Tikka T3 Lite

[Coastal_native]

I'm getting ready to purchase a new Tikka T3, stainless, .270 WSM.  Can anyone talk me out of it and convince me there is a better rifle out there in that price range ($700).

Or...can anyone who ownes one confirm to me that its an outstanding rifle?

[Bob33]

I confirm that is an outstanding choice. Try as I may I could not talk you out of it and be honest.

[Wea300mag]

I would talk you into it. They are very accurate right out of the box, very reliable, but the part I like the best is they are light weight. Great for packing around all day. My Weatherbys have become safe queens since I got my first one.

[splitshot]

  go for it!   i thought they were about $600.  my t-3 25-06 was $499.   the are light and don much.   mike w

[Coastal_native]

, but the part I like the best is they are light weight. Great for packing around all day.

That's the first thing I noticed when I put my hands on one...I fell in love.

Any complaints about the factory scope rings?  Seems nit picky but I loved the ones that came with my ruger.

[wildweeds]

My buddy bought one,took it to the range shot a  five shot group that was sub inch,shot his deer with it at 400 yards,his kid watched and said "Can I use it to shoot mine"?.He let the kid use it and the shot was 450,the kid was taking too much time fiddling around and my buddy made the fatal mistake of saying " If you don't hurry up and shoot he's going to walk off,if you kill him dead with one shot right there you can have that gun". Kid dumped the deer dead in his tracks and Dad had to go buy another just like it. That one grouped the same right out of the box.

[Bob33]

, but the part I like the best is they are light weight. Great for packing around all day.

That's the first thing I noticed when I put my hands on one...I fell in love.

Any complaints about the factory scope rings?  Seems nit picky but I loved the ones that came with my ruger.

Quite a few complaints about the rings. I never had a problem but had a rather light scope.

[shrek]

Plastic garbage, go with the Vanguard II. Cheaper and a better gun.

[carpsniperg2]

Go for it! The best gun for the money hands down. My family is up to 7 now 22-250 to 7 mag.

Never had any problems with the rings.

All shoot under a inch. the only thing you will hear negative is that the clip is plastic and the stock is cheap feeling. Nothing has anything to do with how the gun shoots and keeps the weight down.

Most that will talk bad with them have never even shot them

[Bob33]

You will be hard pressed to find a better factory trigger. It can be safely adjusted down to about 2 pounds without a smith. Piece of glass breaking crisp.

[ML_Hunter]

Excellent rifle 
I've shot and sold many of them over the past five years and have only had one customer return his due to "manufacture defect". The extracter broke, replaced the rifle with same mod and cal, returned it again for the same reason. I then asked what ammo he was shooting and when he informed me that he was shooting Wolf STEEL cased ammo...I almost wanted to slap him 
After giving him a THIRD rifle, he came back and only had good things to say about it. Overall, all of my customers have been very pleased with this rifle.

Just don't shoot steel! 

[shrek]

And you'd be hard pressed to find a bigger POS stock. From the front sling stud falling out, to hollow "loud" plastic poor fitting flimsy junk that it is. To the junk plastic clips that are expensive, and yes they break. To the plastic bolt shroud, and the "one size fits all" smooth as butter action. I won't even get into the clunky ugly cheapo rings they supply. Besides are they that "cheap" anymore?

[Ingwe]

Great guns. Mine is a .338 win mag. Shoots great groups and weighs 7.5 lbs with scope so is very  easy to pack. I did put Leupold rings and bases on it.

[Coastal_native]

I had a final 3 list that included the Browning x bolt and the sako a7, but I really wanted to save a few hundred dollars so I can put some quality glass on it.  I think I'm sold.  This is only the third brand new rifle I've spent my own money on, so I'm pretty excited...you blue collared guys no what I'm talking about. 

[shrek]

I'd go with the X-Bolt