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I filled a freezer with a bow for years, but that's as primitive as I'll go. So no Tikka for me.

I still fill my freezer with a bow.

I'm sure there are guys who fill their freezers with a Mossberg ATR too but I'm not getting one of those.

Been a bowhunter for 31 years, but I still own a Tikka. Oh, and by the way, I shoot a recurve.

i like fugly guns,savages and tikka's

i'll take accurate over ugly anyday.

Preach on. Rifle makers get one oppourtunity to sell my a$$ an inaccurate rifle. My T3 Lite is accurate, so I'll buy another Tikka.

Well my T-3 Lite shoots 1st & last bullet generally in the same hole. In fact it outshot all my factory varmints including a Sako V!!
Curious just what reasonably priced, stock rifle you have that is so much better??

My only complaint on the Tikka is the difficulty feeding a single bullet down that narrow slot the emptys fly out of.

I'm less impressed with my T3 22-250 than I am with my 695 in (gasp) 270 Win. The 695 is the epitome of consistency.

Only those that don't have them or have not shot them malign them.

What about those who do no longer have them?

Then they are poor unfortunate souls aren't they?

Ive had 5, but keep going back to my Sako's. Same accuracy (except my 595 would outshoot all the T3's), but better fit for me and I like the action length suited to the cartridge, not one size fits all. If they went to aluminum shroud and bottom metal, a lot of guys would pay the extra $$.

Picked up a metal shroud for $25

i say anyone that can't get a tikka to shoot good groups,just can't shoot period!!!!

Ya, I put one on my 595. Never had any issues with the plastic just looks cheap. I would have paid $150 more for alloy. There are lots of rifles in that price range with metal, so its not that it cant be done, just cheaper to do plastic, = more profit.

I'm not a fan of Rem's dm, but they can make a rifle with metal and keep the price the same.

I am still not understanding what makes them "ugly" or cheap. They look like a bolt action rifle. The only difference is the port is not open on the top. I believe this actually is part of the accuracy equation.

The reason I call it a custom killer is because I have owned 5 custom barreled rifles, and they cost three times as much, and shot half as well. This tikka shoots anything you feed it. Load development consists of taking a book off the shelf and following a recipe. AND...it has a really long throat so I am not even close to the lands, gasp!

Not questioning accuracy, just the reason for plastic bits when alloy isn't much more to do. Would you have not bought that rifle if it had metal instead?

I think they would have sold just as many rifles, plus extra ones for those would prefer alloy.

A wood/blued tikka would be much improved in looks. The plastic does not aid or hinder accuracy.

I agree with that

I wouldn't say that at all. if you are comparing rifles of similar weights. Tikkas will outshoot just about anything, my 243 ai custom IMO will outshoot a tikka but every trick I could come up with and the finest components money can buy has been what its taken as well as careful reloading technique with neck turned brass. I will say other customs I own will be outshot by a tikka.

The other thing about tikka is they tend to not be fussy about what load you run in them. They just seem to normally shot everything well. when I help a friend set up his rifle and get ready for a hunt, if I have any input on rifle choice I always say get a tikka because I am pretty darn sure that an allen wrench will get the trigger where it needs to be and a random box of ammo off the shelf will have the gun shooting good enough after sighting in the scope.

Gotta agree with the above posts,I recently acquired a 595 7-08 and its one damn fine shooting rifle.

I actually like the plastic mags and trigger guard. They are light, and impervious to the elements. Same reason I like Glocks and plastic mags in the AR's.