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The walnut and laminated stocks are much better than the plastic jobs.

I have a T3 Deluxe in .223. I like it alot better than the prior T3 Lite I had in the same cartridge.

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I've seen one Deluxe and it was in .223, too. It was sharp, better looking than any other $700 rifle out there.

Anyone have the 'plastic'(magazines or anything else) get too cold and crack?

Mine has survived our deep-freeze hunting seasons so far...

Sam, havent personally had one out, but have sold a bunch of them these last few years, and I was worried about that...
but it has not been an issue...
The Tikkas have been nothing but good...and I can NEVER remember one going into the gun repair shop for any reason....
Ingwe

Good to hear!

I would've bought a T3 instead of another 700 on Sunday... But I like to dink with stuff

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How they would stand up to a hunt in Africa or Alaska in horrid weather and hard knocks, I don't know, [/quote]

Actually they worked just fine in Africa.
Randy

I bought a T3 Lite stainless last year in .270. It's about the lightest centerfire bolt gun I own. (Poor man's Kimber or Nula)
Very accurate, nice trigger. Shot a buck and a doe with it last year.
Only thing to remember is that, because of the light weight, even a .270 will have "some" recoil. That's why I got a .270 instead of a .30-06.

No experience with a Tikka but definitely plan on changing that soon. Trying to decide between a T3 Lite in .270 LH and a T3 Hunter in .270WSM LH..... any suggestions?

I have 2 T-3 Lites, identical except for caliber. Both blued and synthetic, one in .300 Win Mag and the other in .243. I replaced the factory pad on the .300 with a Limbsaver and I changed the scope mounts on the .300 from the factory rings, which kept coming loose, to Talleys. The .243 is a tackdriver and the .300 is definitely sub-moa with most loads.

I was at the range last week and a guy next to me had a T3 Lite in 308. He let me handle it. It was a nice rifle. I would imagine aftermarket parts are limited but except for maybe the stock, none are needed. I would buy one.

RH

I have a lefty, b/s T3 Lite in .30-06.

The OEM rings are a little cheesy, but I swapped them out for a set of Warnes and of course put a Limbsaver on it.

The only cons I can see are the ridiculously priced mags and Beretta customer "service".

Stocks are near non-existant for the T3's too. I found some on Ebay about a year ago and picked up a light weight walnut with some decent figure in it for about a hundred bucks. I should have bought them all.

RickyD - I saw those and by the time I figured I should by one he had the price jacked to about $150 and I passed.......

Oh well.

Dave,
I've done that before on other things too. This time I moved fast enough and got one of these.

It's about as light as the synthetic stock and that seems too light to be walnut but for the money I really don't care. Here's mine:


The IOR is now on my blued/synth 6.5x55 and a VXII LR is on the stainless/walnut.

It has been reported that Manners is going to be making a stock for the Tikkas. I don't mind the stock though, i would rather spend the money on good glass.

I still have the one you recommended and just have not gotten around to a stainless in 243 or 270 to put it on. I paid about $160 and do not regret it. It's not for sale in other words.