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I bought one of those from Whittakers also in the 6.5 CM SS. After a little problem I Love it, and I needed another rifle like Doan's need more back pills.

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I bought one in April and I tried Hornady whitetail hunter, sst, and the eld ammo. Mine love the Whietail hunter also but the other two preformed well also.

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If nothing else register you gun, they will extend your warranty just incase you decide to send it in sure glad I did.

Burns

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I'm one of those who had a headspace issue. Bought a new T3X lite in 6.5 CM noticed the bolt was hard to open after firing. This happened with factory ammo (3 different types), it also occurred when using a spent cartridge as a dummy round or dry firing. I contacted Beretta USA and described my problem. They had me send it back in diagnosed and corrected the problem and fired three shots. They shipped it back this all took less than ten days I'd say
I know this may not be your issue, and no one wants to have to send a “new” gun in for service, but Beretta did right by me. Hope you keep us informed.

Burns 

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Well I am not the expert. I sent it into Beretta they adjusted the head space, got it back works better now. I now plan on learning more about head space. Thanks again.

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Eric, took your advise. I returned it just found out it had been repaired and while I have not recieved my rifle back the repair ticket states as follows:
Inspected firearm and noted customers concerns. I have adjusted the headspace and test fired 3 rounds of 140g Hornady ELD match encountering no malfunctions.
5/18/18 JCW
So apparently this is a headspace issue. I guess I will see when I get it back, not sure how the headspace would affect it being hard to open/cock dry firing without a cartridge in the chamber. We will see.

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I have fired the gun now and love it. I have also done some pondering about my issue. Tell me what you think of my diagnosis.
Since the bolt operated freely when cocked I figured the bolt and lugs were good, and not causing the binding. I thought it had to be inside the bolt since these are the only parts that move when or after firing. I took the bolt apart and inspected it. First I am not a gunsmith so my terminology my not be correct so bear with me. When the gun is cocked the cocking indicator rest in a small slot on the bolt. When the gun is fired the cocking indicator drops down into the deep groove of the bolt. When the action is “worked” re-cocking the bolt the cocking indicator is moved from the deep slot to the shallow slot thus re-cocking it,
Upon inspection of the deep slot I notice a ridge that apparently the cocking indicator rides on. This felt and looked rough so to took a dremmel tool with a buffing wheel and ever so lightly polished it, no lapping compound or anything. I did this just above where the cocking indicator bottoms out into the bolt thinking that the rough spot was causing the bolt to be hard to operate. I didn't do too much just in case I was wrong so far it seems to have helped. What do you Tikka experts think? 

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I also am new to Tikka's and had/have an issue with the the Tikka T3X bolt handle being hard to open after firing. I noticed this when I first got it and before I even took it to the range & fired it. When cocked the bolt would cycle as smooth as silk, but once fired it took a lot of effort to operate the action. Since the bolt operated freely when cocked I figured the bolt and lugs were good. I thought it had to be inside the bolt since these are the only parts that move w hen or after firing. I took the bolt apart and inspected it. First I am not a gunsmith so my terminology my not be correct so bear with me. When the gun is cocked the cocking indicator rest in a small slot on the bolt. When the gun is fired the cocking indicator drops down into the deep groove of the bolt. When the action is “worked” re-cocking the bolt the cocking indicator is moved from the deep slot to the shallow slot thus re-cocking it,
Upon inspection of the deep slot I notice a ridge that apparently the cocking indicator rides on. This felt and looked rough so to took a dremmel tool with a buffing wheel and ever so lightly polished it, no lapping compound or anything. I did this just above where the cocking indicator bottoms out into the bolt thinking that the rough spot was causing the bolt to be hard to operate. I didn't do too much just in case I was wrong so far it seems to have helped. Hope this helps.