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Hey oregonmuley I just picked up a T3 lite in .308 yesterday, with full intentions of painting the stock (hopefully in duracoat with black speckling and matte clear on top). How did you go about getting your stock painted green? (I.e. what method/paint did you go with.) Oh and mall ninja, the tikka t3s generally don't come with any ironsights. You have to specifically request them from the factory, but if you go on their website they have pictures of the rear ironsight (its kinda ugly IMO).
I might as well post it here too, right?
My new Tikka T3 Varmint;
Still working on getting used to her;
(The rifle is more than capable to put all 5 rounds in one jagged hole, I just wish I was as capable)
Just picked up a Tikka 223 1:8 Scout CTR over the weekend it's still in the box... This thread shows some amazing concepts... ntm that xlr chassis is just wicked
How heavy is it without bipod and suppressor?
I get this question alot, so I made a guesstimation and will say that it is right around 6kg or 13,2 lb.
Add another 0.8 kgs or so for the suppressor and bipod.
I am asking this because I am not sure if the 7.5 lb official weight for tikka tactical or varmint is accurate.
If the gun was 7.5 lbs originally, add optics 2.5 lbs, it should be no more than 10 lbs. Where does the other 3 lbs come from?
I'll play . . .
Tikka T3 Lite, 223. barrel bobbed to 18"
BMT
That came out pretty nice, did the point of impact change any after shortening the barrel? The thing I like about the Tikka is their are inherently accurate. Pretty much moa with everything I roll up. Just wondering if the bbl length has anything to do with it (as a complete rifle)
Ok, so here is a slightly improved guestimation table:
Base rifle, Tikka T3 Varmint with the short barrel, listed weight, 3,4kg or 7.5 lb.
Chassis; KRG WT3 folding, listed approximate weight, 2,14kg or 4lb 12 oz.
Scope; Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50, listed weight, 0,65kg or 23,4oz.
Scope rings; Nightforce steel rings, high. Guestimated weight 0,35kg or about 12.5oz.
Scope base; EGW 20MOA alloy picatinny rail. Listed weight is 0,056-0,084kg (56-84grams)2-3 oz.
All which adds up to 6,596 kg or 14.5lb.
Then you have to subtract the weight of the original stock, magazine and bottom metal (plastic). I no longer have these parts around so I can put them on the scale I have which would actually be able to weigh them correctly. Thus im guesstimating again, I say that it weigh somewhere around 0.8kg or 1.76lb.
Bringing the total weight to 5,796kg or 12.77lb.
This stil excludes the AICS magazine and ammunition.
But it is probably damn close to the truth.
(The ATLAS with ADM QR is listed to weigh 12,7 oz and the ASE UTRA SL5 suppressor is listed to weigh about 14.1 oz)
Thanks a lot.
The chassis is pretty heavy, close to 5 lbs.
I'll play . . .
Tikka T3 Lite, 223. barrel bobbed to 18"
BMT
That came out pretty nice, did the point of impact change any after shortening the barrel? The thing I like about the Tikka is their are inherently accurate. Pretty much moa with everything I roll up. Just wondering if the bbl length has anything to do with it (as a complete rifle)
No change at all, it still shoots 60 grain Vmax's into little groups.
BMT
Here is mine:
Tikka T3 Varmint .308
Barrel threaded and cut to 22”
SWR Specwar brake
KRG X-Ray chassis
Short Action Customs did the barrel work and they did a great job.
In the factory stock:
That's pretty sweet. That should work on a 595 as well I bet.New bolt handle for my Tikka T3 Varmint. All the way from Australia.
That's pretty sweet. That should work on a 595 as well I bet.
Looks awesome Vargmat, any chance of a full view of the rifle with handle? Looks to be a good fit, hope you like how comfortable it is.
John
That's awesome ile and it's awesome for you to post here.
You should put up any pictures you can - unless you're not allowed, but it'd be awesome to see any production/testing/factory pictures to see what the rifles see before we get them.