Tikka T3 Thread

I've had my Tikka T3x TAC A1 for about two years and it is by far the most accurate rifle I own. I built another rifle on a trued Rem 700 action and spent a lot more money on additional components. When I compare the two, the Tikka still comes out on top! This is my lesson in economics.......
 
Will shoot this for the first time tomorrow but this has been awhile in the making...Manners PRS-TK1, left hand (first one in Australia), factory trigger with Yo Dave spring, Mullerworks medium palma 1:7.75 twist finished at 24" and cerakoted, Vortex AMG with MOA reticle in a Spuhr 3001 mount sitting on a Ken Farrel 30moa rail. Went with an Arca Swiss rail and picked up one of the new Atlas CAL bipods. She's chambered in 6XC and I've got a 419 Hellfire brake to go next week. Load development starts tomorrow with 105gr Lapua Scenar L, RDFs and Berger VLDs all getting a run in front of H4350. Oh yes, the action has also been cerakoted and the bolt microslicked. It has a Sterk titanium pineapple bolt handle and titanium shroud.

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Will shoot this for the first time tomorrow but this has been awhile in the making...Manners PRS-TK1, left hand (first one in Australia), factory trigger with Yo Dave spring, Mullerworks medium palma 1:7.75 twist finished at 24" and cerakoted, Vortex AMG with MOA reticle in a Spuhr 3001 mount sitting on a Ken Farrel 30moa rail. Went with an Arca Swiss rail and picked up one of the new Atlas CAL bipods. She's chambered in 6XC and I've got a 419 Hellfire brake to go next week. Load development starts tomorrow with 105gr Lapua Scenar L, RDFs and Berger VLDs all getting a run in front of H4350.View attachment 7091578
Looks awesome man. Good luck with the rdf, I dont know anyone that has got them to shoot without flyers. Might want to check out the 112gr barnes and the 107smk. Pointed 107smk are same bc as 105 hybrids and shoot really well, without all the fiddling that hybrids need sometimes.
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Looks awesome man. Good luck with the rdf, I dont know anyone that has got them to shoot without flyers. Might want to check out the 112gr barnes and the 107smk. Pointed 107smk are same bc as 105 hybrids and shoot really well, without all the fiddling that hybrids need sometimes.View attachment 7091667

Cheers mate. I've actually got the RDFs to shoot in another 6XC, a Kelbly Atlas in an MPA chassis. Same barrel specs as the new one above - 60 thou jump has them working alright but I did sort them by weight as Nosler has some shocking weight variation with these bullets - a 500 pack resulted in 7 batches with the lightest bullets 104.50gr and the heaviest at 105.20gr for a 0.7gr variation...
 
Anyone lengthened the bottom of the action on the T3X to accommodate magnum rounds longer than 3.41"???

I have a T3x in 7mm RemMag but I have found shooting the 183 Matchkings and similar loooong VLD rounds which tend to like .020" jump or less.... Due to the 3.41" bottom action length requires me to load them to a point where they jump .1 and longer. .... Or I need to single load them through the ejection port, which sucks.
 
Starting to dial in the .308 Tac A1. The Hornady Black and ELD was shooting pretty close to each other. Wind was gusty as well, but not bad overall.
 

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Thnks for the info... I just have an opportunity to buy a used 270 somewhat on the cheap and thought it maybe a good way to get into a 308 knowing that I will be dumping the stock and need to have it rebarrelled.

I wish we could buy the T3 actions new by themselves

It'll still work with the LA bolt stop. The Tikka T3 CTR with short action calibers uses them for whatever reason and it works just fine. Only drawback is on higher cheek rests (like my KRG Bravo), it will hit the rest before hitting the stop.
 
Thnks for the info... I just have an opportunity to buy a used 270 somewhat on the cheap and thought it maybe a good way to get into a 308 knowing that I will be dumping the stock and need to have it rebarrelled.

I wish we could buy the T3 actions new by themselves

No problem. I haven't carried out a rebarreling on a Tikka myself but I have read of others buying Tikka Lites for cheap and changing the barrels right off the bat. Would be pretty cool to get one of the shouldered cf prefits from Proof.
 
No problem. I haven't carried out a rebarreling on a Tikka myself but I have read of others buying Tikka Lites for cheap and changing the barrels right off the bat. Would be pretty cool to get one of the shouldered cf prefits from Proof.


My thoughts exactly... I just wasnt 100% on the bolt being the same and didnt want to get in over my head
 
Maybe silly question... if I buy a used T3 in 270.... What all would I need to do to convert to 308? Bolt and action the same so just rebarrell?
Had a Lilja 308 barrel fitted into a 25-06 T3, Atlasworx aics floor plate and PSE carbon E-Tac stock, 3 pos safety. Was a lovely setup but went to fund new projects.
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It'll still work with the LA bolt stop. The Tikka T3 CTR with short action calibers uses them for whatever reason and it works just fine. Only drawback is on higher cheek rests (like my KRG Bravo), it will hit the rest before hitting the stop.

I would guess that the reason is TRG-22 magazine which needs the bolt to go further back.
 
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First range day out, sighting everything in and after about 30 rounds, started getting the dreaded failure to feed from the unseated magazine issue. I performed the notch mod and the mags, and they seat more firmly now. One of the better groups with crappy Federal.

What are you guys using for factory .308 loads that are grouping well?

Is that neoprene tape on the cheekpad?
Where did you get it?