Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles PROS and CONS of Tikka T3 Lite (specifically the SS/SYN version)

"I suspect that most satisfied T3 customers are not experienced rifle buyers. A person who has never owned a fine rifle is much more likely to be tolerant of an economy rifle's shortcomings than an experienced shooter and hunter. The relative newcomer simply has inadequate personal experience upon which to base an informed opinion."

Now I know who chuck hawks is and will make sure to avoid any more of his wisdom.

The only con I can really think of is the stock and its purely cosmetic. I keep hoping boyds will bring out a laminate soon but they need to hear the request so go to their page and fill out the form.(ask for the prarie hunter please)
https://boydsgunstocks.questionpro.com/

Hey swampy did your Rem 700 .270 do this at 600yards out of the box? If I recall correctly the black portion measures 4", bottom three were shot first then a couple clicks were added for the rest.

I also love the fact you will dismiss someone like Mackay who does it for real on a regular basis but we're expected to take your word as the gospel.

Looks like a totally different bolt design. Are the magazine and trigger guard plastic on the A7's ?

Pro:
270 T3 lite 5 shots 100 yards


my 223 T3 Varmint will do the same with 10 shots

It's a 75 bolt with a plastic shroud from the factory. He replaced it with an 85 bolt shroud..the magazine has metal feed inserts..everything else is plastic.

Me neither. 11 years and counting on my 695 7mag, that shoots everything I feed it sub MOA.

Thank's Oldelkhunter. Can't see the point in the A-7 when it appears about all it amounts to is a Tikka with a higher price tag and a bolt that isn't as well designed because it uses a plastic bolt shroud as an essential, stressed component where, as we discussed before, the Tikka's shroud is non stressed/ non essential.

Pros: Very accurate, and light.

Cons: The price of their magazines.

IIRC the A-7 shroud is metal with a plastic coating, not completely plastic like the T-3 shroud.

The shroud on the T-3 (and virtually all BA rifles) DOES perform a safety function. The shroud is there to block gasses which enter the bolt from contacting the face of the shooter should a primer be pierced.

I prefer a more robust shroud than that on the T-3.

That is correct I forgot about the shroud on the A7 being plastic coated metal

pfft. Chuck Hawks needs to get over himself.

and people pay to see other stuff he writes ROTFLMFAO

I bet if I said that I have a dog, you would tell me that you have an elephant.

No, but I'd advise against a plastic deer rifle that's expensive.

No 700 is going to run with a Tikka ..just not going to happen.

Well if every Titka will shoot under 1/2 MOA, then that's good for a plastic rifle.

The number of people willing to face you in an "off the rack" challenge between Tikkas and 700's would number in the thousands. Actual people, actual rifles, actual targets & real bullets...not just keyboard marksmanship.

Horse puckey ! You aren't seriously telling me you, Tikka or anybody else has any expectations of being protected from 60,000 psi gasses by a 1/32" thick plastic shroud are you ? And if anybody is worried about the factory shroud there are at least two aftermarket aluminum shrouds available that I'm aware of.

Nope, I'd say the plastic T-3 shroud would end up in your face but a steel or aluminum one may work just fine dealing with whatever gas gets into the bolt body from a pierced primer.

One advantage of the cheap Savage 110 action is that the back of the bolt is completely blocked by the bolt assembly screw.

I don't know about you but I'm thinking Tikka is probably relying on the stepped, steel flange of the approx 3/8" thick, rear section of the firing pin, which is held in place by the dovetailed root of the bolt handle, to deflect errant gasses in the event of a pierced primer.

OK you win.

Where can I order plastic shrouds for my other rifles?

TIA.