Thread: Tikka 3 lite 270

Originally Posted by Jackangus

Just bought a Tikka 3 today, and was told by the salesperson the 270 would be good for target shooting especially long range like 1k.
I have been to the range today and fired standard ammo $40 for 20, Hormandy American Whitetail. Was not that impressed with the results as yet, granted I only fired 28 rounds.

First I used about 10 rounds to really zero the rifle in at 100m, then me and a mate had 5 rounds each at the bull. Which made it hard to tell what any type of grouping was like. Once that was done I patched up the holes and fired a 4 round group which was 1.4 moa and then fired 4 rounds at 200m and the grouping was 3.7moa.
There was little wind and it was a reasonably hot day.

What should I expect with a new rifle? I know Tikka guarantee a 3 shot 1 moa.
I am a decent shot, and can get between 1moa and 2moa all day in those conditions with a .22 at 100m, so I expected quite a bit better with a Tikka 270.
Am I being unrealistic?

Also, it wasted my shoulder today firing the rifle, Is there a way for to not have a bruised shoulder after firing 20 rounds?
Am I doing something wrong, or is that what you have to put up with with a 270 calibre?

Cheers guys, any feedback would be welcomed.

Just my 2 cents worth.
Earlier in the year I brought a new rifle in a bigger calibre than I had owned in last 20 years. It was a lightweight M700 based rifle.
Well I had to essentially learn to to shoot again as it was very lively off the bench to say the least. My groups were larger than I expected but I put this down to the "ME Factor"
With the muzzle brake on its very light on recoil but bloody noisy.
I actually prefer to shoot with out the brake but you really have to concentrate of your technique. I cant shoot it for poo without holding the fore end.
Ammo quality is very important, You most likely won't get 1000m accuracy like you are expecting from cheap vanilla ammo.

All Tikkas I have seen have shot really well. Try some good quality ammo

For 1000m shooting I might have chosen something like the 308, good quality ammo is cheaper, less recoil and you can buy top quality federal match ammo reasonably easily.
This is of course assuming you are shooting steel and paper targets.

If you you are shooting live animals then the 270 is a better bet but there are other much better calibres for that although the price of ammo is not cheap for them.
What scope are you using. It is hard to shoot good groups with a low power scope without practice. Cant hit what you can't see

And finally the "Salesman" will tell you exactly what you want to hear so you will part with your money.

Very few gun salesman (in my humble opinion) have much actual experience in all areas of shooting. Some may be experienced hunters (more likely) than others who shoot at long range AND are successful or do other shooting disciplines

Bottom line
You have a good rifle, feed it some good ammo, fit a limbsaver, get some practical advice on technique and go shoot it.