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Model Seven Predator in your choice of chambering is an easy start. The 223 is a 9 twist.
The best to me is something like my Seven XCR in 243. It could be duped pretty close with a 700 Youth in 243 with a better stock.
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Kimber Montana .260 was the rifle of choice for me this morning.
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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For me and the area I hunt, in a bolt gun this is my idea of "perfect". Tikka T3 in 6mm Remington. Laminate stock stolen off of another T3. Trigger adjusted to 3 #s. Barrel is a stainless Lilja. Can't remember the profile. Talley lightweight ring/base combo. Leupold 4.5-14x40 w/ M1 elevation turret and standard windage knob. Few care for the 6mm Remington anymore. I think it is a great cartridge.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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In factory guise... My old Remington 788 in 6mm:
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Then again, I have spent a good amount of time with my Tikka T3 in .223 and it has performed quite well. It is topped with a VXII 4-12 Leupold with an M1 elevation knob and standard windage knob, just like the optic I posted about above. This 8 twist stainless sporter T3 is scary accurate. I shoot 52 grain Sierra MatchKings out of it. It is a stunner as to the groups it will produce. In its natural habitat: My most favorite hunting partner on the planet: She is extremely proud. It was her first hunt! She spotted one of these dogs for me.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Mackay...you must not be reading the threads here on the Campfire saying the Tikka T3 is a plastic POS.... Mine seems to perform exactly as yours.....but there must be something wrong with it... It doesn't hit as many coyotes as yours does!
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All painted up.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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You're starting to suck....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Favorite Auto: White Oak Precision 7 twist barrel turned down to pencil"ish" profile. 2 stage RRA trigger Clark custom carbon fiber foreend Colt bolt and internals ACE lightweight fixed tube stock 4X TAO1 ACOG in Larue mount Brownells lightweight gas block Mid length gas system Built specifically to be a calling/hunting rifle. It is very light. It carries and swings very naturally. Overall it has proven to be an awesome rifle that is truly perfect for its intended purposes. The TAO1 is ideal due to its precise crosshairs for extended ranges. Just about everyone who handles it offers to buy it. I have to keep a close eye on it....
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Mackay...you must not be reading the threads here on the Campfire saying the Tikka T3 is a plastic POS.... Mine seems to perform exactly as yours.....but there must be something wrong with it... It doesn't hit as many coyotes as yours does! If it makes you feel any better, I missed a side profile shot on one two days ago. I led him too far. I knew better and did it anyways.... He should have been a dead dog!
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Mackay, I've been looking for info on your 6mm for awhile. I remember seeing it in a post awhile back and haven't been able to find it til now. That thing is incredible. Which magazine are you using and what kind of COL does it allow? I have to think you could take full advantage of the 6mm Rem on that platform? Again, great rifle!
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I am using the "medium" length "M" stamped mags that are for 308/243 class T3s. Since all T3s are long action, removing the bolt stop and using 30-06 class mags are an option if you want to run a VLD type projectile that may not work in a standard medium length mag.
I have been using the .308 mags, but have considered doing exactly what I described above.
In regards to COL, when I get home I will measure a cartridge and give you an answer.
Thank you for the positive response. The rifle makes sense to me. Sakos/Tikkas have such a great reputation for accuracy, and knowing that the actions require little to no squaring prior to screwing on a new tube, it seemed like a natural platform for a custom gun.
Now I am starting to see more and more custom Tikka T3s. I think people are figuring out what phenomenal potential they have as custom guns.
Years ago I was shooting a state sniper match and talking about what great shooters the Tikkas were. Guys were looking at me like I had a third eye growing out of my head.
Now the same guys are buying T3s and putting them into Whiskey Chassis systems and talking about how cool they are, as if the T3s are brand new on the market
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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I've got three CZ 527s, a Hornet, a Fireball, and a .204. A .222 and .223 would finish the crew nicely, but I get along just fine with these three. Then again, the biggest varmints around here are coyotes, and they are few on the ground, locally. The .204 has worked well for me, though, using 32gr. Ballistic Tips, decisive would be the operative word here.
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Purchased a Marlin 922M 22 magnum semi auto for close work, Sako Vixen re-chambered to 221 Fireball with custom stock, Sako 22-250 for long work. Built a super accurate Anschutz 17 Hornet for a very specific area I hunted. Unusually settled area, farms and such. The coyotes swept this area in loose packs, running game for each other, my loud rifles disrupted their hunting patterns and guaranteed me one good stand only. The 17 Hornet report must have been close enough to "farm noise" that it allowed me to call and shoot 5 coyotes and called a Bobcat by 11 am one day. Deer in that area that came to the fawn bleats literally ignored the rifle when I shot coyotes while the deer watched. WEIRD!
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Txduckman07,
I measured the magazine.
Keeping a load under 2.84 will keep you safe.
My donor action started as a .243.
If you started your project with a 30-06 T3, you could load them as long as you wanted.
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For me and the area I hunt, in a bolt gun this is my idea of "perfect". Tikka T3 in 6mm Remington. Laminate stock stolen off of another T3. Trigger adjusted to 3 #s. Barrel is a stainless Lilja. Can't remember the profile. Talley lightweight ring/base combo. Leupold 4.5-14x40 w/ M1 elevation turret and standard windage knob. Few care for the 6mm Remington anymore. I think it is a great cartridge. Oh, I likes that rifle. How much does it weigh?
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If you were to put one together, what would yours look like? How about some pics! 22-204 22-250 Ackley 6 Dasher
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For me and the area I hunt, in a bolt gun this is my idea of "perfect". Tikka T3 in 6mm Remington. Laminate stock stolen off of another T3. Trigger adjusted to 3 #s. Barrel is a stainless Lilja. Can't remember the profile. Talley lightweight ring/base combo. Leupold 4.5-14x40 w/ M1 elevation turret and standard windage knob. Few care for the 6mm Remington anymore. I think it is a great cartridge. Oh, I likes that rifle. How much does it weigh? I have never weighed the thing. I would guess around 7 pounds with scope and sling.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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