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THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL.

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

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Paint the stock...yes....talley rings are on order. I'm not crazy about the factory rings.

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I agree. I'm diggin' that painted stock!


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Originally Posted by DELGUE
Hudge,

Copy. You musta been at Malmstrom.

I've managed to remain unencumbered with a wife all these years, and my dog goes with me, so the world is my playground!


Yes, I was at Malmstrom and loved every minute of it. If I was able to get to pick anywhere out of here, it would be FE Warren, WY. The jobs that are there for the wife are actually pretty high, almost double what they are in MT (at least state jobs), and of course the federal pay would be the same no matter. I like the western US and its vast history as well. Oh well, I've got 39 months left here, and I plan to enjoy all of it.

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Tikka's actions/rifles might be cheap & ugly 'lookin, but they shoot very well. Nice paint job mailmanmark.

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I'm still waiting to hear about failures with these things. AD's, broken bolt handles, malfunctions, jams, anything....Lotsa talk about schit "looking" cheap and plastic, but yet to hear a puke.

maybe I'll be a little rougher with mine....

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Hudge,

I hear ya. If I couldn't retire to MT, then it would be either WY or UT for sure. Just looked up Warren. It's pretty far south, but that would make it easy to go play in CO as well as WY, which isn't a bad thing.

I've never really vacationed in CO, despite my love for the West being ignited by Michener's book 'Centennial' about the fictional Colorado town of the same name. I've hunted there a few times in the NW corner for deer.

I'm thinking I need to take a vacation to MT and just hit some of the towns to see where I'd like to retire to, although Great Falls leads the choices right now since it has a Big Bear and Scheel's and Fuddruckers and is fairly centrally located (north to Glacier, south to Yellowstone/Tetons, with lots of wilderness and national forests within striking distance). But I'd still like to explore a bit and see what other Montana towns have to offer.

16Bore,

I've got a Tikka 595 in .223 sitting in my closet right now that only fires about every 4th round. I haven't had a chance to get it to an authorized repair station yet, but it's a Tikka, and it quit working. I'm not saying that consequently all Tikka's are bad, but it is what it is. And I wasn't 'rough' with it or abuse it in any manner.


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be curious to see WTF on the 595. Click no boom?

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Originally Posted by 16bore
be curious to see WTF on the 595. Click no boom?


Yeah. About every fourth round goes off. Took the bolt apart and didn't see a prob. Tried again and same result. It hasn't been used all that much, so I dunno what got into it. The fact that it happened has made me a little nervous about my T3 in '06. If that T3 wasn't so dang light I'd kick it to the curb just as a precaution. A T3 in 270 would shine, but rifles gotta work, ya know? Having one go south plinkin' at Brer Coyote ain't a deal, but if one crapped out and I missed out on a shot at a deer or elk, I would be pissed beyond belief. The doubt about the T3 caused me to grab up a 77 Hawkeye stainless in left hand, just in case I boot the T3 or it develops an issue.

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Never heard that one. Handloads? Are you getting any marks on the primer or what?

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Where are you guys finding t3's in the 6.5x55

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Factory. Winchester white box 45 gr JHP's and Remington 55 gr FMJ. Primers show what appear to be light strikes, i.e. small faint dimple.


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Here is mine in 3006. 180 gn hornady over a bit of h4350. Tarhet at 100. Couple of sighters and a 3 shot center group. Not too bad.

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I ran out of chronograph light so I didnt get to shoot the rest of my test loads but two of the 3 shots clocked at 2797 and 2802! Going to go out and shoot the rest in the morning!



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@DELGUE and slg888....appreciate your positive feedback...thanks again.

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Gunchamp that is a good looking gun is that B&C stock?


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Just be a little choosy if ya get one.....

BC Tikka Stocks.....

My guess is BC would have sent another, but I'm kind of a one shot wonder so to speak....

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