Finally bought one, a LH Tikka T3x Lite and mounted an SWFA SS 12x42. After some load workup I finally got it out to our range to plink some steel. It's a silhouette range but only goes out to 525 yards due to location constraints.
Had previously sighted it dead on at 200 meters and was testing my actual come-ups vs. those calculated by a Hornady ballistics calculator. Hit the 200 yard steel, then clicked up to 300 meters and whacked a small prairie dog silhouette with the first shot. Dialed in 525 yards, wind was from about 10 o'clock at 8-9 mph so I held half a mil off and hit a 10" by 10" plate pretty near dead center with the first shot.
I kind'a took a liking to the rifle and caliber right away...
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
