Thread: Tikka T3x Tac A1

Agree with Dirk and Kiwi, Mil and FFP if this is a dedicated range rifle.
I’ve not used any Element scopes but they seem to get good review’s, without knowing you budget I’d say go for a Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56, pretty old bang for the buck.

I wouldn’t buy a 338 Lapua, far too expensive to shoot. 300 Norma makes more sense in most instances, 338 Norma if it must be a 338.
I also would buy a 6.5 Creedmoor rather than a 308 but expect that to be an unpopular opinion.

This is mine it has a NXS in 5.5 22 X 56 in a 20moa spur mount it now has a Atlas cal2 tall for a bipod .
Shoots good to ay .

Not sure if you’re 100% sold on the Tikka, there is smoking deal on a B14 HMR offered by Sh00ter in the buy sell swap.
Worth considering as would give you far bigger budget to sink into glass for a comparable shooter.
Major functional difference between the two is non folder and 5 shot vs 10.
A folders main advantage is during cleaning.

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....s-stuff-97740/

On a 308, 4-16 or 3-18 even 2.5-10 will get it done just as much as 22 or 25+ power top end.
I run a 4-16 on my 308 and a 5-25 on my 338 and have never felt disadvantaged.

Everything in optics is a compromise. To get big zoom ranges with optical quality and other desirable features is expensive. The second hand market is well worth considering here as there are often big savings to be had on new.

Some reliable brands for a dedicated gong/competition gun are Nightforce, Schmidt Bender, Minox, March, Kahles, the higher end Vortex and Leupolds.
Don’t get discouraged about being warned off the 338 either, it’s good advice, but if you can afford to run one, have at it I say…

Here's a beauty, The Delta Stryker is certainly very popular amongst kiwi shooters. A lot of them around with the PRS type matches.

Originally Posted by tac a1

Yes. They are very good. They should look at building something similar for some of the more common rifles

I've noticed that there is a newer version of it... without the Ball joint... Does anyone have any experience of the 2 different types?

Apparently the new one also fits the Tikka T3x Tac A1.

https://blk-lbl.ca/product/blk-lbl-ar15-ar10-bipod/

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Buy a 6.5 Creedmoor rather than a 308 but expect that to be an unpopular opinion.

I have read this a few times now. As a beginner to the shooting world... why is that an unpopular decision?

Originally Posted by Moutere

A folders main advantage is during cleaning.

Why is that?

Originally Posted by Moutere

Don’t get discouraged about being warned off the 338 either, it’s good advice, but if you can afford to run one, have at it I say…

Thanks... it might sound weird... but when I think of what to buy, I'm thinking of someone using it in 100 year also. Family heirlooms.

Originally Posted by Eamonn

Why is that?

Gets the stock out of the way of the cleaning rod, most competition type rifle run quite high combs with the TAC Al if you couldn't fold the stock you would have to usually drop the comb down to clean and then have some sort of reference to get it back to the same position later.

Originally Posted by Eamonn

I have read this a few times now. As a beginner to the shooting world... why is that an unpopular decision?

buggered if I really know. Possibly because the creedmoor was touted by some gun writers as some sort of magic wand. its not, but the 6.5 calibre has some very ballistically efficient projectiles available for it and it's is very mild in the recoil department. It can be used for range shooting as well as in the field, it will take pretty much any game available here in NZ with no fuss. Plus here's a biggy in the current state we find ourselves with reloading component shortages. You can source cases for the 6.5 Creedmoor in either large or small rifle configuration. I am struggling to find Large rifle primers but no problem getting the small rifle version. That's got to be a big tick for the creedmoor.

This forum tends to have a high view of 308, I was expecting some push back on my statement.

6.5 Creedmoor is hands down a better cartridge for long range shooting, less recoil, less wind drift, better ballistics in general.

The only reason to choose 308 wound be cheaper/more factory ammo options, or you want to shoot a particular discipline 5hat requires it.

Since the flow of factory ammo and projectiles has improved I don't think 308 is any cheaper to shoot than 6.5CM. There was a time over covid where 6.5mm projectiles were unobtainable but that's not the case now.

Another beginner dead set on burning money.

Classifieds incoming in 6-8 months

Originally Posted by Eamonn

Why is 5 kgs excessive, for a long range rifle?

It will be way over 5kg by the time you add scope, mounts, suppressor and a full mag of ammo, it will be over 6kg with the 24" barrel. I have a TAC A1 and I thought I might carry it in the field but after setting it up and checking the weight there's no way I will, I have just finished docking the barrel to 20 inches and putting it into a carbon stock, now complete with a Delta 4-24x 50 its at about 4.6 kg. So I say if you want a long range rifle to carry in the field then forget about the TAC A1 but if you want a rifle for long range shooting at gongs and the like then go for the TAC A1 they are a fantastic piece of Kit for that sort of thing.

Originally Posted by Beetroot

The only reason to choose 308 wound be cheaper/more factory ammo options, or you want to shoot a particular discipline 5hat requires it.

Nope the main reason to go 308 is barrel life it's nearly twice the creed in accuracy life