Tikka Shooters | Frank Costello | Activity https://tikkashooters.com/members/frank-costello/activity/ Activity feed for Frank Costello. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:03:28 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.5.40 en-US 30 hourly 2 6ffa77ade30eb7d57b892a5de817e66f Frank Costello replied to the discussion New Here. Tikka T3 30-06 Unbelievable Rifle! in the forum General Discussion https://tikkashooters.com/forums/discussion/new-here-tikka-t3-30-06-unbelievable-rifle/#post-36068 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 15:57:30 -0600 Reply to New Here. Tikka T3 30-06 Unbelievable Rifle!

Interesting – but mine is unbelievably bad!!

Unfortunately my experience is much different. Shooting from a rest, my shots are all over the board once the barrel gets hot – which on my T3X Forest .270 is very quickly.

I want to like this gun. It's beautiful and a I mounted a quality scope on it but so far I can't get it to shoot worth a damn.

I… Read more

]]> f729c1bbd8b2b1178cb11f081940f456 Frank Costello replied to the discussion Tikka T3X Forest Review in the forum General Discussion https://tikkashooters.com/forums/discussion/tikka-t3x-forest-review/#post-36079 Sun, 22 Oct 2017 03:31:38 -0600 Reply to Tikka T3X Forest Review

Okay – thanks for the feedback. I ordered some lower grain ammo and I'm getting a recoil pad so that my next trip to the range will be more enjoyable (and successful). I did buy this thing to shoot.

Honestly, three groups of three shots and this Tikka T3x is a stove pipe.

]]> 6d517743da172a07e82f4e91ee59c528 Frank Costello replied to the discussion Yet again the Tikka reputation proves well deserved in the forum General Discussion https://tikkashooters.com/forums/discussion/yet-again-the-tikka-reputation-proves-well-deserved/#post-35754 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 16:23:43 -0600 Reply to Yet again the Tikka reputation proves well deserved

I'm glad that your gun works for you but the jury is still out on my Tikka T3x Forest .270. As a matter of fact the jury is leaning heavily to convict (send it back dude!).

I can't get a decent shot group, it overheats quickly and the thing kicks like a mule – no fun to shoot.

I will take your advice and get a limbsaver and try that. That will help… Read more

]]> 9501b20964c3352f5fd813f8fe670c6e Frank Costello replied to the discussion New T3X .308 Accuracy Help in the forum General Discussion https://tikkashooters.com/forums/discussion/new-t3x-308-accuracy-help/#post-36052 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 16:14:55 -0600 Reply to New T3X .308 Accuracy Help

I've got a new Tikka T3x Forest in .270 and have the same problem. Terrible groups and excessive recoil. I used a bunch of different ammo and a quality scope – no change. My barrel also overheats like crazy.

These guns are light.

I'm beginning to think Tikka means “Show Gun” in Finland.

They are only for show and not for shooting. SAD!

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