Thread: POS Tikkas Yeah Right !!!

So after reading this thread

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...96/index5.html

And this one

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...st-bolt-15837/

And this total waste of space one !

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...ka-poos-16011/

This may come across as a little sarcastic.. Sorry bite me..

I was thinking off all the slags offs and good points mentioned all the toing and froing all with no documentation but plenty of emotion.
Chance project popped up. I thought lets try something based on fact then the challenge could be there for some other brand at similar second hand costs and bits
and pieces to appear ..

Got offered a said POS T3 in .233 with 12 rate of twist and thought could be fun gun to own since I have a couple K rounds of 55 Hornady training ammo.
Could be my Rabbit,Hare,Possum P-k-,and a little fun target gun.

I thought how cheap can I get this going real good for and shooting as good or better than some of the brando guns I ve owned.
I mean everyone knows how horrible these are to shoot, carry round and all the problems they give . (Or do they?)
Budget max 15 to 1600.00 finished and near perfect or stripped and sold off as bits..

So folded the guy $650.00 incl freight for it.

Needed suppressor asked the question on here and bought a DPT over barrel for $150.00 from @Huntn (Thanks again for that)

Ring bases -mounts ex Reloaders for $69.00 were next and the only new component purchased.

Second hand Leupold steel 1" bases paid $35.00 for off a mate.

Scope I ended up buying/ trading with @PERRISCICABA and so cost me $750.00 (Thanks Mac is a great bit of kit)
ZEISS MC Conquest 4.5-14x50 Side focus.

Barrell shortened, re crowned, rethreaded, new suppressor bush bored to suit, all ex DPT Hamilton cost $82 incl freight. @DPT thanks that's bloody good value

So yesterday bit wind but sunshine at least went to have a play with $1736.00 "POS" Bugger over budget by $136.00 bucks. Had to sell something else

It was a reasonably tidy gun when purchased. (Great price but owner wanted out)



Reasonably solid bit of kit. Scope not the lightest but as used probably better glass than most
budget rifles.



Same could be said of suppressor it aint light bit it is bloody strong.

Its about as loud as my .17 hmr



107 Meters. 6 Rounds. Naughty me adjusted on the first round.
Got the second away thought this things pretty easy to play with
Adjusted on the second after going back to the target and measuring and f ing about.
All shot off Bi Pod

Then 6 one after the other. Light side wind. Results below



I was impressed. Sure a better shooter or rifle could have done better first time out ...

Went for a walk round the farm for 40 mins had a shot at a magpie at 280 mtrs (missed )
Amazingly when I got back to the range both the bolt and magazine were still in the gun.. Shock horror no one had pinched them !!

Had a plink at the end set of gongs before calling it a day from the 200 meter spot.

Mine are the 5 new scars. Wind blowing quite strong across to the right till I figured it out finally



Next step will be to lighten the POS trigger and then spend some time dialing it.

It will be a keeper looking at the results easily achieved so far and will always be called the "POS T3"

Could everyone stop buying them please so I can get a few more calibers to play with at low prices.

We should have a sticky on the forum called POS Tikka Spot for us poor fullas that own the inaccurate, loose bolt and mag POS s..

Seriously what is the next best alternative POS using second hand stuff to get to a similar place ?

Enjoyed that Happy.....can you do a 'Howa 1500 Ultralite' review please??????

Good story @Happy...but I have to ask...cant help myself...did it come with original bolt?

Originally Posted by Spook

Good story @Happy...but I have to ask...cant help myself...did it come with original bolt?

Yes.. Previous owner must have never fitted it or fired a shot ... Every shot through or even near it must have accidentally discharged as the bullets were taken out of the packet

Was probably too scared of losing it and the magazine on the same day .. Reckon I should just MIG weld the bolt in and araldite the mag in ??

At least all those previous topics have made you aware of what you were in for when going down the tikka road.

Classic! ;-)

Dangers of mixing powders , saying that i havent seen a Remmy seperate in the action

Nah sorry don't count till you tried it in both guns and documented it ha ha

Bet that made him crap his pants. You don't think that was more of a gene pool problem ??

You'd be buying a lotto ticket after that surely ??

Still a POS Tikka

Originally Posted by Toby

Still a POS Tikka

But look at the advantages @Toby, when we visit @Happy at his workshop, it will be "no more instant", all latte's and market umbrellas.

Originally Posted by Happy

Nah sorry don't count till you tried it in both guns and documented it ha ha

Bet that made him crap his pants. You don't think that was more of a gene pool problem ??

You'd be buying a lotto ticket after that surely ??

This "gene pool problem", is it because he was kack handed, or something else?

Originally Posted by Spook

This "gene pool problem", is it because he was kack handed, or something else?

Youre quick today @Spook I wondered who d notice... Whats a latee and whats a market umbrella ?

Originally Posted by Happy

Youre quick today @Spook I wondered who d notice... Whats a latee and whats a market umbrella ?

Have a chat with Sid, he will sort you out with the proper etiquette over coffee and seating.

I don't see anything special about it, looks like it does what most rifles do? Just for a comparison...



Savage Mod14 Classic cost me $750
Nikon Coyote Special 4.5-14x40 I think cost me $220
Leupold rings might have been $120

Total $1090, shoots better than I do, my best group so far is 9mm@100m but if you want to compare factory ammo its usually closer to 20mm.

Tad heavier than a T3 at a bit over 7lb bare but feels good, trigger nice, action nice, safety nice... would I swap it for a Tikka? Hell no.

Ruger 308 probably owes me $100 or so more than that and doesn't shoot quite as well, but handles really nicely.

Originally Posted by Looseunit

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Dangers of mixing powders , saying that i havent seen a Remmy seperate in the action

Should get that one pretty cheap.