Member Sir Ville
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I have one (T3X Super Varmint bedded in a GRS Berserk stock) and it shoots extremely well. My favourite bullets are any Lapua Scenars from 108gr-139gr but it shoots pretty much everything ridiculously well. I hand load my ammo.
A 6.5×55 in a modern rifle that withstands heavy loads of today is an eye-opener for those who haven't shot one.
The ballistics of that slender, long bullet are just superb. Å fun caliber! -
I don´t know what you all mean when you talk about “the factory aluminium rings” but the real “factory” rings are definitely made of steel. Called Sako Optilock.
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A friend fluted his with straight flutes. Looks really nice.
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Norma Vulcan and Lapua Naturalis. Both very popular for Moose/Elk here in Scandinavia.
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It's once fire out of your rifle not out of somebody else's is it
My first thought as well. 🙂 🙂
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Nice job on the oem mag !
I myself have found the 77gr Lapua Scenar as an extremely accurate bullet ( and the same goes for the little Brother 69gr Scenar ) but the A-Max 75gr was a very pleasant surprise . Unfortunately i have no 1000 ytd/1000 m range to shoot on so i do the testing on 200/300 meter range instead.
And the A-Max has been very good – in fact it's arguably the most priceworthy bullet out there. I need to try the VV 540 powder at around your specs behind it. The VV 540 seems to be a very close to your Varget in burn rate. -
What ? Of course it does .. 😉
http://www.vapencentrum.com/sv/startsida/vapen/–kulgevar/–tikka/tikka-t3-ctr-ss-pid1328.htm
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I know the single loading issue. I need to do that with several different bullets when loaded to preferred OAL. I use Vihtavuori powders (VV N 140 & N540 for the Heavy bullets) so i need to do some testing regarding the powder weight.
I agree the 75gr A-Max being a very good bullet for LR. Can´t order them anymore though due the fact Hornady discontinued them so if i want something similar i need to go for the 75gr ELD Match.
I actually ordered a box of them to try out. -
My thoughts exactly ..
” Hey , my mechanic just misplaced the battery while my Car was in service … ” ;D -
Don´t they sell them new over there ? If so then any Sako dealer should be able to provide you with one.
Commonplace over here …
http://cdn1.tikka.fi/sites/default/files/technicalspecs_t3x_varmint_0.pdf -
It will work just fine.
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If both barrels are 8 twist you will be looking about 150fps drop in velocity with the shorter 20″ barrel…on average in my testing I lost 35fps per/inch on a shorter 223 barrels, but some shorter barrels are pretty slick and have above average velocities.
I've compared and shot the factory TAC 20″ barrel side by side against the factory Varmint barrel, same day with handholds / same bullet for each…both rifles shot equally well out to 500yrds but stretch that to 1000yrds and the Varmint was superior by a large margin. I was shooting 80.5gr bergers out of both rifles and I can tell you the extra barrel weight and velocity out the varmint model was clear winner on the targets.
You won't be sorry with the factory Varmint barrel as long as its still got life left in it…might want to have it inspected by a qualified person first.
Just for curiosity : At what velocity do you load the 80.5gr Bergers to ? I myself use 80gr Berger VLD bullets and love them. Just haven´t chronoed those buggers yet .. 🙁
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As said a mere spring change will make the oem trigger much lighter. If that doesn´t do it for you then there are at least half a dozen different aftermarket triggers for the T3. Jard, Timney, Barnard Precision and Bix & Andy comes to mind first.
The Barnard trigger is sweeeet ( 400 NZ$ ) but the B&A beats them all – although you pay a hefty premium for that joy … 😉
Barnard is from New Zealand and B&A is from Austria.http://bixn-andy.at/en/shop/abzug-tikka-t3/
Coincidentally B&A also make real good barrels. 😮
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It means that you should´ve had it “free from charge”. If you paid any money for it it´s adviceable to drag Beretta US to the Court and ask for a smallish compensation at around 1.000.000 USD. ;D ;D
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And so would i .. 8)
