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T3 hunter .308 disassembled and redressed
My first rifle ! , the t3 hunter .308 blued with a Bushnell legend 4.5-14 by 44 mildot. Feeling pretty comfortable about it and think she's a good entry level set up. Had fun disassembling, degreasing and freshening it up. Had to lap the warne rings slightly . Turned out tho and can't wait to take it out to sight it in and zero the scope. Check it out and let me know what you think , glad to hear others opinions and tips.
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Sorry for late reply, but Nice rifle!
Great idea to lap the rings (even expensive rings usually need lapping).
You might try turning the ring alignment bars around so that the flat ends meet, this will show if the rings are parallel as well as the same height (if the bar's flat ends are true). This is not usually a problem with these style rings/bases – more a potential problem with Leupold “twist in” rings since it can be hard to determine with the pointy end of the bars which ring is not twisted correctly. I haven't used Leupold's personally, just repeating what I have read.
Enjoy,
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Thanks Eric,
Definitely enjoying it and at the time I did flip the bars , great idea and I tell others too. One problem I came across with it was after dry firing or storing it cocked the bolt lift became stiff..did not think it be a problem with a center fire but was..after a good cleaning and bolt grease on the contact areas it smoothed out again, aswell with the snap caps. Something to keep in mind with tikka maybe, not storing it cocked anymore either. -
You can always press and hold the trigger when you cycle the bolt…you won't need to dry fire it and it prevents the firing pin from going into a firing / cocked position,…just a tip to help save some wear on your firing pin & spring when working on the gun and storing it.
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Yeh thanks for the advise , my friend told me aswell. Usually not a problem with centerfires and the manual doesn't mention much. I'm new to this , but learning as I go.
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Theres a lot of knowledge here on the forum…better than the Manuel! Should be able to find anything thing you need here in terms of advice.
My guns like 168-180gr factory rounds, 150's are good too but not nearly as accurate across the board.
If you are a handloader, this rifle will be a dream for you. Very easy to dial in a load…my guns love +/- 45grs of Varget and just about any projectile in the 168-180gr range.Let us know how the shooting goes.
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Hey friend, follow dog's advice! Hard to go far wrong in that case!
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For sure, thanks fellas! Yeh will prolly try some factory 168 gr . ammo i understand you should know just as much as your rifle . The BC , fps etc. When I do , I hope to do my own hand loads in the near future. I'm glad to have found this forum and receive your guys advise !
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