Member matt85
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hrm this makes me wonder if I really should be spending my money on their products… I will carefully rethink my future purchases from Beretta.
perhaps a different rifle could fill my needs such as a browning.
-matt
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for starters, your shooting a 300 win mag from a light hunting barrel so not being able to shoot fast is a given.
I don't own a tikka yet (its back ordered) but I have a Winchester m70 in 7mm mauser that will perform the same as your rifle with heavy bullets (175gr). the trick is to slow down… a lot. if I shoot quickly I can put 5 shots in a 3″ group. if I wait 4-5 minutes between shots, I can put 3 shots in 0.5″ at 100 yards.
you have to remember your rifle is not a target rifle. if you want target rifle results from your gun unmodified, you will need to make a sacrifice in either speed or bullet weight.
-matt
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they still allow you to own bolt guns in Australia? 😉
welcome to the forum, you made a fine choice in rifles and calibers. the .264″ bullet is a personal favorite of mine and I cant wait till my 6.5 swede comes in.
-matt
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I would be pissed! >:(
as yukonal said, I recommend you have a serious talk with the company that sold me the gun. if I were you I would return the gun and demand a full refund of every dollar I spent (shipping, FFL, and tax).
-matt
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nice critter ya got there!
-matt
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yes, it is possible to clean too much. depending on how your cleaning the rifle it can do damage to your crown or simply unnecessary ware on the rifle.
I like bore snakes as they are pretty gentle on the barrel and have no hard surface to drag against the crown. but a rod can work if your using a guide, you just have to be careful.
– matt
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http://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3-hunter-300-win-mag-jrta331-with-rings.aspx
this what ya looking for?
-matt
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I just did some searching for you and would guess these are no longer imported and were never very popular when they were. if you look long enough to might eventually find one.
firing a 338 win mag from a 6 pound gun isn't what I would consider a good idea. I found a youtube video of some guys shooting the gun and it looked comical. if you insist on a big cartridge in a small gun they still offer the 300 win mag in the Tikka lite.
-matt
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I haven't used a single set trigger but my black powder rifles use double set triggers which is the same idea.
by setting the trigger the trigger pull is greatly reduced effectively giving the gun a hair trigger. using the set trigger feature takes some getting used to. with my long rifle, once the trigger is set the main trigger becomes around a 10 oz pull which means the second you touch the trigger the gun will go off. this can really help accuracy for some people (me).
I love set triggers and used a double set triggered rifle to take a deer last year at 70 yards with very primitive iron sights. I imagine the advantage of the single set trigger is that its more useable without setting the trigger. by that I mean double set triggers tend to have VERY heavy trigger pulls if you don't set the rear trigger first. ive heard great things about CZ rifles as they incorporate single set triggers.
its a real shame I cant get a tikka with a set trigger! 🙁
-matt
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that is a fine looking rifle and some impressive shooting!
-matt
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ive been doing some more looking around and thinking. i came to the conclusion that the vortex is too heavy. ive found a number of other scopes such as the leupold 2.5-8×36 which only weighs around 11 oz.
-matt
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Larken, I know I said id spend a little more for light weight and quality… but those rings are $400! they also look like they require a rail which I do not want.
yukonal, those talley lightweights look like they may be perfect. ill do some more research on them.
-matt
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well I just put in my back order at euro-optic but unfortunately they said more rifles wont come in till 1/14. I don't know of any other dealers that even carry the 6.5 mauser Tikka so it looks like im playing the waiting game. (unless I decide on a different rifle)
now I have been searching around for negative reviews on the Tikka T3 and the biggest complaints ive seen are poor customer service and lack of replacement parts.
im kinda surprised that I haven't had more responses to this post on a Tikka forum. yall don't have any good things to say about the gun?
-matt
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the HS may be a good idea to save a lil coin and weight (2.3 oz), thanks for bringing that to my attention!
now for the optic mount… I don't like rails. ive managed to avoid having rails on any of my guns mostly because I think they are ugly. will no aftermarket mounts fit the 17mm dovetail?
ive heard bad things about the Tikka rings. are the Sako optilock rings the same as the Tikka rings or are they better?
side note: you guys should make it easier to find scopes on your store website. I had to use the search feature to find them. maybe some kind of shortcut on the main page?
thanks
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good news msgtmike, they are indeed importing the 6.5×55 rifle. just not the lite version, only as the hunter with a wood stock and a blued barrel. eurooptic.com carries them but is out of stock at the moment. ive been in contact with the company and they are expecting more.
im planning on back ordering the gun but I was hoping for more positive reviews about the durability of the rifle. plastic parts make me nervous.
-matt
