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Help with Tikka purchase
I apologize in advance, I'm no firearms expert, but I am a wife of a very avid gun owner. This seemed to be the best place for my questions. My husband has hinted at wanting a Tikka and I plan to surprise him for Christmas. What he wanted was a Tikka T3x Compact .308. He also wanted a 16″ barrel and for it to be left handed. What I'd like to know is, can I special order this rifle to suit a left handed person and/or to have a 16″ barrel? Maybe from a place like Cabela's?
Any advice is welcomed, thanks.
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Hi send mountain tactical a email or they might answer through this forum has they run it ??
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Just a thought… You can get a lefty T3x with factory 20″ barrel and surprise him with it for Christmas. If he isn't absolutely thrilled with it the way it comes out of the box, its a lot easier to make a barrel shorter than it is to make it longer! (Can be done anytime after he gets it and tries it out) I have personal experience with .308 in 16-22″ barrel lengths and I think the balance of performance and handling is best around 20 but maybe he has specific ideas or different applications.
Welcome to the forum. Your husband is a lucky guy. My wife got me pajamas for Christmas and then only the bottoms. 26 years of happy marriage and she never got me a gun. Maybe you could talk to her? -
You located in the US? if so…
Support the forum and contract Mountain Tactical to see if Jason can get you what you want first…but here are a few other places to check…
http://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3x-hunter-left-hand-rifles.aspx?
https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=tikka
https://www.cleaverfirearms.com/Products.aspx?Category=Rifles&Brand=10
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Thank you everyone. I really appreciate y'all taking the time to respond. ?
@kingcreek I'm sure your wife means well…Gotta keep your bottom warm! Haha. I think I may go ahead and get it with the 20″. My husband can then make it his own if he wants to from there. ? I'll check out the links provided by @Dog Down! first though.
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