Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Tikka is ceasing the T3 line in 2016?

You just opened Pandora's box.....

I like the Tikka rifle, and I will buy plenty of them when I find them in the $450 range. I try to stick with the wood stocked stanless models when possible. Right now I only have 2 Tikka's but I like them both and have no issue taking them out to go hunting. I could pick up a few more if they lower prices and try to close them out here in America.

I think they call it the "Sako A7".

Ha Ha,

John,

I was just reading thru the rest of the posts while doing other things also and was thinking about the OP's "rumor", and someone mentioning SAS's "hints" and I thought of your post on another topic about going to Finland. I wondered if you will be hunting with any "rumors" while there

I was also going to suggest that the T3 lovers here start a "go fund me" account to have you do a large purchase while there and put them in your luggage and "conveniently" forget they were there when you went through security. You do have a few BIG bags, no?

Then I come back and find you have posted here.

SO, will you be nice enough to end our "speculations" when you get back or will you sign a "gag order" while there? Trade secrets and all that.


I hope you enjoy your trip. Do they have the capercaillie there and will you get a chance to hunt them. I know how you like bird hunting. They're on my "I've won the lottery" list, my regular bucket will probably never have enough cash for that.

Geno

So there it is...... JB stated he was going to Finland to use guns built there in another thread. Being unusually indifferent to the question. Now there is rumors of a new Tikka. JB will have time to pen a glowing report on the new gun in time to hit the newstands at the release at Shot Show.....
Somebody hurry to JB'S house and start stuffing bamboo under his finger nails til he talks.

I'd also bet that JB won't talk about what he finds out!

Hence the need for bamboo.......

avagadro - as you stated "quality is a relative word...". RAR's compete at a price point with other similar rifles i.e. Marlin X7, Savage AXIS etc. Tikka does the same at its level. I agree with "it's worth what you paid". For sure, you're not getting bespoke H&H quality at $400 (+/-) per. Homesteader

Or the threat of an olfactory nerve block so he can't smell gunpowder (black or smokeless) until we reverse the block. As "bull goose loony" he'll be spilling the beans right quick!

Geno

Geno,

Will be hunting moose and whitetails, but no capers. Finland has a good population of whitetails, due to a transplant that took place decades ago, and they should be rutting hard!

Dunno much else except will be shooting either Sako or Tikka rifles, and doing factory visits as well. This one of those gun-writer surprise! trips. Didn't even know I was going until a week ago, which happens sometimes. Don't even know which rifles I'll be hunting with yet, much less whether I'll be sworn to secrecy....

Tikka has been producing exceptionally accurate rifles, with smooth actions, and good triggers for decades. I have a sneaking suspicion that whatever they introduce will continue along this path.

Heck I have an old LSA that was made in the late 60s (I think). It is a smooth old 30-06 that could last a few generations of hunters.

I am looking forward to seeing what they come up with next.

If SAS is correct, then I'm guessing no more plastic bolt shroud.

Well, they produce quality, but they are notorious for cheapening down the rifles. From M55 - M595 - T3.. even though the T3 is accurate and feel nice when repeting.

As with all manufactures less and less work is going into rifles. Even though the quality is high due to CNC manufacturing.

If this is true it will be interesting to see what tikka make.

In the meantime I have just ordered a Superlite Stainless in 6.5x55.......

Going to be watching with interest, if it looks good I'll be ordering one in 270 Win to replace another 270 that just sold.

Yep

Not to be argumentative, a serious ?

What do people do or how do they treat their rifles to break the 'bolt shroud', EVEN on a T 3?


I bought this one in 2003 before our Deer Season, so I've been hunting it for 12 yrs and about to start its 13th. In 2013 I took the hardest FALL I've had in many yrs. I 'thudded' when I hit the ground and the T 3 hit the ground on its left side. NOTHING broke.

I really don't understand HOW people break the bolt shroud.

People break the shroud while removing it. If you twist the wrong way it'll break.

For those who are wishing for less plastic parts, I wouldn't hold your breath. The new Sako Finnfire II released last year has plenty. The plastic parts they use are generally low impact parts and work as intended. Remember the US service rifle has been half plastic for over 50 years.

Horseman - Thank You. I never understood that before.

But what does the military know ? Really! <G>

Jerry

Man, I'm jealous, not really, I guess envious would be a better word. You wrote your own life and my hats off to ya.

Can I go as your luggage handler, bodyguard, driver, chef, tracker, medical assistant--something?????? I'm a master at espionage . You could distract them while I take photos and gather intel secretly for all the fellas here at the fire.

Deal???? Yes, no, maybe, or never........