Tikka T3
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Dan
now that I am more leaning toward to say use NBK special 260 Rem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.260_Remington
as stated by taft if you want something with more power the 7 mm mag is a good choice.
308 & 30-06 are cheap and plenty of ammo out there.
Ghost
now that I am more leaning toward to say use NBK special 260 Rem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.260_Remington
as stated by taft if you want something with more power the 7 mm mag is a good choice.
308 & 30-06 are cheap and plenty of ammo out there.
Ghost
Dan
I would go and physically look and touch & handle prospective rifles.
feel the weight. remember, you will have to tote these up & down mountains in southern & northern California. for hunting it has to be a match for your style & physical strength.
If i was elk or bear I would go with mag. but for pig & deer 260 should be fine.
even the good ole 308 in my opinion would be a good choice.
Ghost
I would go and physically look and touch & handle prospective rifles.
feel the weight. remember, you will have to tote these up & down mountains in southern & northern California. for hunting it has to be a match for your style & physical strength.
If i was elk or bear I would go with mag. but for pig & deer 260 should be fine.
even the good ole 308 in my opinion would be a good choice.
Ghost
The .260 is and great round! Fine Firearms has one or two left in stock since you can't get one in that caliber anymore because the importer (Beretta) stopped importing them a couple years ago! Fine Firearms (619) 280-8600
Have a T3 hunter in .270, and love it. Just something about a wood stock over the syn material. Looking forward to killing some black tail in northern Washington this year.
J
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Dan86,
The Tikka T3 is a world class rifle that performs like more expensive rifles right out of the box. These rifles are light, have a silky smooth bolt as well as a bulletproof detachable single stack magazine. The bolt has a very large hardened extractor (very much like an M16/M4 extractor).
They use a Sako barrel with a target crown and have spectacular fully adjustable triggers. You can expect under an inch MOA out of the box with factory ammo.
The sky is the limit regarding calibers. As you know, I like the .260 Rem but all of the calibers being mentioned work great on North American big game. I would concentrate more on bullet placement than anything else.
The Tikka T3 is a world class rifle that performs like more expensive rifles right out of the box. These rifles are light, have a silky smooth bolt as well as a bulletproof detachable single stack magazine. The bolt has a very large hardened extractor (very much like an M16/M4 extractor).
They use a Sako barrel with a target crown and have spectacular fully adjustable triggers. You can expect under an inch MOA out of the box with factory ammo.
The sky is the limit regarding calibers. As you know, I like the .260 Rem but all of the calibers being mentioned work great on North American big game. I would concentrate more on bullet placement than anything else.
Bonejour said:
As NBK already said yes it is. The brush already scratched the tube up too. She's impure now
Here's my opinion, take it for what its worth. I currently owned a Tikka T3, (2) Remington 700, and a Savage with the accu trigger.
If you are looking for just a rifle and keeping it stock, not accessorizing it, Tikka would be my suggestion. The action on it is buttery smooth. Trigger adjustable down to 2 lbs and breaks clean. Best bang for the buck.
If you are interested in getting after market parts to modify it, Rem 700 would be a good candidate; lots company makes parts for it. Savage is also another option. With the Remington or Savage you will want to switch out the lawyer trigger for it to perform the same as Tikka.
If you are looking for just a rifle and keeping it stock, not accessorizing it, Tikka would be my suggestion. The action on it is buttery smooth. Trigger adjustable down to 2 lbs and breaks clean. Best bang for the buck.
If you are interested in getting after market parts to modify it, Rem 700 would be a good candidate; lots company makes parts for it. Savage is also another option. With the Remington or Savage you will want to switch out the lawyer trigger for it to perform the same as Tikka.
Absolutely love my tikka t3. i have the lite model and it is amazing never have had a problem. Mine is a .308 with a little change in the grain i can take anything down in north america. My thoughts are go with it and get it, you will not be disappointed, i did a lot of looking into what i wanted for my over all hunting rifle, and the tikka really was just for me. I went and shot many different rifles before this and different caliber variations, personally i think you will be very pleased with it.
Picked up a 30-06 Tikka and it is a great rifle no complaints what so ever. Use it for dear and pigs put a Redfield scope on it and shoots tight groups. The trigger on this gun is awesome and the bolt is buttery smooth. Hope this helps.
We have a few Tikka T3 Lite Stainless in the family. They are sssuuuuuuhhhhhh-WEET! I've been dreaming about a .260 for a while now, because I reload, so getting ammo wouldn't be as problematic. Recoil would be lighter than it would with .308. For deer and pigs, .260, .270, .308 are all good rounds. You can get .270 at WalMart even when they're out of everything else, it seems! Buy it, put a Leupold on it, and go shoot something!