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Testing my elevation dial this past weekend on my T3 6.5x55, Zeiss 3-9 Conquest. black dot is 1".
Dogcatcher are you running the short turrets that come stock on the zeiss or some thing different?
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Well guess I got lucky about three years ago a dealer was selling off overstock LH T-3's in 270W paid $375 NIB Lefty son was very happy to one that fit him. Accurate bugger as well. MOA with just about anything. I had a Sako Av in 6.5X55 that would shoot as well. Won many a "hunter rifle" match at 300 yards with that one.
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Guys, I don't expect anyone to believe what I'm fixin to say but it's the truth..psspsspss I got my T3 Lite SS 270 Win in 2003. I have hunted it a lot except for 08-010 when I hunted a Win 70. After sighting in - I've not had to change or re-adjust it NONE. It AIN'T goin nowhere! ,,,,,,,,,knowwhatImean..vern??
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Wow, that pretty much sums up all my rifles.
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Buddy of mine owns a handful of highdollar long-range customs. He's always downtalking the cheap shelf rifles so I told him I'd go rifle for rifle .......my cheap $300 XS7 Marlin against his $3000 dollar custom. Heck, you'd of thought he'd have jumped all over that one. Sure woulda been nice....I could use another rifle.
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I have a Tikka t3 lite in .338wm. My buddies all like to make fun of it because they are either diehard m700 or m70 fans. Last year off the Denali Hwy, I clip a caribou in the heart @ 565 yards in a 15mph crosswind. 2 week ago I was out shooting with one of these guys. Went back to his house and I noticed he had a Tikka t3 in .300wm in his safe (he tried to shut it before I noticed). BUSTED! I put a Tikka sticker on his bumper. I still dont think he has noticed.
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I have a Tikka t3 lite in .338wm. My buddies all like to make fun of it because they are either diehard m700 or m70 fans. Last year off the Denali Hwy, I clip a caribou in the heart @ 565 yards in a 15mph crosswind. 2 week ago I was out shooting with one of these guys. Went back to his house and I noticed he had a Tikka t3 in .300wm in his safe (he tried to shut it before I noticed). BUSTED! I put a Tikka sticker on his bumper. I still dont think he has noticed. LMAO ..... great I like it when I hear. "I dont like rifles with plastic parts". And most have synthetic rifles LOL 'It's polymer lads, embrace it & welcome to the dark side........
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More T3 porn That's the best wood that I've seen in a T3 hunter stock. Very Nice!
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Dogcatcher, I like the OD green stock with the stainless! I had to grin when you posted those target pics. I have 2 T3 6.5x55's and they are sweet shooters. The other day, a buddy let me try a few rounds of the 140 NBT's he loaded for his 6.5x55. I think that combo will work.
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"plastikka" motto............"but damn they shoot good"....If that was the only criteria to a making a fine rifle "plastikkas" would be fine rifles indeed, but as many rifles shoot very accurate it takes a little more than accuracy alone to qualify. nice groups by the way not only an accurate rifle but a good shooter to produce these groups .............Hb
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Stock is Bell and Carlson Medalist. Did it take any mods to get it to fit action? Looking at a B&C for my T 3 300wm
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"plastikka" motto............"but damn they shoot good"....If that was the only criteria to a making a fine rifle "plastikkas" would be fine rifles indeed, but as many rifles shoot very accurate it takes a little more than accuracy alone to qualify. nice groups by the way not only an accurate rifle but a good shooter to produce these groups .............Hb Right on and exactly what I said earlier. For me it takes more than accuracy to make a fine rifle. In addition to the attributes I mentioned before, first shot out of a cold bore precisely to POA every time is paramount. I simply don't care a bit if the third or fourth or fifth shot opens up my groups to over MOA.
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Buddy of mine owns a handful of highdollar long-range customs. He's always downtalking the cheap shelf rifles so I told him I'd go rifle for rifle .......my cheap $300 XS7 Marlin against his $3000 dollar custom. Heck, you'd of thought he'd have jumped all over that one. Sure woulda been nice....I could use another rifle.
Shod My T3 .243 has embarrassed more than one custom rifle at the range. I love the look on their faces when the high dollar guns get whipped.
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Dogcatcher are you running the short turrets that come stock on the zeiss or some thing different?
I left the original windage turret, and sent it back for a "target" elevation turret. Stock is Bell and Carlson Medalist. Did it take any mods to get it to fit action? Looking at a B&C for my T 3 300wm Actually, it dropped right in. Then I noticed the channel was not floated. I sanded out the channel a bit and noticed it still wasn't floated. I then realized the tang area of the aluminum block was sitting ass high. I grinded down the aluminum with a dremel, then bedded everything in Marine Tex. If you bed a Tikka stock with a built in lug, don't put any epoxy near the lug. it will spread above the lug, and lift the action off the lug, which isn't what you want. That is my only complaint with the stock. I wish there was just a slot, then you could drop in your factory lug and be done with it.
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Some good shooting fellas.
But, if your 'custom rifles' won't shoot/function with a T3, I'd suggest you're using the wrong smiths/components. I bought one to play with when they came out. It shot/functioned great, but then, so did/do most of my other rifles, customs and factory. The T3's gone now.
As a few others have mentioned, it takes more than just 1/2MOA to make a good hunting rifle. IMO.
I've seen more well-shot game lost with TSXs than any other premium bullet.
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My buddy has one. He shot a Yankee in Ohio from his front porch in Bude, Ms.
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I'l gladly be joining the ranks of tikka owners as soon as I can find a T3 Hunter in 7-08.
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Thank you for providing detailed info And some fine shooting. Some malign the Tikka on here but my freezer is always filled to the brim with meat every hunting season hunting with my Tikka's.
Dogcatcher are you running the short turrets that come stock on the zeiss or some thing different?
I left the original windage turret, and sent it back for a "target" elevation turret. Stock is Bell and Carlson Medalist. Did it take any mods to get it to fit action? Looking at a B&C for my T 3 300wm Actually, it dropped right in. Then I noticed the channel was not floated. I sanded out the channel a bit and noticed it still wasn't floated. I then realized the tang area of the aluminum block was sitting ass high. I grinded down the aluminum with a dremel, then bedded everything in Marine Tex. If you bed a Tikka stock with a built in lug, don't put any epoxy near the lug. it will spread above the lug, and lift the action off the lug, which isn't what you want. That is my only complaint with the stock. I wish there was just a slot, then you could drop in your factory lug and be done with it.
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