Thread: Whats up with T3 sellers on trademe?

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

a t3 will do moa out of the box as advertised ive witnessed it lots

I have not come across anything in that price bracket that wont do that.

They are investment rifles, No ones making any more of them. In 200 years time they will be very rare lol

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I have not come across anything in that price bracket that wont do that.

Nah you are correct, Kimbers cost way more

I'm thinking of selling mine for 5 grand and that's cheap

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I have not come across anything in that price bracket that wont do that.

the issue is a lot of peope struggle to shoot moa accuracy in the 1st place and that's its even harder with a light gun
if you clamped a t3 found its ammo it likes it would shoot moa if not quite a bit better
people buy a tikka chuck a 3-9x40 shitter on it grab a couple of packets of the cheapest ammo they can find
shoot off a shit rest and expect it will do moa accuracy it wont

trust me the rifles capable with the right ammo, a good optic and a shooter that knows his/her stuff

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

My T3 22-250 has shot several thousand rabbits now. It's so well trained that it just about shoots them all by its self. It's worth at least twice as much as a new one. I think it's a bit like buying a good gun dog - you will pay more for a fully trained two year old than a 12 week old pup. Anyone interested in a bare T3 for $3k? I'll cover the postage

Hows that .223 going boss?

Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel

Hows that .223 going boss?

All good. Fortunately it shoots my AR-15 load at just under 1" so my boys have been using that stock of ammo without me having to do any load development yet. They spent a couple of hours on one shooting stand down Napier in Jan and there was a rather large pile of empty cases laying on the ground. Me spotting with the bino's and them exploding them. Big smiles all round.

Lovely job!! If you get bored... the OSA 55 game king load were all touching at 160 yds...

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

a t3 will do moa out of the box as advertised ive witnessed it lots
the cheap alloy rings are good enough to do the job
a decent optic is all you need
why people spend heaps is beyond me

Yep, this t3 superlight in 6.5x55 truely amazes me.

It will regularly shoot 2 to 3 shots measuring 1 to 1.5 inches at 400 yards, I don't think it's gone over 2 inch.

Purchased it 2nd hand but like new. I've only just fitted the talleys and 4-16 scope too. Did have the stock tikka rings and 10x scope.

Awesome rifles.





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Originally Posted by GWH

Yeah all the best deals on T3's come out of Taihape eh @buzzman ;-). - Far out man have i told you how well that 6.5 swede is shooting?

you don't have to as its a given!

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Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

the issue is a lot of peope struggle to shoot moa accuracy in the 1st place and that's its even harder with a light gun
if you clamped a t3 found its ammo it likes it would shoot moa if not quite a bit better
people buy a tikka chuck a 3-9x40 shitter on it grab a couple of packets of the cheapest ammo they can find
shoot off a shit rest and expect it will do moa accuracy it wont

trust me the rifles capable with the right ammo, a good optic and a shooter that knows his/her stuff

I am confident that this is the case with almost all new hunting rifles these days, except perhaps the 'economy' ones e.g. Mossberg ATR, Savage Axis (maybe), Remington 770 etc. I feel like if you have $1000 or thereabouts to spend on a rifle these days you are spoilt for choice, and most are capable of MOA with a factory load they like, and almost all with a handload they like. I still don't see why Tikka's are so popular though, for a cheap rifle they sure cost a lot. Plastic bolt shroud, shit rings, one-size-fits-all action/bolt/mags (albeit the small cartridge mags have an insert) they seem to have cut so many corners with production and yet they cost more than a standard Remington 700 or Savage 10. Not sure if it's still the case you you used to be able to get a Savage 16 or 14 for considerably less than a Tikka T3, and I'd wager that they shoot better, even though they aren't guaranteed to. @Pixie Z had a Savage 116 in .270 that shot under MOA out of the box with Highland (PPU) ammo right out of the box.

Originally Posted by tommygun

I am confident that this is the case with almost all new hunting rifles these days, except perhaps the 'economy' ones e.g. Mossberg ATR, Savage Axis (maybe), Remington 770 etc. I feel like if you have $1000 or thereabouts to spend on a rifle these days you are spoilt for choice, and most are capable of MOA with a factory load they like, and almost all with a handload they like. I still don't see why Tikka's are so popular though, for a cheap rifle they sure cost a lot. Plastic bolt shroud, shit rings, one-size-fits-all action/bolt/mags (albeit the small cartridge mags have an insert) they seem to have cut so many corners with production and yet they cost more than a standard Remington 700 or Savage 10. Not sure if it's still the case you you used to be able to get a Savage 16 or 14 for considerably less than a Tikka T3, and I'd wager that they shoot better, even though they aren't guaranteed to. @Pixie Z had a Savage 116 in .270 that shot under MOA out of the box with Highland (PPU) ammo right out of the box.

I seem to get a lot of these cheaper rifles to look at that won't shoot well.
I have got to the stage of telling them they are wasting my time and their money so send them of to buy a tikka and a decent scope hardy can and job done!
every body happy except the deer!
Yes I am a tikka/ sako lover but there's a reason for that as owned the rest and Tikkas the best!

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Originally Posted by Happy

Do you even know what straight is Maca...

Seems I didn't miss much last time I was shooting with you? Well not as many as you ? And we won't mention Rushy cause that's just being cruel!

I paid $850 for my .223 Tikka and thought I'd been ripped, feeling better now!!

If either of my boys ever come home with a T3 I'll disown them... I know it isn't the done thing these days and we need to accept alternate lifestyles, but I guess I'm just old fashioned...