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This is a good idea, to disguise its plasticky presence. Though it will likely cost you if you ever decide to sell it.

The T3's are attractive to me because, besides expected inherent accuracy and reasonable price, they are available in 6.5x55, a chambering I feel is the sweet spot.

I'm not that old, but it was a coming of age to realize that the Craftsman ratchets on the rack at Sears were not nearly as good as the ones my dad had bought for me in high school only about four years before.

The flat blade screwdriver that is my go-to for every car I work on was part of a set I got for Christmas in kindergarten. My dad was pretty good about that stuff.

It's interesting that you ask who cannot get themselves to like Tikka T3s and most of us come here to tell you we do. At first, I did not like the looks. Now, I actually like the looks. I thought about buying a B&C stock for the three that I have. Then I talked myself out of it because I would be doing it solely for appearances (which is O.K. too) instead of function. I've spent significant amounts of money to get rifles of all makes to get to shoot like my Tikkas. Maybe I should just start buying Tikka stocks and put them on those other rifles (tongue in cheek). Add to that a trigger that breaks like thin ice and a bolt that is slick as snot on a door knob, other than appearances, it's hard not to like them. I'm still a Kimber/Winchester and others snob; but, I have added four T3s in the past four years (just sold one here) because of all I have stated above.

I, like several others who have chimed in, can't get over the disposable feel of these guns. I am a big fan of the 595/695 series but the T3 just doesn't do anything for me despite its performance/cost ratio.

It's not that I don't like Tikkas. There's nothing wrong with them. I just see no reason to own one. Why would I get a Tikka instead of a Sako? Sometimes cheap stuff will do just fine, but I get more enjoyment out of the finer things. If I just viewed guns as tools, maybe the Tikka would appeal to me.

Design, simplicity, accuracy.. Hard to overlook when the majority of domestic rifles require so much work after the purchase to finish what the factory set out do do, just to get them to shoot and function almost as well as a Tikka.

My long guns being in storage after our house fire, I brought two Tikkas, a Ruger and a Kimber to the apartment for the season. The Ruger and Kimber to work on, the Tikkas to hunt with.

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I have encouraged a small, young lady to get the youth model and it's worked well for her.

I'd trade three of em for that pre64 270 that Shrapnel slid out from under us last week......

I have tried to Like the Tikka T3 Super lite but
I just cant make myself like it.

The rifle shoots 3 into .75 inch with Factory ammo
The rifle fits me extremely well
The rifle had a 2.5 pound crisp trigger pull from the factory
The Bolt is slick as can be with no binding
The rifle weighs less than 7 pounds with scope and ammo

I held off getting one for a long time
But now that I have one I can tell you that something is missing.

Oh ,I think it may be
not having to do anything to it for it to be ready to be a fine hunting rifle other than just shoot it !

Naw I cant get myself to like it....................................................................................................................................
I love it !!!

None for me, thank you.

I don't like that you can't load cartridges into the magazine from the top.

A common dissing Tikka owners receive is "Ah, your ejection port's too small."

Seems to me that there are parts that look like they should fail, but never do. And as much as I like them, I still like my Remmies better.

Dunno...

For me it was an accuracy issue. I bought a T3 in 338 Fed when they first came out. I tried different factory loads, several different bullets and powders. Never could get it to shoot. That soured me on the T3 and never bought another.

They are nice rifles, although with the price climbing over the years there are a lot of other good options in the same price range.

I have owned a few, but never fired one . . . they didn't hold any interest for me.

In my sig line there is a quote from Mule Deer. It describes my feelings pretty well.

Saw a flyer today advertising T3s in 8X57MM caliber.

A tool is a tool... Some guys just prefer nicer tools than others...

I hate plastic pistols too:

Yes, I can't bring myself to own one. For just a little more you can get a Weatherby Vanguard which looks and feels like quality and is as accurate.

It's Glock vs. 1911 all over again. Nice throwback to every gun rag of the 80's. Funny thing is everyone now makes a Tikka look alike, just as the DA triggers from Glock got imitated.

T-3's aint going anywhere for sure. Price them the same as RAR's and it'd be another story.

For a fella that doesn't hand load or tinker he's hard pressed to find better.

See different strokes... I think the Weatherbys are gawd awful. I will never own one.