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Opinions of Tikka T3

Darrell2k3
I was looking at the Remington 700, and the Browning A-Bolt but a look at the T3 website intrigued me. Does anyone have any experience with these rifles. I know Sako, who makes Tikka is a very good firearm maker. Thanks.

Darrell
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  • Travis Hallam
    Cletus85 has a new one in a 25-06 and loves it. He says the trigger is great. I had the Tikka Whitetail hunter in a 25-06 and liked it but the gun was too much for my 12 year old and we went down to a custom Mauser 98 (Shilen Barrel) in a .243 youth model.

    I have picked then up in the gun store and the feel and balance is great. It is on my very short list of guns to get. I have never heard anything bad about a Tikka. Just they are very accurate.

    Mad Dog
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  • cletus85
    I bought a .25-06 in the T3 Stainless Synthetic version, as has been noted. I did my research on here and other sources, and went into the purchase with fairly high expectations. This usually sets me up for disappoitment, not this time though. The trigger is the best I've seen on a production rifle for a long time and I've owned several. The T3 is light, but has a good well balanced feel. The bolt is Smooooth, the safety is a no non-sense easy to activate/deactivate set up. The accuracy with the only load I've used so far is excellent-under 1" at 100yds. One group was about 5/8". I first read about the T3 several months ago, and when I decided on another rifle I set out some criteria, which were, accuracy,good trigger and affordability. I was once a die hard Ruger 77 fan, and have killed 12 deer with 77's, but since the 3 position safety and horrible triggers, they've never had the same appeal to me. Remington added that key-safety nonsense and I've had so so luck with Remington rifles accuracy wise. I own a Browning A-Bolt and love it as well, but really didn't want another A-Bolt. Savages, though many will claim to be accurate, have terrible triggers and are crude in my opinion. I can't say enough good about the Tikka, I'm the type who expects alot out of a production rifle and if one don't suit me It won't be around long. The Tikka would be one of the last guns I'd part with. If I had to say anything negative it would be that the synthetic stock at first appears some-what cheap, it has a good feel to it though and I think it is a good as any other factory synthetic stock. If I were you I'd buy a Tikka before they go up in price or down in quality. Tikka rifles will probably never be a real popular rifle in the U.S. because most people are too close-minded to look at something besides Remington/Browning/Ruger, those who do will be rewarded with a superior firearm. I wish they made the T3 in a true short action, I'd buy another one in a heartbeat.
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  • gunnut505
    Tikka, Sako, Valmet; all excellent makes with buttery smoooooth bolts, phenomenal accuracy potential, very well-made!
    If Ruger could make a gun with as smooth an action as these; there would be no room in my safe for anything else!
    Tikka's Whitetail Hunter (friend has one in 30-06) is without reservation the nicest, most handy rifle I've shot in that caliber.
    My Sako TRG-S has the same stock as the T3; I don't like the "hollow" in the recoil pad, but other than that, it's just what I wanted.
    Probably the best $500 you could spend.

    If you know it all; you must have been listening.WEAR EAR PROTECTION!
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  • dantheman
    Tikka are great guns, but I had the chance to look and feel the T3 the other day at the range, and I hate to say it, didn't like the appearance. It just looked too, plastic. I would much rather go with the whitetail hunter than the T3. Looks aren't everything, but I've seen the T3 in magazines where it looked awesome, but the real thing didn't impress me.
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