Thread: T3 tune up

Hey guys i'm hoping i could get a bit of advise from the collective.

After playing with my brother-in-laws long range target rifle over the weekend naturally i went to bed that night wanting one.
However by the time i woke up i had decided that it probably would be best to put my time and (very) limited money into my hunting rifle and get familiar shooting it 1st.
I've got some basic ideas about what to do but i'm hoping someone out there might have a bit more experience with this kind of thing.

I got a Tikka T3 lite SS .270, my ideas are:
Limbsaver recoil pad
Burris fullfield II balistic plex (3-9 or 4.5-14)
Bed the action ( it already has a free floating barrel)
Improve the half cock

Would shortening the barrel for Hardy can affect the accuracy out to 350m dramatically?

I'd love to spend $1000+ on single components but $1000 - $1500 is my limit (at the moment)

Any advice is appreciated

RR