This Tikka T3 is chambered in 6.5 PRC, mated to a Modular Driven Technologies ESS Chassis, and was custom-built by Bill Marr of 872 Custom Gunwerks. The top of the receiver was drilled and tapped to accommodate a Picatinny rail this modification was also possible with the Tikka T3, but Tikka felt there was room for improvement. The steel lug addressed deformation issues that had occurred with large-caliber rifles. Tikka replaced the polymer bolt shroud with an aluminum one and changed the aluminum stock lug to steel. On the receiver, Tikka opened up the ejection port, which allows users to easily feed one round at a time. Tikka launched the Tikka T3x in 2016 and made changes to both the receiver and the stock. Tikka guarantees a five-shot 1-MOA guarantee on its heavy barrel rifles, and a three-shot 1-MOA guarantee on its sporter barrel rifles. Both Tikka and Sako barrels are cold hammer-forged and are made side by side in the same factory. The trigger is crisp and noted as one of the best factory triggers available. The single-stage trigger on the Tikka T3/T3x is user adjustable between 2 and 4 pounds. Tikka offers rifles that have an integrated Picatinny scope base, and some with a plain dovetail that can accept proprietary scope rings. The action is secured by two M6 metric thread action screws, and mates with the stock via an aluminum recoil lug. Simple upgrades make a good rifle even better. Both of these semi-custom Tikka T3 and T3x rifles have an aluminum bottom metal from High Desert Rifle Works and are attached to Boyds At-One stocks. Bolt travel differs based on cartridge length, with Tikka using two different bolt stops, depending on the caliber. Like the universal action size, Tikka uses one magazine size with internal magazine blocks to accommodate the different calibers. Many gunsmiths will note that the Tikka action tends to be true and requires little blueprinting.

The actions have a round bottom and calibers run from. Tikka offers the T3 and T3x exclusively as long-action rifles. Tikka offers models for hunting, law enforcement, and precision-rifle applications. market and is noted for its accuracy, versatility and excellent trigger. The Tikka T3 has been well-received by the U.S. After over a decade of success with the Tikka T3, Tikka released an updated version, the Tikka T3x, which debuted in 2016.īeing Sako’s budget brand does not mean these rifles are cheap or of poor quality. The Beretta Holdings Group purchased Sako in 2000, and in 2003 the Tikka T3 rifle was released to the market. A world-class manufacturer of hunting, law enforcement and military rifles, Sako positioned the Tikka brand as a “budget” class of rifles. The companies merged to create Oy Sako-Tikka Ab, which later became Sako. Sako then purchased Tikkakoski from Nokia in 1983. Sixty-three years later, Tikkakoski and another Finnish firearms company, Sako, collaborated on a prototype rifle. In 1918, Finnish firearms company Tikkakoski started to manufacture firearms components. This article is an excerpt from Gun Digest 2021, 75th Edition available now at. The Finnish rifles are also easily customized to excel in any endeavor. The Tikka T3 and T3x aren’t only budget-friendly, top-performers. 308 Winchester is a gorgeous rifle, perfect for hunting all over North America. Share on LinkedIn The Tikka T3 Hunter chambered in.

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