Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Tikka, the custom rifle killer...

I know they are just cheap junk (just ignore the Sako barrel, and exquisite machining).

Testing my elevation dial this past weekend on my T3 6.5x55, Zeiss 3-9 Conquest. black dot is 1". Started out at 200 yards:



Moved on to 300yds:



Moved onto 400, but 30mph gust were blowing me all over, still managed 2" at 400. Sorry, no pic.

Heading back out this weekend to see what this piece of junk will do at 500...Load is lapua case, Fed 210M primers, H4350, 120gr Ballistic Tip, 2900+fps.

What a p.o.s.

Where'd you shoot?

Up hardscrabble...need to find a new spot where I can hit 400+ though. Those political signs make great portable target backing too...

I've got two, a wood stock .308, and a stainless .270 lite, Two of the best gun investments I ever made!

If only accuracy were the sole criteria for a fine rifle I'd own several.

It ain't.

I'm perpetually on the verge of springing for one of these in .243. How low can you get the rings on one?

I've never owned a rifle yet that would outshoot this one, had a smoother action, smoother feeding, better factory trigger, and was this light...


I am sure you can get low rings, Talley makes rings, and you can also use a weaver style base and get whatever weaver style ring you want. Mine has Burris bases and rings.

I have one which trumps the Tikka in all those respects.
As well as balances better, feels better, looks better, is made better, is finished better, and appreciates in value.

Oh yeah, it's CRF too.

Have an older 695 in 280 that will run rings around anything else I own.

I wish my Tikka wasn't this good, I have had several customs that simply couldn't hang with this rifle. i will be sad when I finally burn out the barrel.

The pre-T3 Tikkas are fine rifles.

What stock is that?

Stock is Bell and Carlson Medalist.

I am another Tikka lover. My T3 .243 is my favorite rifle.

What is not to like. A 7 lb rig that shoots like a 16 lb BR rig.

Easily the best bang for the buck rifle available today.

I have a Tikka lite in 7 RM. I also have a Browning Xbolt that will out shoot it any day of the week, has a better trigger (not by much) and a better stock. The Tikka wins the bolt smoothness(not by much) and the price ($300 less) catergories.

The Tikka for what it is, is a hellofa good deal.

Nothing wrong with that.

I have a couple T3s that are ok shooters, decent rifles for the price.

They're not so inexpensive anymore either.
All the lefties are ~$700+.

i payed 575 for my lefty 270win. wouldn't take 1500.00 for it now. waiting on a right handed one just like mine to be shipped now. i bought it for a buddy last week in the classifieds.

they are just terrible guns,best trigger,very accurate,lite weight,smooth as silk action. i've been wanting a 6.5x55 in a lefty for a while now.

I'm hearing you brother. Been the custom way........Plus Sauer, Sako, Nosler, NULA, Winchester(64's & Classics), Blaser(R93 & R8) with numerous barrels........but nothing can touch my new 30-06 T3. The kicker here is. I now just run factory ammo, imagine what it could do with rolled...... LOL

I have a .243 and initial load data shows easy .5 inch groups with no load work up. Walked into a gander mountain the other day and found a never fired, no visible handling marks T3 hunter in .223 with a new Leupold Vx3 3.5-10x50 on it on the used rack for $600. And it came with an aluminum case. Done.