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Model Seven Predator in your choice of chambering is an easy start. The 223 is a 9 twist.

The best to me is something like my Seven XCR in 243.
It could be duped pretty close with a 700 Youth in 243 with a better stock.

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Kimber Montana .260 was the rifle of choice for me this morning.
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For me and the area I hunt, in a bolt gun this is my idea of "perfect".



Tikka T3 in 6mm Remington.
Laminate stock stolen off of another T3.
Trigger adjusted to 3 #s.
Barrel is a stainless Lilja. Can't remember the profile.
Talley lightweight ring/base combo.
Leupold 4.5-14x40 w/ M1 elevation turret and standard windage knob.

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Few care for the 6mm Remington anymore. I think it is a great cartridge.



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In factory guise...

My old Remington 788 in 6mm:

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Then again,

I have spent a good amount of time with my Tikka T3 in .223 and it has performed quite well. It is topped with a VXII 4-12 Leupold with an M1 elevation knob and standard windage knob, just like the optic I posted about above.

This 8 twist stainless sporter T3 is scary accurate. I shoot 52 grain Sierra MatchKings out of it. It is a stunner as to the groups it will produce.

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She is extremely proud. It was her first hunt! She spotted one of these dogs for me.

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The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.

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Mackay...you must not be reading the threads here on the Campfire saying the Tikka T3 is a plastic POS.... wink

Mine seems to perform exactly as yours.....but there must be something wrong with it...

It doesn't hit as many coyotes as yours does! cry



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You're starting to suck.... wink


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Favorite Auto:

White Oak Precision 7 twist barrel turned down to pencil"ish" profile.
2 stage RRA trigger
Clark custom carbon fiber foreend
Colt bolt and internals
ACE lightweight fixed tube stock
4X TAO1 ACOG in Larue mount
Brownells lightweight gas block
Mid length gas system

Built specifically to be a calling/hunting rifle. It is very light. It carries and swings very naturally.

Overall it has proven to be an awesome rifle that is truly perfect for its intended purposes.

The TAO1 is ideal due to its precise crosshairs for extended ranges.

Just about everyone who handles it offers to buy it. I have to keep a close eye on it....

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The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.

The website is up and running!

www.lostriverammocompany.com

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Originally Posted by ingwe
Mackay...you must not be reading the threads here on the Campfire saying the Tikka T3 is a plastic POS.... wink

Mine seems to perform exactly as yours.....but there must be something wrong with it...

It doesn't hit as many coyotes as yours does! cry



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If it makes you feel any better, I missed a side profile shot on one two days ago. I led him too far. I knew better and did it anyways....

He should have been a dead dog! frown


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Mackay,
I've been looking for info on your 6mm for awhile. I remember seeing it in a post awhile back and haven't been able to find it til now. That thing is incredible. Which magazine are you using and what kind of COL does it allow? I have to think you could take full advantage of the 6mm Rem on that platform? Again, great rifle!


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I am using the "medium" length "M" stamped mags that are for 308/243 class T3s. Since all T3s are long action, removing the bolt stop and using 30-06 class mags are an option if you want to run a VLD type projectile that may not work in a standard medium length mag.

I have been using the .308 mags, but have considered doing exactly what I described above.

In regards to COL, when I get home I will measure a cartridge and give you an answer.

Thank you for the positive response. The rifle makes sense to me. Sakos/Tikkas have such a great reputation for accuracy, and knowing that the actions require little to no squaring prior to screwing on a new tube, it seemed like a natural platform for a custom gun.

Now I am starting to see more and more custom Tikka T3s. I think people are figuring out what phenomenal potential they have as custom guns.

Years ago I was shooting a state sniper match and talking about what great shooters the Tikkas were. Guys were looking at me like I had a third eye growing out of my head.

Now the same guys are buying T3s and putting them into Whiskey Chassis systems and talking about how cool they are, as if the T3s are brand new on the market


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I've got three CZ 527s, a Hornet, a Fireball, and a .204. A .222 and .223 would finish the crew nicely, but I get along just fine with these three. Then again, the biggest varmints around here are coyotes, and they are few on the ground, locally.
The .204 has worked well for me, though, using 32gr. Ballistic Tips, decisive would be the operative word here.


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Purchased a Marlin 922M 22 magnum semi auto for close work, Sako Vixen re-chambered to 221 Fireball with custom stock, Sako 22-250 for long work. Built a super accurate Anschutz 17 Hornet for a very specific area I hunted. Unusually settled area, farms and such. The coyotes swept this area in loose packs, running game for each other, my loud rifles disrupted their hunting patterns and guaranteed me one good stand only. The 17 Hornet report must have been close enough to "farm noise" that it allowed me to call and shoot 5 coyotes and called a Bobcat by 11 am one day. Deer in that area that came to the fawn bleats literally ignored the rifle when I shot coyotes while the deer watched. WEIRD!


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Txduckman07,

I measured the magazine.

Keeping a load under 2.84 will keep you safe.

My donor action started as a .243.

If you started your project with a 30-06 T3, you could load them as long as you wanted.


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Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush
For me and the area I hunt, in a bolt gun this is my idea of "perfect".



Tikka T3 in 6mm Remington.
Laminate stock stolen off of another T3.
Trigger adjusted to 3 #s.
Barrel is a stainless Lilja. Can't remember the profile.
Talley lightweight ring/base combo.
Leupold 4.5-14x40 w/ M1 elevation turret and standard windage knob.

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Few care for the 6mm Remington anymore. I think it is a great cartridge.




Oh, I likes that rifle. How much does it weigh?


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Originally Posted by Dan360
If you were to put one together, what would yours look like? How about some pics!


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Originally Posted by hillbillybear
Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush
For me and the area I hunt, in a bolt gun this is my idea of "perfect".



Tikka T3 in 6mm Remington.
Laminate stock stolen off of another T3.
Trigger adjusted to 3 #s.
Barrel is a stainless Lilja. Can't remember the profile.
Talley lightweight ring/base combo.
Leupold 4.5-14x40 w/ M1 elevation turret and standard windage knob.

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Few care for the 6mm Remington anymore. I think it is a great cartridge.




Oh, I likes that rifle. How much does it weigh?


I have never weighed the thing.

I would guess around 7 pounds with scope and sling.


THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL.

The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.

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www.lostriverammocompany.com

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The lightweight AR I built gets grabbed a lot as a general purpose piece. It is such a handy little carbine that it is often close by all year long.

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THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL.

The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.

The website is up and running!

www.lostriverammocompany.com

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