T3 why do folk like them?
- Thread starter Ranger22
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I keep expecting game show host Richard Osman to post on this thread.....
DG
Ranger22
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Who is he ?
A game show host called Richard Osman.
Not really, get a spare one that was put away in a cupboard for years
Sinistral
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Here I am.
I think the whole predication of this post is wrong.
I don’t like the T3, but I do like proper Tikka’s.
Uncle Buck
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That’s a bit like drawing a short straw !
Contingency Plan ( back up rifle) in the event of whatever ) be it the rifle / scope. a bummer to say the least.
Buck.
Yes I was lucky got a one that shoots. It does look like someone ran over it with tracked digger though.
Uncle Buck
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Heym SR20
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Tikka seem to be very good a getting Government contracts. They won the Canadian Government contract to re-equip the Canadian Rangers who had been using the No4 Lee Enfield since the 1940's with a version of the Tikka T3. Will these still be going strong in 60 years time?
For the Forestry Commission, The Tikka T3 probably represented good value for money on a competitive tender basis and whilst there proabably UK suppliers of similar rifles, it is a European source which would favour it over and above the Remington700 - which also has a history of litigation. T3's also equip many UK Police forces.
For the Forestry Commission, The Tikka T3 probably represented good value for money on a competitive tender basis and whilst there proabably UK suppliers of similar rifles, it is a European source which would favour it over and above the Remington700 - which also has a history of litigation. T3's also equip many UK Police forces.
Nope, it's just the Tikka groupies cant seem to accept R22's dislike.
Sounds as though your needing some (me time fella). You could perhaps go down the Ruger route, a change is as good as a holiday!
Can l ask ..being FC you’ll be exempt from holding an fac. ?
If so can you not apply for one in your own right and use whatever you want.
Ps. personally lm a Tikka user have never seen an issue with mag or having to put off safety to empty.
After all we’re all safety conscious or should bel like the idea of locking the bolt.
Let you’re hair down Al. chill.
Why would he buy his own rifle to wears it out in a couple of years?
Mick9abf
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What forces in the U.K. out of interest? I know some of the French police use them but the only bolt action rifles I’ve seen used in Scotland (well the north east anyway) are AI and prior to that were Parker Hale’s although I think Lothian and Borders possibly did use 595’s.
Ranger22
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No your wrong, no tender to Tikka or any other rifle supplier.
booradley
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I don’t own a Tikka and most likely never will unless some drastic changes are made which is highly unlikely. The T3x is an improvement over the T3 but still has a small ejection/loading port. Even though this feature is a boon to accuracy by virtue of a stiffer receiver I’m not going to have a rifle unless it has a generous port ala Remington 700, Winchester M70, Mauser 98 and it’s clones. I also much prefer a blind magazine or hinged floorplate over a DBM. I have a bad shoulder and Tikka’s in the harder recoiling cartridges are too light for my taste.
So the features I don’t care for in a Tikka are just that, features, and have nothing to do with quality, even granting that small ejection ports are used because they cost the manufacturer less money to make. Also, the features that are a minus for me are a plus to most users.
I worked the gun counter part time from 2014-2016 at a huge firearms retailer and sold a bunch of Tikkas. I do believe their quality is outstanding for their price point and the trigger on them is beyond compare at any price point. It’s been several years but I read an article on the Sako/Tikka barrel making process and it made sense to me why their barrels are so accurate. And there is no denying Tikka and Sako barrels are accurate as hell.
It’s plain as day to me why Tikkas are so popular and are deservedly so.
So the features I don’t care for in a Tikka are just that, features, and have nothing to do with quality, even granting that small ejection ports are used because they cost the manufacturer less money to make. Also, the features that are a minus for me are a plus to most users.
I worked the gun counter part time from 2014-2016 at a huge firearms retailer and sold a bunch of Tikkas. I do believe their quality is outstanding for their price point and the trigger on them is beyond compare at any price point. It’s been several years but I read an article on the Sako/Tikka barrel making process and it made sense to me why their barrels are so accurate. And there is no denying Tikka and Sako barrels are accurate as hell.
It’s plain as day to me why Tikkas are so popular and are deservedly so.
Uncle Buck
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l myself have been a tikka fan for years, the simple fact being they do the Job, are accurate and reliable
M55 trapper in 308. fluted l might add.
which l sold to my disappointment
T3 in 308. (McMillan)
T3 in 243. (my girly gun).
All do the job just fine.
Some prefer Sako others Remington,
the list goes on.. so aim small & miss
small.
Good luck to all for the buck season.
Rgds, Buck.
M55 trapper in 308. fluted l might add.
which l sold to my disappointment
T3 in 308. (McMillan)
T3 in 243. (my girly gun).
All do the job just fine.
Some prefer Sako others Remington,
the list goes on.. so aim small & miss
small.
Good luck to all for the buck season.
Rgds, Buck.
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