Which one?? Thoughts from users please...
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Which one?? Thoughts from users please...
Welcome to the forum Truebluekiwi, Im not a user of any of those but if I remember correctly I remember people saying A-bolt over T3 any day. I may be wrong though.
Whichever takes your fancy and fits your shoulder - both good rifles, cant go wrong
(abolt for me personally)
Working at a hunting shop every now and then, my veiws are that in one year weve sold one a bolt and 15 tikka's but you hardly see as much browning marketing either. Youd have to get one of each down the range and test fire.
As above, both good rifles.
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I'm like Cyclist, would go for the A-Bolt personally.
i don't like 7mm08 so i'd get the A-Bolt
I thought about buying an a bolt for my varmint rifle but I felt like I was holding a toy, I dont have anything against them and I'm Sure that they are good but that's just the impression I got. Feels small and cheap. My bro had a 7mm08 tikka t3 stainless and that was a beautiful gun so I'd go that. But at the end o the day your probably best to have a hold of both and see what feels right for you mate
Tikka any day,week month or year.Its not the marketing that sells all of them as word of mouth plays a major part.
As they say on the add its hits the hardest target, value for money
For all that they are both great rifles
Word of mouth is the tikka is a lot cheaper, and kiwis being kiwis.....
I will never touch a T3 unless they changed that MASSIVE FAIL of a magazine. Biggest piece of shit I've ever seen attached to a rifle. When the fucking thing falls apart in your hand it's not much use. However apart from the mag they are good, but then the Browning is good straight out of the box.
Whats the story with the mags as i have got two tikkas and had a couple more and as my mates will vouch i am hard on gear but never seen a fail on a mag and yours is the first i have heard of?
Same?Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
Down to personal preference really, not going to go wrong with either.
I personally like to have something different to everyone else, to me Tikkas are like toyotas, great piece of kit for the money but everyone has one!
I like to have people at the range wanting to have a look at my rifle because it is something they haven't handled before!
I never get into telling people that they're wrong or not to get something because its shit or any of that jaz because at the end of the day I respect that people have their own opinions. Having said that I have one small gripe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Truebluekiwi
Why a 308 if you do go a bolt? I personally can't stand that caliber - possibly because its a yobbos gun over here. If you wanna go something like that go the old 30-06. For one its not american! and its going to go a few fps quicker which is really negligible. But it does go an extra 50gns heavier than the 308. (not that you'd want/need to run 220's or 250's through a 30-06 unless you were bush hunting sambar). regardless of which one you go for I reckon 7mm08, 270, 7mm rem mag or 30-06 are the calibers to choose from.
Thats just my opinion and its not right or wrong mate.
Cheers,
You better wash your mouth out :D nah its personal opinion like you said but I like them. I think people like what they have most of the time, take a young kid and he will say a caliber his dad owns because they have one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackp.
For one its not american!
From Wikipedia - The .30-06 Springfield cartridge (pronounced "thirty-aught-six", "thirty-oh-six") or 7.62×63mm in metric notation, was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 and standardized!
It is.But I agree that it is damned good and seems to be having a resurgence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackp.
I think you will discover that the 30-06 is about as american as you can get mate. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackp.
Damn ha I stand corrected I always thought it was European and 308 was american. Other than that I stand by what I said! HaQuote:
Originally Posted by Bryan
Hey Ive had one a-bolt and now have 3 Tikka's love the things . The mags are great and work good
Every one might have one alright but i would buy another there that good .I've got a 7mm08,6.5x55 and a 270wsm but im always pulling my 6.5 outa the safe first!
The only thing I would change would be to get Gunworks or someone to flute the bolt and add a true half cock had it done on the 6.5 and its made the thing even better.Attachment 5242
A-bolt hands down. Especially now that they are similar priced to the cheaper tikka's!!
have 2 tikkas 223 and 308 and love em both, although i'd be happy to own a browning nice looking rifle good reviews personally think it looks abit nicer
The straight mag falls in half, literally. Had it happen when I was using one and it was a known problem. Maybe it's been fixed now, but it's still an arsehole of a thing to carry with a mag that pokes out like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
PS: And they want wankers money for spare mags.....
Mates .300WM tikka turned up after a 1 month wait from GC, I dont really like the way the mag sticks out and still moves.
Thank you to all who have replied to my thread. I have taken your thoughts into account...especially the "Tikka's are like a Toyota" comment. Lots of reading and research has gone into the final decision. I have held both which was great advice. The choice is a Tikka T3 Lite 7mm08 with a Gunworks supressor. Scope will be a Nikon-Stirling Platinum Nighteater 6-24x44. I have looked into the mag scenario and also note that lots of hunters have a personal issue with the trigger guard so I will report back any issues at all to readers. Hot Barrells!!
Just as a follow up here...the Tikka 7mm08 rem-mag has been awesome! Went for a Bushnell Scope and suppressor from Gunworks. Loading my own 140grm rounds. Sierra Gameking projectiles with Norma brass...a great overall combo for the deer with results.
both are good options, but I would save a few more $ and pick up a 2nd hand Sako 75 when one come up. :thumbsup:
Both good rifles I have owned both and an X-Bolt which I have just given my son, while I have kept a T3 6.5/284 and boy it shoots. Only kept the Tikka cause I like the safety on the side better. I would go X-Bolt over A -bolt a much nicer stock.
You can't get much more American than an Ought Six!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter
If one was trying to avoid anything American, they would be pretty limited in their choices. 6.5x55 and .303 would be the only really common ones.
Didn't realise how old the thread was. Glad you got it sorted.
I've never heard of an issue with the magazines, apart from being expensive.
Should be a great gun.
Congratulations on your new rifle. That's an interesting calibre. Must be a new one. :) I've never seen or heard of a Tikka that doesn't shoot accurately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Truebluekiwi
The 30/06 is a great calibre, had a Husky in that calibre for a couple of years, a long time ago and it did the job. No advantage though over the .308 with a shorter 20" barrel, which many rifles have these days. Just gives more muzzle blast for no gain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter
