Tikka T3 Lite

[uplandhunter870]

dont own one yet, but i have shot the several that my buddy owns and they are one heck of a rifle.  the felt recoil on his 300 short mag was hardly noticable, he does have a limb saver pad on it though.  as far as out of the box accuracy he says all of his were 1" or smaller out of the box.  and ive witnessed and done that.  we went out breaking in his new T3 lite in 204 a few weeks ago and we were both punching groups under an inch with less than a box of shells through it.

awesome rifles id definately reccomend them to anyone.

[carpsniperg2]

they are great i love tikkas and sakos very much my fave guns, my wife and brother share a t3 lite in 270 win and that gun has killed allot of animals and shoots great and has killed on several continents as well

[Emptyhanded]

I have one in 300 WSM. I put a limb saver on it right when i got the gun so i never shot it with the stock pad. With the limbsaver the recoil isn't bad. The gun is accurate, light, and the trigger is perfect with no creep. I am really happy with it.

[norsepeak]

got one in 7mag, haven't shot it yet, but fit and finish looks excellent.

[Ray]

Straight shooting rifle. Got one in .25-06. Still prefer my Remington 700 though. The tikka is a lightweight rifle so it would be good for a long backpacking trip or for long high country day hunts.

I do not like the plastic bolt shroud. So I bought a metal one from Australia.

[509er]

got one in 7mag, haven't shot it yet, but fit and finish looks excellent.

+1

[haugenna]

With a good handload I got mine under 1/3 MOA.  I posted a bunch of stuff in the guns and ammo forum.  300 Win Mag

[Phantom Gobbler]

I bought a composite stock Tikka two years ago in .30-06 and like others it is now my go to rifle (instead of my other "conventional" wood stock rifles in .243, 7mm Rem Mag and 300 Win Mag).

Several years ago I carried my 300 Win Mag for four days whitetail hunting in the Mts. of NE WA and it started getting really heavy.  I have two friends who have Tikka T3 Lites in .270 Win and .270 WSM and they love theirs also.  Both have now killed several high mountain mulies with these rifles on backpack hunts.

I made an off-hand kill shot on a smalll Whitetail Buck last Fall and I have shot my best groups ever with the Tikka at the range.

Nothing flashy in black composite and blued, but it more than gets the job done.  Recoil in .30-06 without a special pad is very manageable.  I bought a five round clip from Tikka, but have not needed the extra rounds so far (except on running wild pigs.... but that is another tale).

So let me know what caliber I should get with my next Tikka purchase?   

[halflife65]

I put a limbsaver on it and it doesn't kick too bad. .300WSM.  Shoots straight and a great factory trigger.

[mattaylor81]

I have a Tikka T3 Lite, Stainless, 30-06.  I have it topped with a 3-9x Nikon scope.  It is a very good rifle for the price. It is accurate and lightweight.  Recoil is no worse than my Remington 700 30-06.  My only gripe would be the plastic magazine.

[Chopaka81]

I have a T3 Lite in 270 Win, I shoot the Seirra 130gr SPBT in mine. My handload is not hot, it clocks in at 2930 fps, however "every" cold bore 3 shot group goes as follows, first 2 shots "always" touching one another, the 3rd is slightly out from the 1st 2 shots.
They are lean mean killing machines.

BTW, 2yrs ago, I took a small 4pt Mulie down at 386 yds (lasered) with my T3 rifle. All I can say is that the buggers shoot.

[Sneaky]

tikka t3 lite in 7mm-08 would be my pick. Plenty of knockdown power without the recoil and a nice light gun to carry. My cousin's t3 in 30-06 went off like a cannon. Was plenty accurate but felt like a bigger gun than a 30-06.

[chrisb]

You guys are making me want this rifle even more now. Gotta sell my Model 70 first to get the $$ for it so if anyof you know someone who'd be interested PM me or check it out in the classifieds.

[h2ofowlr]

Good accurate guns.  I have one in .270 & .22-250.

[Buckblaster]

I had a Tikka T3 Lite stainless in 300wsm and it was a friggin tack driver.  I handloaded for it and put at least 2000 rounds through it. I have made some outstanding shots on critters with it over the years. The only problem I had with it is that the top bullet in the plastic clip slid back and forth as I carried it and would bend the tips of partitions over.  I mean really bent them.  Has anyone else had this problem?  I emailed Berretta and told them about it and their only answer was to switch to plastic tip bullets.  I checked out the Sako A7 a few months ago and I see they corrected that problem on it. They put a steel feed lip in the plastic clip to eliminate sliding bullets. Along with some other attractive features, I was convinced to upgrade to the A7 in 300wsm.  I gave the Tikka to my son that has had a broken back and he doesn't mind the recoil and loves carrying a lite rifle for a change.  As far as recoil of the Tikka's, don't worry about it.  I had a limbsaver on mine too and never noticed it when shooting critters.  You pack the rifle longer than you squeeze the trigger, lite is good.