Thread: Whats up with T3 sellers on trademe?

a 2nd hand t3 light with standard alloy rings and standard plastic stock is worth about $800 in very good nick 2nd hand
the ones you see for 14 or 1500 are normally suppressed for a start normally come with a decent optic
possibly restocked or fluted etcetc

but certainly not standard

my tikka is far from standard probably owes me 3k all up but I bult this rifle for me and wont be selling it so what its worth doesn't matter in a way
the org rifle was brought maybe 8-10 years ago from reloaders for $1000 2nd hand in 308
on its 3rd barrel now went from 308 to 6mmrem then to 260

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

I have saved them the trouble of choosing another dud brand of rifle and bought my 3 boys a tikka each.
this is my type of religious indoctrination!

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Hope the indoctrination extended to calibre.

You need a good 308 for those Taihape deer.

Have you managed to convince the rest of Taihape yet ?


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Originally Posted by kiwi39

Hope the indoctrination extended to calibre.

You need a good 308 for those Taihape deer.

Have you managed to convince the rest of Taihape yet ?


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lol I have a 308 590 that I have just put a 308 trg barrel on that I'm keen to use on steel and I have my trusty 6.5x55 that's on its 3rd barrel with its gay camo stock that I actually like now.
my middle boy has a t3 6.5x55 lh with fluted bolt and barrel. my oldest has a shortened t3 in 7/08 that I got an exceptional deal on and my trusty t3 varmint 22-250.
oh and all suppressed!
I am a berreta slut as also have my trg and 85 in 3006 as well.
my 6.5 would have been one of the first in the area and now has quite a following as they keep doing very well in our comps over here.
the 6.5s seem to punch above their weight using the 140 amax and now I'm using the eldx which work well on game and targets.
a good combination when suppressed with high bc projectiles for the recoil shy for longer range shooting.
the figures do the talking as far as that goes.
if the 6.5 can stabilise the new 147g hornady it will up the anti again.
these are out of the box shooters that work well.
I talked to 2 blokes yesterday that are of to giles to get their own 6.5s so the legend is growing!


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Originally Posted by 260rem

If thats what you think you have never owned one

I've got a 233, 1:8 loves the big grain ears, not to good on the lighter ones, love it just putting tits

Originally Posted by Pengy

You know this how?

That's all he's full of Pengy, piss and wind!!

Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

Keep an eye out.... if I see one do you want me to link it to ya?more than happy to help

Link me if you see one please

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.

The cheap non accustock 10,11,16 stocks suck, they shoot but are IMO a step down in fit and finish to a tikka. Not that the tikkas are uber flash, but its all relative. An accustocked savage, or stainless remmy are around the same price as a tikka anyway, and at least with the tikka you get a guarantee. They are getting up in price but I wonder how much of that is the cost from factory, and how much is it beretta reaming us for a few bolt on improvements.
I like the 10 series savages and will own another one at some point but personally I feel the tikkas are a better rifle overall.
I paid $900 for mine virtually brand new and with an ok scope

Originally Posted by Nick-D

The cheap non accustock 10,11,16 stocks suck, they shoot but are IMO a step down in fit and finish to a tikka. Not that the tikkas are uber flash, but its all relative. An accustocked savage, or stainless remmy are around the same price as a tikka anyway, and at least with the tikka you get a guarantee. They are getting up in price but I wonder how much of that is the cost from factory, and how much is it beretta reaming us for a few bolt on improvements.
I like the 10 series savages and will own another one at some point but personally I feel the tikkas are a better rifle overall.
I paid $900 for mine virtually brand new and with an ok scope

They do have an accuracy guarantee for the Tikka but have you actually looked at the fine print? I did and it said the guarantee was that it would shoot their factory ammo at their factory range. One of those "not worth the paper it's written on" guarantees, so effectively the same as everyone else. But as stated, everything else in that price bracket that I've come across will shoot to the same accuracy as the guarantee anyway.

Take your pick from whatever is available that fits you and 'floats your boat'.

Lol who cares what the fine print says, tikka t3s shoot hand loads 1/2" or better I've owned a truck load of them and they all do the same.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

The cheap non accustock 10,11,16 stocks suck, they shoot but are IMO a step down in fit and finish to a tikka. Not that the tikkas are uber flash, but its all relative. An accustocked savage, or stainless remmy are around the same price as a tikka anyway, and at least with the tikka you get a guarantee.

Personal taste is a funny thing - using a T3 back to back with one of my Savages left me wondering why anyone would prefer the T3 at the same price, let alone a few hundred more. Action feel, trigger, safety, accuracy were all wins to the Savage. T3 was lighter to carry though as I was comparing with a wood stocked Savage 14.

I guess the T3 stock is a bit better finished cosmetically than the basic synthetic Savage stocks, but it still feels plastic and there is no advantage in function unless its a personal fit issue.

See, I was the complete opposite!

Tikka keep producing accurate rifles and people keep buying them second hand for too much money... I guess it's only worth what people will pay.

Originally Posted by Timmay

Lol who cares what the fine print says, tikka t3s shoot hand loads 1/2" or better I've owned a truck load of them and they all do the same.

I bought 3 Savages, 1 with accustock and 2 without. All shoot the same as your T3's.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I bought 3 Savages, 1 with accustock and 2 without. All shoot the same as your T3's.

this isnt about what shoots better or worse than X. Its purely about T3's shooting amazingly well consistently.

Originally Posted by Timmay

this isnt about what shoots better or worse than X. Its purely about T3's shooting amazingly well consistently.

Well 3 out of 3 isn't too bad for consistency. If I take into account a few mates with them 6 out of 6 that will match. Mind you I have seen a few Savages that fall into the category of this thread on TM lately too.

Originally Posted by Pengy

You know this how?

Cause he is old