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 Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 02:49 AM
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Anyone have one? I been reading bout them and thinking of selling my BDL to get one.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: Koenig]
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01/09/12 02:55 AM
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Really good guns. Mine is a 595 and it shoots awesome! You rarely ever hear a bad thing about Tikka.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 03:00 AM
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I have a T3 Lite in .308 and love it. Very accurate out of the box and bolt is as smooth as silk. The only negative I can think of is that Tikka uses the same long action receiver for long and short actions, so you don't get a shorter bolt throw with a short action like you normally would. Otherwise a top notch rifle.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 03:23 AM
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I lucked out and got a T3 stainless lite in 6.5 x 55, love it, smoothest action ever, plus the 6.5 will take just about anything in North America. Tikka is just a step below Sako. great rifle, great price. you wont regret it if you can get one.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: Koenig]
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01/09/12 04:09 AM
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they are amazing! i have a t-3 hunter in 270 wsm,and a varmint 22-250. they are super accurate,awesome triggers,action as smooth as glass,even come with rings and bases. hard to beat a tikka!
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: mbavo]
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01/09/12 04:24 AM
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lots of plastic on them tikka"s...and if you loose the mag it is expensive to replace.
Having said that, if texaspatriot.308 wants to sell his 6.5x55 I will be first in line with the cash!!
Dave
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: lubbockdave]
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01/09/12 06:10 AM
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kmon11
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Have 2 T3 hunters, 270WSM and 338Federal. IMO the slickest actions since the Mannlichers.
Both of these live up to their accuracy guaratee of sun MOA with the loads they like
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lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: lubbockdave]
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01/09/12 06:13 AM
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lots of plastic on them tikka"s...and if you loose the mag it is expensive to replace.
Having said that, if texaspatriot.308 wants to sell his 6.5x55 I will be first in line with the cash!!
Dave funny my buddy said that. So he bought a sako and my 'plastic' tikka out shoots his rifle all day everyday(factory loads).
she said ,why does that ammo have pretty green tips on it? the guy said its the eco-friendy ammo.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 02:17 PM
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If I were to buy a factory gun, it would be a Tikka! They ALL shoot awesome.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 03:01 PM
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I have 3 Tikka T3, 270,308,30-06 loves them all.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 04:46 PM
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i hear their great guns, action feels smooth, but their darn ugly.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 05:53 PM
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I too can't say enough good things about them. I'm a huge trigger guy when it comes to rifles and some might rip me for the following but...
Tikka, Browning Xbolt, and Savage have the best factory triggers.
I'm a dude who likes long barrels!
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: Korean Redneck]
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01/09/12 06:14 PM
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erniejs
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Love my 300 short mag !!!
We get old too fast and wise too slow
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: Korean Redneck]
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01/09/12 06:14 PM
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I have a Tikka T3 Lite 25-06. Love it, its always my first go to gun in all situations. The only problem I would say would be the finish on the barrel, its suppose to be stainless but scratches easy. Just cosmetic though, shoots like a dream.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 06:48 PM
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Tikka is a good rifle but you may want to rething getting rid of
a BDL for a Tikka...I don't think most of them are any better than the Remington and many are not as good...Now if you get their 338 Lapua and spend about $2800 you would be upgrading..
DD
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 07:05 PM
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I don't think most of them are any better than the Remington and many are not as good... 
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 07:20 PM
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i hear their great guns, action feels smooth, but their darn ugly. I have a M695 in 30.06 It's the most accurate and prettiest rifle I've ever owned. I've had it almost 10 years, other than a few parking lot dings, it looks as good as new. 
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: Big Tony]
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01/09/12 07:37 PM
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How well does your bdl shoot?
I got a bdl that shoots < 1 inch wether it was guaranteed to or not. I wouldnt trade a rem for one, but I would consider buying one.
matt
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: vanguard]
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01/09/12 07:53 PM
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i hear their great guns, action feels smooth, but their darn ugly. Any gun in that price range is ugly. You can't expect a custom grade wood stocks on a 3 figure budget gun. You might feel one is uglier than the other but the person next to you has an opposite view. Classic 'pot calling kettle black' behavior can be witnessed on any thread about Savage when Remington owners as a last resort start calling Savages ugly. If you want the pretty version of a Tikka, buy a SAKO.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
[Re: Sami]
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01/09/12 07:59 PM
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just cant past the action , looks like a 770 or savage axis kinda like a semi auto i hear their great guns, action feels smooth, but their darn ugly. Any gun in that price range is ugly. You can't expect a custom grade wood stocks on a 3 figure budget gun. You might feel one is uglier than the other but the person next to you has an opposite view. Classic 'pot calling kettle black' behavior can be witnessed on any thread about Savage when Remington owners as a last resort start calling Savages ugly. If you want the pretty version of a Tikka, buy a SAKO.
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 08:25 PM
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just cant past the action , looks like a 770 or savage axis kinda like a semi auto I really don't see anything on a Remington 700 action that would make it any prettier. Maybe a tiny bit less ugly than a Savage but even that is debatable.  
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 08:48 PM
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In fact they have a bolt stop so the action maybe the same length but the bolt movement depends on caliber. I would take a tikka over a remington any day of the week and twice on Sunday but ymmv
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 09:06 PM
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In fact they have a bolt stop so the action maybe the same length but the bolt movement depends on caliber. I would take a tikka over a remington any day of the week and twice on Sunday but ymmv me too, there just funny looking, im use too not seeing a roof on the bolt i guess
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 09:09 PM
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sami is that your tikka, looks good with that stock, thats not factory is it
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Re: Tikka Rifles
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01/09/12 09:15 PM
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Lastyear i traded a used 700 257 roberts for a nearly ner tikka t3 in 338 federal and donot feel jipped at all. I got the better rifle IMO
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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