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    Quote Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem View Post
    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.
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    They are investment rifles, No ones making any more of them. In 200 years time they will be very rare lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by gadgetman View Post
    I have not come across anything in that price bracket that wont do that.
    Nah you are correct, Kimbers cost way more

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    I'm thinking of selling mine for 5 grand and that's cheap
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    Quote Originally Posted by gadgetman View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by hotbarrels View Post
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel View Post
    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.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem View Post

    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tommygun View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy View Post
    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!
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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

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    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...

 

 

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