3 though it is a long action is designed with the mag box back against the trigger group making it shorter and lighter than other long actions such as the Remington 700 action.
In fact when comparing the T3 long action to other various short actions you give up very little.
When comparing Long action rounds such as the 270 the design of the tikka is a plus as far as weight savings.
Shod
Where and how are you measuring the actions?
From the face of the action to the tang: R700 SA = 8" R700 LA = 8-3/4" T3 = 9"
From the face to the trigger: R700 SA = 6" R700 LA = 6-3/4" T-3 = 6-3/8"
Plastic bags in the stock. Limbsaver swapped. Trigger lightened. Talleys on the way. Wipe-Out applied, dry patched, Dyna Bore Coated. Gonna shoot it as soon as I get the mounts.
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I can understand wanting a certain caliber, but for me and what I intend to use it for the only advantage of a short action caliber would be weight saved in the action.
Clark, the Tikka T3 though it is a long action is designed with the mag box back against the trigger group making it shorter and lighter than other long actions such as the Remington 700 action.
In fact when comparing the T3 long action to other various short actions you give up very little.
When comparing Long action rounds such as the 270 the design of the tikka is a plus as far as weight savings.
Shod
Where and how are you measuring the actions?
From the face of the action to the tang: R700 SA = 8" R700 LA = 8-3/4" T3 = 9"
From the face to the trigger: R700 SA = 6" R700 LA = 6-3/4" T-3 = 6-3/8"
16 Bore, the way I was shown to measure action length by a gunsmith friend of mine is to measure the distance from the bolt handle to the back of the chamber to effectively determine travel distance.
Don't know if this is how most do it or not its just the way I was shown.
Some actions may have a longer or shorter overall length while some may have a longer or shorter travel length. Travel length is where the greatest weight savings is and also becomes apparent when operating the action.
I like my Tikkas, but I also didn't like having a short action cartridge in a long action. Since all four of the Tikkas I've owned had long throats, I decided to change the bolt stop and the magazine so I could load the bullets closer to the lands.
On my lite (7-08), I bought a long action bolt stop from a shop for $35, then I ordered the LA mag. Super easy and it works great.
On the SL I bought last week, I sold my mag here for $30. After shipping and Paypal I'll get $22 for it. Cheaper than dirt has Tikka mags on sale for $34. With shipping it was $39, so $17 difference/more. I went to my uncle's house last night and we put the bolt stop in the vice and took a file to it. Like in this video:
I ran 20 rounds through the new SL with the filed bolt stop and a LA mag with no problems last night. (Just cycling at the house, not at the range.)
This group is from two days ago. We had almost no wind. It is with the 162 A-Max at 2.970" OAL (about .010 jammed). Ignore the three bullet holes on the right, they are from an AR. There are five shots in the group, the one out is the cold shooter, first shot of the day.
However, I'm not really sure why I changed to LA mag and bolt stop because that was exactly how the same lite shoots at short action mag length with the same load. (It's about 30 fps slower, though.)
Some bad picture. The 2.97 round in the LA mag:
What it looks like in the SA mag just for comparison:
I sold my T3 in 270 for no real reason. I ran 140 SSTs at 2880 in it with 59 grains of H4831. In my T-3 7-08 I can run 139 SST at the same speed with 49 H4350. The difference is that with the 7-08 I can run the 162 A-Max at 2650 easily and that bullet is a lot of fun.
In short, (too late, I know...), I really wouldn't worry about the 7-08 in the LA with the SA mag and bolt stop. But if you do want to change things, it is $17 (while the sale lasts)and 10 minutes with a file away.
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Pharmseller, which ring-height are those? I'm hoping I can get away with Talley extra lows when I pick mine up; think I'm going to put my Minox 1.5-8X32 on it and want it looooow.
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Does anyone have a list of what calibers are available as SW? I don't have any close by to check. Calling on the phone is tough to get them to do much digging.
Does anyone have a list of what calibers are available as SW? I don't have any close by to check. Calling on the phone is tough to get them to do much digging.
here is what I have seen at my local SW: 223 rem 22-250 308 270 30-06 7 mag 300 win mag
Does anyone have a list of what calibers are available as SW? I don't have any close by to check. Calling on the phone is tough to get them to do much digging.
here is what I have seen at my local SW: 223 rem 22-250 308 270 30-06 7 mag 300 win mag
Thanks, so at a min, they offer 223, 22-250, 7mm-08 on top of what Cabelas has in their lineup.
I just bought one of these Tikka T-3 Superlights in 7mm-08 yesterday for my mountain goat hunt this fall. Looking forward to hitting the range with it. It should be a pleasure to carry in the mountains.
Late September or October...remember mine are blued. They wouldn't let me have stainless this year. That's why I did 125 of each instead of going with bigger numbers.
I'll be happy with the 1 in 8"! Getting them to switch reamers would boggle their minds. I'll have the talk though...
In all honesty, I've never owned a Tikka in 243 so I have no idea how they're throated. My guess would be deep like the rest of their offerings, but I could be wrong. They've all shot well for me regardless of jump.
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
Late September or October...remember mine are blued. They wouldn't let me have stainless this year.
I'm good with blued... I want two of them. Do you know if they're going to be on the 'long action' or set-up as a 'short action' with the bolt-stop and 2.8" mag?
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5-14.7 on my scale if anyone is paying attention.
Sounds about perfect... I'm also looking forward to the report in the 150s
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
Nice group, love the bug hole that must be 4 or 5 rounds, did you cool down in between? MY 7-08 is on a 120 grain diet and consistently puts 2 in 1 hole with a flyer 1/4 inch off or so for .5 inch groups usually, sometimes better. I have one of the few LH Hunters in 7-08 to go with my T3 .270 winchester.
I might have to go pick mine up earlier than planned. Don't really have the space right now, but that will be corrected soon. The new scope came in today so the optics box is checked. Looking at these groups gets me in the mood to do a little bench time.
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I like Tikka rifles and they're as good or better out of the box than anything out there....but they're still not perfect. I've tried them all and Tikka's are superbly accurate--they're the top of the heap off the shelf.
My current 7-08 shot bugholes for a while, then digressed. This has happened with three previous Tikka's as well. Here is one of the culprits..
The other issue is the pressure points a few inches in front of the receiver. When the barrel gets hot, shots begin to walk. I've seen it happen on 8 or 9.
The most accurate Tikka's I've ever seen have been floated all the way back to the receiver. To say they don't need anything from the factory isn't totally accurate...they still need a little TLC to perform their best. Bedding helps, as does a harder lug.
They're one of my favorites at the moment and tough to trump off the shelf, but still not without minor issues...
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
I'm not so sure it's an inherent characteristic of Tikkas. I've been shooting them for over 15 years now, and have none of those issues. Never needed to bed any of them. Not gonna represent it never happens, but to say it happens regularly.....not so sure.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
You guys are killing me with the SS super lights. Not a Sportsmans Warehouse around for hundreds of miles so I have pretty much no chance of picking up one of those anytime soon. I do have other rifles though not too many I can beat on like the Tikkas. Enjoy
I guess I should be glad that there are no Sportsman's Warehouse stores around here as I already have two 7-08s, but it seems a bit unfair that you guys can get a rifle that we can't.
I've sent a couple of e-mails to the store manager in New Mexico to see if they could ship one to a TX FFL. Never have received any reply's, so I guess that's a no.
Oh well, I'm sure my wife would thank them if she new.
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I guess I should be glad that there are no Sportsman's Warehouse stores around here as I already have two 7-08s, but it seems a bit unfair that you guys can get a rifle that we can't.
I've sent a couple of e-mails to the store manager in New Mexico to see if they could ship one to a TX FFL. Never have received any reply's, so I guess that's a no.
Oh well, I'm sure my wife would thank them if she new.
That's correct. I called 2 different stores and they both said no.
If you decide you want Mod Talley's, I'll meet you there.....
yeah Talley's are a given for me, the only mount system I've used for the last 10 years....I dont know when I will make the trip but before Fall for sure...I think I use the low Talleys on My T3's though.....Hb
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