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Thread: Tikka T3 upgrade

  1. 15-06-2022, 09:29 AM #1
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    Tikka T3 upgrade

    Love them or hate them, One thing you cannot fault is accuracy. Out of the box they are generally more accurate than their higher priced cousins. Anyway im getting sidetracked. One thing im sure we can all agree on however is they look batshit boring! The black plastic stocks and stainless finish. I love my 708 and it shoots and kills deer wonderfully. However I was bored with it. Not wanting to sell it I did some home mods.

    1- dropped the stock out and repainted it with three different shades of flat green rustoleum paint . Obviously let them bake in the sun for a few days between coats.

    2- repeated the same process with the supressor and other plastic parts.

    3- dropped out the trigger and bolt ejector. Then getting a can of DIY creakote ( same thing basically ) gave the action and barrel a few coats . Then when mum was out suspended it in the oven using #8 fencing wire and baked it at 150c for an hour. . Did the job and reassembled. Total cost $150 ish

    The result -

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  3. 15-06-2022, 09:30 AM #2
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    Or a downgrade depending on what you make of my artistic ability
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    Looks good man. I have been tempted to get the airbrush onto my Mod 7 stug stock too. After looking at them for so long they get old
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    Shit that scopes on stilts!
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  6. 15-06-2022, 09:42 AM #5
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    Looks mint man and ditch the rail and go with tellys unless you got a giraffe neck
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    Quote Originally Posted by 199p View Post
    Looks mint man and ditch the rail and go with tellys unless you got a giraffe neck
    Holy chinweld Batman!

    Take a hacksaw to the front inch of that rail...
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  8. 15-06-2022, 10:00 AM #7
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    Ha ha yeah thats the next job. I had that VX3 on it with 50mm objective so needed the rail to clear it. But youse are right now its gone I should just ditch more weight
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  9. 15-06-2022, 11:12 AM #8
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    A nice set up alright. Nice scope combo.


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  10. 15-06-2022, 11:14 AM #9
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    Tikka rifles are pretty soulless, but they do the job well.
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  11. 15-06-2022, 11:24 AM #10
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    I picked you to be a bit older than what you look in the photo.

    Good job on your rig, it looks great
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    don't put it down on the grass you'll never find it LOL
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  13. 16-06-2022, 12:29 PM #12
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    That’s better. It’s sometimes easy to overlook the obvious. Talley rings. No base
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  14. 16-06-2022, 12:43 PM #13
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    Cripes that lad is a replica of you.
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  15. 16-06-2022, 12:46 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    Cripes that lad is a replica of you.
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  16. 16-06-2022, 12:46 PM #15
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    Nice work, looks good. Have you got a photo of the cans you used? I’m feeling bored
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