Nice one Gibo....any photos?????Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
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Nice one Gibo....any photos?????Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Got a mighty fine photo of my tikka 270 ha ha :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Scouser
Doh....not what i meant.....animal with bullet hole?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
I sure do, i can stalk right in on unicorns when wearing it too :DQuote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
Its just a deer mate :) took one while hanging but thats boring :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouser
Lighten up mate you dont even own a tikka 270 so youre only half as gay as me ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by hunter308
Maybe true @Gibo but my rifle is a 270 and for the record the only rifle the shop had in stock that was in 7mm08 which is actually what I wanted and it was a tikka package that was out of my set budget and the 270 was only second choice but in remington and was in my budget including the purchase of the scope. So yes I almost became a tikka owner even though I voted for tikka on this poll of toby's so yes I do have a tiny soft spot for them as I was not going to vote for the caliber :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Thats why i said half as gay, you have a 270 :D its all a joke mate and im the main target ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by hunter308
Jezz I though I was #1 on the hit list , T3 .270's do it for me GiboQuote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Feel the Tikka love lol
Found this thread as I am mulling over the idea of getting one as I want a modern rifle I could possibly use for some 'longer' range shooting.
Here is your answer.Reinventing the wheel.
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=541&f=5519&t=13263619
I would certainly look at a Tikka, they are hardly any more than a new Remington 700, yet have a nicer fit an finish, better trigger and are lighter. The factory synthetic Tikka stocks are better than most on cheap rifles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones
I would probably buy a 2nd hand one over a new one, there are loads of them on Trademe and you can pick up barely used ones for heaps cheaper.
Unless you want an obscure calibre, theres bound to be a near new one on Trademe.
I'm waiting for a 2nd hand .260 to come on, there has been a couple come up but they disappear quickly and I don't have the funds just yet.
So the answer is yes, ... if you replace most of it. :P:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by TeRei
Me? Lippy?
Can brads come back now? I remember planning this thread with him haha
I'd be happy to buy a near new one, if the price is right etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beetroot
As for round, not too sure, thinking 6.5x55, no idea why though. In terms of brands, Remington, Tikka & Howa are the 3 that jump out the most at this stage (Though I read Remingtons can be real hit and miss in terms of getting a good one or not).
Love you too bro :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Toby
Theres a 7-08 for sale on here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones
I own a t3 s/s in .270 in like it a lot
The way i look at is I you dont like Tikkas or .270s, don't buy one!!!
Then you have nothing to worry about.
Rr
Where's the fun in that?Quote:
Originally Posted by RichieRich
Gibo has a confession to make....................... oh yes he does:)
Mmmm.... Did I buy the wrong gun? Tikka 270 came highly recommended, what's with all the friction? Or, being a newbie, am I missing something here?
There is just a lot of friendly rivalry going on between people who have preferences for different makes of rifle and different calibre's. We kiwis love to wind one another up about trivial stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boulderman
Already confessed earlier :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
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I'm a Tikka fan. But not so much of the new T3s. Pretty nasty :-/ but can't dispute accuracy and therefore, value. Older model 'Tikkakowski' rifles were beautiful and worthy of being called "poor man's Sako".
Can't speak for the bretikkas as I don't own one but anything pre T3 is pretty good os that's what I have.....in a mouse gun calibre too....which funny enough still shoots things dead...if I do my fucken job right.... . Night all
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Tikka 270's are for blokes who are to shy to wear their dress in public .
Now Blaser's are a different story , if you want a manly firearm , think Blaser .
Ken
Firstly i may just happen to like wearing dresses! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ground Control
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Secondly in terms of rifle ability you don't get much more out of a Blaser than you do a Tikka, they're both accurate, both well made, both easy to use.
Sure Blasers are 'nicer' but are they multiple $1000 'nicer'!.... after handling one at the Sika Show i don't think so
Besides to a new hunter a Blaser is WAAAAYYYYY out of thier price range... Tikkas aren't.
Rr
Fixed it for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ground Control
Blasers are only becoming popular these days because its ok to be homo now :P
:D:D:D:thumbsup:
Ken
I must have turned into a homo 15 yrs ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
Pretty faithful homo tho. 😊
LThree comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichieRich
Firstly, T3's are not nicely made. They are nasty production rifles.
Secondly, I am sure there are plenty of new hunters out there with enough disposable income (and good taste) that will consider a Blaser as a first firearm. Just cause you can't afford one does not mean they are out of reach for everybody.
And thirdly tikka's are poo's as a motherfucker!!!
:)
Don't hold back mate, let it out.
Gee there's a well balanced informative comment. Well done ! :ORLY:Quote:
Originally Posted by Proudkiwi
Blazers not made on a production line ... Ha ha ha ha of course they are !
'Nasty' was the key word there Happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy
Not debating the fact that most Blasers come off a production line. I will however add there are production lines with decent levels of quality, and correspondingly cost, and then there are production lines with "other" levels of quality.
Yeah na Nasty production line ? Sorry disagree with that. I d say they are suitable for purpose unlike most of the crap imported here from some places. Do we start a poll asking how many folks have had catastrophic pre mature failures or lack of accuracy or jam ups or FTf or what ever. It's a popular bit of kit. Don't worry I Ve owned a few them None have been sold cos they fail or are inaccurate or Give problems. Folks could do worse that's for sure. In fact with a little tickling my current tikka poo mobile out shoots both Sakos all the time . I might have got lucky !Based on that I reckon the control standards and checks are okQuote:
Originally Posted by Proudkiwi
Personally own a blaser or a tikka I don't care !! BUT how much poos does a mother fucker hold anyway ! :thumbsup: :D
Tikka's are ok as a budget rifle as they were intended, they shoot well with a bit of tinkering! They are however overrated by some ( me being one of the some) but still a good enough rifle! The Howa, in my opinion does a far better job for approx.60% of the price of a Tikka, they don't have as much plastic as the Tikka and the fucking bolts don't fall out!!! The Howa being based on the older Sako L579 action, are in the same class as a Sako which of course is the parent company of the Tikka. The Savage is also a good budget rifle that fire bullets where they are aimed and cost approx. 50% of a Tikka and their bolts don't fall out either. The plastic stocks on all 3 examples are good enough, though the Howa seems to be superior to the other 2. I have compared all these rifles together as I own all 3 of them and rate the Howa as the best of the 3.... I have 2 Tikka's 4 Howa's and 1 Savage. One of my Tikka's is .270 which has accounted for more deer than Toby has seen. Anyway that should be enough for some Tikka owners to half read what I have written and and draw the wrong conclusions and get on here and dribble shit about how their Tikka compares to.... and out shoots..... and looks better than... and haven't lost their bolt... and ... and... and
God has spoken then :ORLY:
Im sorry but what planet do you live on exactly!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Proudkiwi
How many 'new' hunters will consider spending $5000+ on their 1st rifle!
When i started i had a budget of $1500 to purchase EVERYTHING.
Sure the rifle took up a large portion of that budget but for a new hunter there are far more important things to buy 1st
