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Did Tikka ever make any T3 models in 280??

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Never seen one. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if they made it.

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T3 Lite Stainless fluted in 7-08, reamer, this video, and we're done.





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I have a 280 Ackley T3. A Douglas barrel made one from a 30-06

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Originally Posted by KenMi
I have a 280 Ackley T3. A Douglas barrel made one from a 30-06



How does the AI case feed from the T3 magazine?


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A buddy of mine said the easiest most cost effective way, since all Tikka actions are the same length would be to buy a 7mag and load a medium velocity load and enjoy the extra 2" barrel.

It seems that 7mag is not cool right now and plenty are available at a reasonable price.

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Originally Posted by RRemus
A buddy of mine said the easiest most cost effective way, since all Tikka actions are the same length would be to buy a 7mag and load a medium velocity load and enjoy the extra 2" barrel.

It seems that 7mag is not cool right now and plenty are available at a reasonable price.


That's a good and accurate way to look at it. No down side really and proper headstamp brass is much easier to find.

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Originally Posted by hillbillybear
Originally Posted by KenMi
I have a 280 Ackley T3. A Douglas barrel made one from a 30-06



How does the AI case feed from the T3 magazine?



Beautifully! Fast, slow, whatever. No different than a 30-06

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Been lookng at doing the "soft" 7RMg approach if my LGS will ever sell my 300Whizzum Classic Fwt...just wonderin' and never heard this ? addressed..."can the SAAMI appv'd 7RMg be downloaded to 280'ish MV's easily & stil retain good T3 level hunting accuracy?" ....I would think the bonus here is the 24" factory barrel if that is important to you.

I'm told it ought to be easypeasy to ream a 7-08 T3 into a 280, change the bolt stop and magmazine to fit...and call it an overgrown 270 even in a T3's 22" barrel and pickup ??? hunnert fps in the same boolits over the 7-08...OR do you get close enough increases in MV's by doing a 7-08 Ackley in a 22" barrel instead? Just waiting for whenever the Whizzum sends some mailbox money home....and probably flip a coin for a direction to take right now.
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Originally Posted by KenMi
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I have a 280 Ackley T3. A Douglas barrel made one from a 30-06



How does the AI case feed from the T3 magazine?



Beautifully! Fast, slow, whatever. No different than a 30-06



That is wonderful news. Another project takes root in my little dinosaur sized Rifle Loony brain. grin


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That one actually replaced a Cooper in the same caliber after Cooper pretty much refused to cooperate on left hand all weather guns. So, they lost a customer

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Rechamber a 7m08, alter the boltstop, buy a new clip.

It seems it would be easier to buy the 7mag and load a medium velocity load in a 24" barrel,which would probably be equal to AI FPS.

You could shoot some very fast 140s or some devastating 175s.


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