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Anyone have a Tikka Battue Rifle ? Or can give me opinions on it? I can’t find much out there on this model.

There was a few here in Canada a couple yrs ago but most were synthetic stocked. They did offer walnut but none to be found. I looked.

I think it would be a perfect deer rifle in 308 with a 1.5-5 in walnut.

I have only seen one, and it was at a dealer.
I agree with SuperCub, but Tikka really liked them.
Any of the Tikka$ other than standard is awful expen$ive.

I don't have a Tikka, but do have two Sako Battues...one in 308 and one in 7-08. For woods hunting, they're just the handiest little rifle. Great for tree stands, barrel doesn't bump snow down your back when slung over a shoulder, and just nice to point. I outfitted both with German #4 reticles to find in low light and thick stuff.

I wouldn't expect the Tikkas to be much different.

Only downside would be an insignificant loss of fps, and a bit more muzzle blast with the short barrel. Well worth the trade.

Unless you really want the cheap gimmicky fibre optic type open sights, just take a standard T3 and lop 2” off the barrel and you have a Battue.

I’ve done that with a stainless T3x in 308 and it’s a great short, handy woods rifle and it’s even more accurate than before.

Bass Pro, Springfield, MO.

https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...battue-30-06-or-308.cfm?gun_id=101121654


Okie John