Thread: POS Tikkas Yeah Right !!!

Originally Posted by GravelBen

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.

Has the Tikka look...no bolt

Shit I have 4 Tikka's in the cabinet
T3 223 tactical
T3 308 s/s lite
T3 300wm tactical
T3 300wm s/s lite

All good rifles and all have dropped game - bunnies, deer, pigs, horses's, dogs & donkeys.
Never lost a mag.
Never lost a bolt
And all tack drivers with the appropriate loads.
All topped with good glass

Like they say - Horse's for course's.

Loving your work @Happy !!! very cool.

Had one (T3) that out of the blocks shot cloverleafs happily then went a little bit wider over the following 70 odd shots have just had the Mod fixed (thanks guys!!) and have started doing a few of the things you have outlined @Happy and she's come back a trooper.

Don't forget to check the relief of the action in the stock and any wear marks or ensuring the floating lug is able to do exactly that and able to return UN-impededed to battery. Thanks to Nathan Foster in his book for that little gem and also to check the torque on the action screws as a result can make a big difference.

Sometimes the foreend of the stock in the T3 can be a little flexxy which under the right conditions (i.e a really tight sling or torqued bipod) can twist the stock to the point it touches the barrel.
Sorry to plug Nathans stuff but his stock stiffener can be awesome in this regard or putting a bit in the rear to re balance after adding a supressor.

Don't forget this can change the POI as it effectively whips like a tuning fork and a different touch point can markedly change the harmonics of the barrel. As does I think the screw tension of the moderator.

All of these things can play with your mind then you've got to add to that ammo or scope issue... Hence I think T3's get a bad rap and a its just a journey to understand whats going on before, during and after you pull the trigger you can find a solution...

OK @Happy

Zastava 223 cost me $450 complete with Tasco scope and added a suppressor for $300 for a total of $750.It loves Hornady Training ammo with groups ranging from 11-13mm at 100m. Nothing special.


@TimeRiders LH Savage cost $800 second hand. Added a scope for $100 and suppressor for $300 for a total of $1200. Winchester factory 100gn and my starting hand loads (have not worked up a load for this one) produce groups that both of us always get below the 15mm mark at 100m and average 12mm. Again nothing special.



The girls Norinco JW-15A cost $100 and added a $60 scope and $95 to shorten and add a suppressor for a total of $250 and shoots like this at 50m. Would be better if someone would teach me to shoot.



There are plenty of options out there and they all pretty much match the Tikka performance for less money and still have their bolts too. Each to their own.

Gadgetman is winning the 'Scotsman' competition so far!

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Gadgetman is winning the 'Scotsman' competition so far!

He drives a 1961 Skoda Octavia too I bet !!

I got a free 303LE and a 50-100 dollar (cant remember the exact figure) brand new in grease barrel from a forum member, loaded some free projectiles with a stab in the dark amount of powder and went hunting, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrW3T73hdNM then the next time it was used it hit the gong at 470? with the first 2 shots of the day.

Originally Posted by Happy

He drives a 1961 Skoda Octavia too I bet !!

More of a Toyota fan but have diversified in the last few years. I imagine there will always be a Toyota parked up the drive.

Ok Happy what the fuck does POS mean and more to the point "you have two thousand rounds of Hornady 55gr Training Ammo" share the love brother, share the love.

Piece Of Shit @Rushy

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Piece Of Shit @Rushy

If there was any 3 words to describe a tikka you just said them!

Honestly if there were no weirdos. How could we benchmark any thing

God those Savage actions are ugly.

Originally Posted by Happy

Honestly if there were no weirdos. How could we benchmark any thing

Hey, I resemble that remark.

Just saying there are plenty of rifles out there that will match the T3 for a lot less coin. Get whatever fits you and 'floats your boat'. Be a really dull world if we all had the same rifle and calibre, ... where would the ability for a good ribbing come from?

Could be us that are the weirdoes ha ha !