Never could understand why Tikka insists on building rifles for short action rounds on long actions.
That really bothered me a few years ago. Then I held a T3 barreled action beside a Rem 700 "short" action and found they are VERY close in length when you include the recoil lug width of the 700. I suspect the T3 action is lighter and arguably stiffer with it's closed top. Next time I have a barrel off I will weigh an action alone.
Here is the bonus; you can swap the T3 bolt stop on the side of the receiver for a "long action" bolt stop, purchase a long magazine and seat 162gr AMAXs in a 7-08 out to 2.99" or whatever it takes to get close to the lands. That long AMAX still has the boat tail junction below the neck and there is room for plenty of H4350, RL17 or Ramshot Hunter with no-stress pressure levels. The 4350 achieved single hole 3-shot groups for me but the other two made very impressive velocity and could probably be tuned in.
Also great for .243 and .308 owners wanting to shoot heavy bullets or a VLD they would like to seat out beyond SAAMI max.