RE: Tikka T3
I have fired two t-3's,one in 25-06 and one in 300wsm and both would group under 1".I would however mount a much lower powered scope on it for hunting deer as the 6.5x is a real handicap for short range shots.The fact that the eye relief changes so drastically when changing the magnification on the vxiii 6.5x20x40 can also be a problem if you should need to shoot in a hurry.