I've had a NIB T3 270 SS/syn Lite set aside for the last couple years I never got around to and got a wild hair to shoot it the other day to see if it was a keeper or trade bait. Dug out the used Burris FF II I'd bought for this gun & never shot before either, rigged the rifle and found some 10+ year old factory Fed Prem's in 130gr SGK's & other left over ammo in the cabinet. Mind you this T3 has been taken apart by a 'smith to see the oddball recoil lug and slapped back together back when I first got it....and before all the serious medical crap started.
Bore sighted it at the range ...uh ...old school style peekin' thru the bore at a 1" orange dot at 50 yards. 1st round high & right...redialed the scope a tad...next 4 rnd's under an inch centered in the bottome left of the paster.
Then 3 Rnds of Fed Pwrshk 130 gr Grand Slams under an inch
..and 2 rnds of 30+ year old Norma 130 gr'ers at 1/2" seperation an inch high & perfectly centered.
Sacked it up, and pulled out the next shooter. Came home and dug out the 270 loadin' stuff...'cause this'ns a keeper.
OBTW I was shooting in a gusty 20+ mph wind from 30* right rear quarter .. and only for the 2nd time I've shot anything in 2 years. I also just had a pair of heart cath's earlier this month resulting in 4 stents in 3 arteries and I'm still trying to get the BP meds adjusted to the final full flow that established 9 days ago. The doc's say No Restricted Activities & I'm a gonna take them at their word
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Do a Tikka T3 Shoot straight you ask...I'd venture to say without a doubt. I can't wait to get on the 100 & 200 yard positions with some other of my antique Sierra C&C boolitz. JMHO
Ron