Thread: Newbie question - Halfbolt added to Tikka T3 Lite - was it done wrong?

Hi guys,

I'm a real hunting and shooting newbie, but something doesn't seem right...

I got a Tikka T3 Lite as I'm a lefthander. My first gun. I have not yet fired a round through it.
Anyway, I got Gunworks to get it suppressed, and the trigger-lightened. My cousin suggested that I get a half-bolt added as well, so I asked for that as well.

I got the gun back, and everything is fine, but the half-bolt seems wrong.
When I have the half-bolt on, and pull the trigger, the gun appears to "fire". The bolt will go all the way down, and the indicator dot on the end of the gun shows that it has "fired".

Pulling the trigger with safety on and half-bolt on will do nothing, but I suspect that this is the safety doing it's job.

I thought that pulling the trigger when the half-bolt was on should do nothing.
am I wrong here?


Cheers,
Scott.

I suggest you talk to Robbie or Amanda at Gunworks. They know their stuff. Very happy with trigger/suppressor work they did to mine.

I'm pretty sure thats normal. my .22 does it when put into half cock pull trigger it snaps shut never done it with a round in to see if it would fire but it would expose the firing pin so its possible. just not sure if it hit hard enough.

The T3 isn't designed to be used with a half bolt and adding a half-assed one isn't a great idea. Use the safety. Don't pull the trigger when you don't intend to fire the rifle.

Originally Posted by gimp

The T3 isn't designed to be used with a half bolt and adding a half-assed one isn't a great idea. Use the safety. Don't pull the trigger when you don't intend to fire the rifle.

Cheers - the more I know I guess.
I'll give Gunworks a call and see what they say.

I contacted Gunworks and Sheree told me that pulling the trigger when the half-bolt is on will drop the bolt down, but the gun will not fire as the firing pin is moving at an extremely low speed.
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Thanks for the advice.

Do not trust that. Only takes one moment of complacency

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Originally Posted by Kumoe

I contacted Gunworks and Sheree told me that pulling the trigger when the half-bolt is on will drop the bolt down, but the gun will not fire as the firing pin is moving at an extremely low speed.
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Thanks for the advice.

Thats crap advice from gunworks, wouldnt trust that at all. Some models of firearms when on half cocked pulling the trigger the bolt will shut and it will go off. Som,e models pulling the trigger and nothing will happen. If its closing the bolt assume its going to go off, safety first, so use the safety or another method

Here is the gunworks video on it

Tikka T3 rifle Half Cock conversion demo bolt handle drop - YouTube

Hmm. I am not going to take any risks with a gun. The video only needs to be wrong once...
I will always use the safety as well, not trust in the half-cock alone.

The video only needs to be wrong once...

Leaving aside the whole halfbolt (glad you called it that and not halfcock) debate, that video does not really prove anything.

For me to prove that it is safe, I would like to see the other side of the test as well, i.e. full cycle of action, bolt down, actually fire the primed case. The other test would be bumping the stock butt on a hard surface with halfbolt on and safety off.

If your close enough to warrant one up the spout you will be holding in two hands any way. OPEN bolt with hand on handle or closed on pre tested safety.
Simple really

Use the safety, that is what it is for on a T3 and any other modern firearm.

Adding a halfbolt position because grand dad used one on his .303 and told you never to trust a safety is a hard legacy to rid this country of.

.303 doesn't have a half bolt does it. It has a half cock?

Originally Posted by Toby

.303 doesn't have a half bolt does it. It has a half cock?

You know what I mean.