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I brought my daughter to the LGS today to have her how adjusted and saw they had a stainless Tikka T3 lite, with a camo stock. I grabbed it and looked it over. I saw it had the 8 twist barrel and asked the history. They didn't have a box but came with 2 extra mags.

I've been wanting a .223 for myself for awhile now, and haven't had a Tikka before. This was a win/win in my book.

I'll have it home next week.


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Good snag!


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I kinda thought so. The gun shop calls it one of their rental guns. Guy buys it, shoots a box of rounds through it, and trades it on something else.

I'm not a fan at all of the camo dipped stock but that can change. The kid already likes it, but this one is mine. For now anyway.


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Load development will be easy with that one!


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You will love it T. Like ingwe said, it shouldn't take long to find something the rifle will like.

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Good to hear. I had to order dies from a different LGS. I should be able to pick them up this week, Tuesday.


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This is mine. Not stainless, but has the CDI bottom metal for the AICS 10 round magazines.

Scope is now a Super Sniper 10X MQ.

These are the perfect walking varminters.

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Nice David!

Mine doesn't have the fluted barrel. Similar stock.


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Awesome rifles! I love my mine. mine is 1-10 but thats ok, It loves the cheap PMC bronze 55 FMJs.
you will enjoy her.
I bought the tikka for my kid and even got a youth stock from David.
Now, I don't want to give it up. I painted my stock in tan. it was black on black.[Linked Image]


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I got one the other day myself and got a chance to do a little shooting this weekend. Put 3 shots into less than a 1/2" @100 with 65gr Sierra GK bullets at 2858 FPS.
Ready to try it out on something other than paper.


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I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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I've had a T3 stnls in .223 (black stock) for several years. I use it for calling Coyotes and as a truck gun. They take some getting used to (long action, reverse bedding, etc ...) but mine shoots just over 1/2" with 55 grain BTs and H335 and the trigger really did adjust down to 2 lbs with no creep.

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I lied...it's not a t3 Lite. Just a t3. The stock matches David's, but mine is SS.

It also comes with two extra mags. One looks like it'll hold 6 rounds or so.


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