New rifle model from Tikka
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ShootingInTheShires
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I've literally just come from my local RFD and they couldn't get the model I wanted until July because they have been so popular. I went on guntrader and found the exact model I wanted in stock a couple of hours away so just ordered that one to collect.
ShootingInTheShires
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My local was charging £350 more than other places for the exact same rifle so couldn't justify that. No I haven't yet
Heym SR20
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Berretta’s biggest market is the US and they will be pushing all T3x into there as hard as possible, especially given all the fun and games of Tarriffs. Not sure if Berretta USA has a production line in the US for the T3x for the North American market. Colt Canada does as it built up the T3x based Ranger Rifle, but that will be the wrong side of the border.
I would opine that to avoid any import tarriffs a large chunk of Berreta’s production made in Europe will have been shipped across the Atlantic. I would suspect one gunshop in Texas would sell more of these chassis T3x in a week, compared to total UK sales in a year.
When the Trump tariff's come into force they will become expensive rifles for US shooters and hopefully we will start to see more in the UK. (Apologies - Mr Trump will insist the Finns will be paying all the import tarriffs).
I would opine that to avoid any import tarriffs a large chunk of Berreta’s production made in Europe will have been shipped across the Atlantic. I would suspect one gunshop in Texas would sell more of these chassis T3x in a week, compared to total UK sales in a year.
When the Trump tariff's come into force they will become expensive rifles for US shooters and hopefully we will start to see more in the UK. (Apologies - Mr Trump will insist the Finns will be paying all the import tarriffs).
norsk
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jthyttin
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If you'd seen Sako export price list you'd be weeping.
In retail sale chain we're paying highest price on earth, unless there's some special arrangement for e.g. EU countries paying more than "real export" outside EU. And in all countries that export price list applies to, either end customer gets the product at heavily discounted price (only in US I think and it's changing) or sale chain gets very very nice profit margin compared to Finland (all other countries I guess).
The "luxury business" (pumping price up and expecting customers to view product as premium) has been coming to mass produced firearms for some time (certain brand comes to mind and it's not Sako/Tikka...) but currently it seems that it's gaining too much momentum.
CookM
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That may have tempted me go to the piggy bank.
Hi, have you got this yet? If you have any feedback?
ShootingInTheShires
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Yeah I've got it. Only used it for a couple of nights foxing but love it overall. LOP was very short so I've added some spacers. I've got the game version 20 inch barrel 223. Very impressed so far
ShootingInTheShires
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No, stupidly it doesn't and they're extortionate and very hard to find, so I 3d printed my own
jthyttin
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Not stupid, they try to squeeze into certain market segment and it requires competing with price.
Then "crop the cream" by selling over-priced accessories (not that Tikka rifles nowadays are in any way underpriced...)
Especially bits that have to come from OEM by rules in some disciplines... here's some local price reference, 500 Euro per kg for steel weights...
viranomainen.fi
Then "crop the cream" by selling over-priced accessories (not that Tikka rifles nowadays are in any way underpriced...)
Especially bits that have to come from OEM by rules in some disciplines... here's some local price reference, 500 Euro per kg for steel weights...
Tikka Ace accessories | Viranomainen.fi English
Buy Tikka Ace accessories quickly at a low price in Viranomainen.fi. Click and order now or visit our shop.
viranomainen.fi
ShootingInTheShires
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Why i choose to print my own for about a hundreth of the price.
Not stupid, they try to squeeze into certain market segment and it requires competing with price.
Then "crop the cream" by selling over-priced accessories (not that Tikka rifles nowadays are in any way underpriced...)
Especially bits that have to come from OEM by rules in some disciplines... here's some local price reference, 500 Euro per kg for steel weights...
Tikka Ace accessories | Viranomainen.fi English
Buy Tikka Ace accessories quickly at a low price in Viranomainen.fi. Click and order now or visit our shop.
Would be happy to pay for some if you are upto it. Being 6ft tall I expect to have to adjust the LOP.
Looking at the caliber selection of these rifles on offer, are we being squeezed into a limited selection of what the marketeer's want us to purchase?
Is the old .243 not worth Tikka's time now.
(Lead ban probably)?
The new latest .224 round of the .22 Creedmore (Lead future proof) not breaking through yet?
Nothing there to float my boat to be honest, likely be a re-barrel job going forward.
Always said I'd just buy a new rifle rather than re-barrel, a man can do anything with 1MOA.
A thousand pounds is a good chunk less than £1700.
Is the old .243 not worth Tikka's time now.
(Lead ban probably)?
The new latest .224 round of the .22 Creedmore (Lead future proof) not breaking through yet?
Nothing there to float my boat to be honest, likely be a re-barrel job going forward.
Always said I'd just buy a new rifle rather than re-barrel, a man can do anything with 1MOA.
A thousand pounds is a good chunk less than £1700.
Unless it's cip then tikka/sako won't touch it! Hence it's limited. In an ideal world they'd offer 6br/6 dasher to really attract some sales from prs etc
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