Tikka T3 Barrel quality
I purchased a new Tikka T3 a few weeks ago in 308. I am generally verypleased with the rifle . Some features(bolt shroud) are not to my liking but even the bottom plastic is growing on me.One of the features that is impressive is the relative smoothness of the barrel interior. I have yet to run a brush in the barrel after firing 15 rounds thru it. I cleaned it after each ofthe first 5 shots with patchout and accelerator and then when I got home used regular wipeout foamto see how much junk was there. There was no blue residue on the patch. I then tried CR-10 and let it sit for a few and no blue as well. Based on its accuracy at 100 yards with plain jane Hornady 150 grain interlock bullets it is a keeper. Next time I go to the range I plan on documenting the group sizes this rifle shoots.