Tikka Hunter/T3 Lite
01-04-2011, 09:22 AM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location:
Posts: 5,130
Jerry,
First off - I like them, but they are what they are............. a entry level rifle !
That's not to say, it can't be very accurate.
Here is a review by Chuck Hawks (keep in mind, done some time ago).
http://www.chuckhawks.com/critical_look_T3.htm
First off - I like them, but they are what they are............. a entry level rifle !
That's not to say, it can't be very accurate.
Here is a review by Chuck Hawks (keep in mind, done some time ago).
http://www.chuckhawks.com/critical_look_T3.htm
01-04-2011, 09:58 AM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: West TN
Posts: 374
I'VE gotta T3 lite staneless in 3006 and I like it very accurate and lightweight. I like it better than my remingtons it valences better and has the smoothest action I've tried it's also one of the most accurate rifles i've ever fired. There a great value and you couldn't go wrong with one
01-04-2011, 09:59 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,143
Jerry,
First off - I like them, but they are what they are............. a entry level rifle !
That's not to say, it can't be very accurate.
Here is a review by Chuck Hawks (keep in mind, done some time ago).
http://www.chuckhawks.com/critical_look_T3.htm
First off - I like them, but they are what they are............. a entry level rifle !
That's not to say, it can't be very accurate.
Here is a review by Chuck Hawks (keep in mind, done some time ago).
http://www.chuckhawks.com/critical_look_T3.htm
01-04-2011, 02:16 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Arkansas Ozarks
Posts: 325
The T3 Lite in 270 I had was very accurate. I took it to Wyoming and it performed on a deer and antelope. I got home and sold it. It felt cheap, but it was my first experience with synthetic stocks. Other than the Accumark I've since bought, it will be nothing but wood stocks for me. Different strokes for different folks. I'm not knocking guys who like synthetics.
01-04-2011, 03:11 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 149
I've got a T3/SS Lite in .270WSM that shoots 3 inch groups at 100 yards. Very unhappy. I know there are a lot of people that like them, but I am obviously not one of them.
I would trade it in, but I would feel sorry for the person that got it. My opinion is they are a piece of Sh$t. Tikka use to make a good rifle in the late 90's. I have one in .308, a model 596 that shoots half MOA with most ammo. These T3's should never have rolled off their production lines.
I would trade it in, but I would feel sorry for the person that got it. My opinion is they are a piece of Sh$t. Tikka use to make a good rifle in the late 90's. I have one in .308, a model 596 that shoots half MOA with most ammo. These T3's should never have rolled off their production lines.
01-05-2011, 10:33 AM
#10
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 2
Tikka T3 lite synthetic stainless
Picked up a Tikka T3 lite synthetic stainless in 270 win this fall. I put a Nikon 3-9/40 prostaff scope on it, picked up an extra clip, spent 40 bucks on a limbsaver recoil pad as the stock one was pretty stiff, and shot two deer with it the next week. I haven't spent much time sighting it in, but with cheapo factory Winchester powerpoint 130 grains, I got all 3 through the same hole at 30 yards and 3 shots within 3/4 of an inch at 100 yards without even trying, while shooting off some Caldwell bag rests plopped on top of my workmate in the snowbank. I didn't see any groups over an inch at 100 yards.
I picked up some Hornady Superformance 130 grains and the first calm day it gets above -20 C, I'll be out shooting!
As was mentioned, the stock seems a bit on the plasticy side, lol..but it's also a light gun to carry around. The Limbsaver recoil pad made a huge difference in felt recoil, well worth the money with a gun this light weight!
I've read reports that the polymer bolt shroud can crack, mine hasn't so far....but I can pick up a nice anodized aluminum aftermarket one for 60 bucks, so who cares.... After all, I like to put a few goodies on my toys
For what I paid for the Tikka, I'm very happy with it, and plan on keeping it a long time!
I picked up some Hornady Superformance 130 grains and the first calm day it gets above -20 C, I'll be out shooting!
As was mentioned, the stock seems a bit on the plasticy side, lol..but it's also a light gun to carry around. The Limbsaver recoil pad made a huge difference in felt recoil, well worth the money with a gun this light weight!
I've read reports that the polymer bolt shroud can crack, mine hasn't so far....but I can pick up a nice anodized aluminum aftermarket one for 60 bucks, so who cares.... After all, I like to put a few goodies on my toys
For what I paid for the Tikka, I'm very happy with it, and plan on keeping it a long time!
