Well, here we go:
I got 3 Tikka T3's and i will not swap them, for anything else!
Number one, a CTR in 308 Win, is my ordinary hunting rifle, fitted with a homemade muzzle brake and a VERY old Schmidt & Bender 1 - 6 scope and it has never let me down yet, it works and hit every time i choose to pull the trigger.
Number two is my PRS build, a CTR in .260 Rem, placed in a HS3 chassis and a Kahles 318 on the top, in a Spuhr mount and if i'm not are hitting what i'm aiming for, it's my own fault!
Number 3 are my Long Range rig, it was a second hand T3 lite and was re-build with a new 26 inch stainless Hardy barrel in 6,5-284 and put into yet another HS3 chassis and a Kahles 525 in a direct mounted Spuhr mount. And it IS working, the steel was ringing all the way out to 1800 meters.
The common thing for all three, is that the bolts, actions and trigger groups are as they came from the factory, no modifications has been needed, beside adjusting the pull. It should however, be mentioned, that i prefer single stage triggers and those on mine, are just perfect for me.
Barrel life on the standard CTR's are very good, the .260 are way beyond the 5000 round mark and are still amazingly accurate ( but i do have a spare factory barrel on the shelf ) and the 308 are routinely shooting 0,5 MOA with hunting loads.
The only downside by a Tikka T3, is the lenght of the action. It is somewhere between a long and a short action and it can be a issue, if a build are involving a long cartridge, but not something you have to worry about, in standard short calibers.
And, if i should choose between a RPR and a TAC 1, i would not have any doubt, what to get.
