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I've read through the reviews on all my normal sites and just thought I would get the opinion of people here. Strongly looking into the Tikka t3 lite stainless laminate in .270. It will be used on everything from coyote to deer and maybe moose. Any thoughts on this model? Thanks in advance guys and gals.
My buddy has a Tikka T3 Light in 300 win mag. I have shot it and it is a very nice gun. Very accurate. His is stainless/synthetic. He is very happy.
No brainer. One of the best values on the market and the .270 will handle everything you mention. Put a 3x9 scope on it and you're good to go.
Excellent choice I have one in 30-06 and it's a tack driver I put a bushnell 4200 elite 2.5-10 on it and love it very smooth bolt nice to carry and well balanced I have other guns I like but my tikka is so accurate it's my favorite I carry it for most big game hunts.
Only down side is it kicks alot harder than other 30-06 s I've shot due to it being 1.5-3 lbs lighter than most wood stocked guns not really a big deal in 30-06/270 but I know guys that have them in 338 and they say not much fun to dump a box through lol
Very good amazingly good but hefty.$$$$$$
I have 2 one in 30 06 and one 300 wsm. I love them both . Very accurate and smooth. I recommend Tikka rifles but I don't have the light models. A little to much kick for me . I don't mind a 6 lbs gun.
Buddies .22 with stainless is tack driver as well. super smooth and nice trigger pull.
Buy that gun and you will not be disappointed! I've been through 3 T3s and I've never been more happy with a gun! 4 out of 6 of us in our moose group use or have used a Tikka. Best gun for the money on the market!
They are popular rifles with many fans and shoot well. My beef with Tikka is that they are overpriced for the craftsmanship you get.
They production run all long actions and then pin to create the short action rather than produce a short action.
I have no big issue with that except it seems underhanded and the savings should be reflected in a reduced price. But it's not.
The bottom metal is plastic as is the mag, again not a big deal except again Tikka should pass the savings to the consumer rather than price their cheaper production and craftmanship above other quality made products. But they don't. Remember if they really wanted to save weight, they would use alum. not plastic. Again a cost cutting measure, but not one reflected in a reduced price reflecting the reduced quality.
Last but not least is the plastic bolt shroud. This is a deal breaker for me as I reload and shoot reloads. If any case(reload or not) turns loose in the chamber the debris is supposed to be stopped by the bolt shroud and possibly thru the magazine well.
Replacement bolt shrouds in metal(like everyone else's bolt)are available as an aftermarket. Again, Tikka should reduce the retail price they are selling these rifles for based on the shortcuts taken.
my buddy has one and its awesome so he says