bigandy Report post Posted March 24, 2017 Looking for a tikka t3 6.5x55 swede Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forepaw Report post Posted March 24, 2017 I had to order mine from Whittaker Guns. They had a few both R and L hand, and also the best prices. Budd's Gunshop also had some. forepaw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBarter Report post Posted March 24, 2017 Whittakers does seem like your best bet on Tikkas, but they are all T3x models now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apache12 Report post Posted March 25, 2017 Eurooptics still has them at blow out price. Wood stock. I bought a 243 from them great transaction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBarter Report post Posted March 27, 2017 There is one listed on the 24hr Campfire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigandy Report post Posted March 27, 2017 The stainless steel one? Do you think stainless is okay for hunting? (Glare) Thanks guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forepaw Report post Posted March 27, 2017 Stainless action and barrel will not be a problem. The finish on Tikka's is very low glare, almost a bead-blast finish. You can always cover with some camo tape. The worst glare comes from the polished bolt handle, which does not to be covered or painted. forepaw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cactusjack Report post Posted March 28, 2017 If your shooting at armed bears or elk, the glare of the bolt could be an issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBarter Report post Posted March 28, 2017 I wouldn't consider matte stainless a negative in anyway. Except for price maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBarter Report post Posted March 28, 2017 I think that one is a Super-lite as it has the fluted barrel. Those were about $100 more than the regular T3 lite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigandy Report post Posted March 28, 2017 What's your thoughts on the t3 vs t3x? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBarter Report post Posted March 29, 2017 Never held an T3x. Think they changed the stock and increased the price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forepaw Report post Posted March 29, 2017 It is pretty easy to figure out if you go to the Tikka home page. The improvements are listed. Mostly they are variants (or the same) as the after-market parts offered by Mountain Tactical of Bozeman, MT www.tikkaperformance.com. At one time I knew all the upgrades that comprised the T3x, and thought about the advantages over the T3, if any. To me, they are mostly sales-appeal oriented, and almost but not quite, cosmetic. The interchangeable grip panels struck me as being just goofy. The stainless bedding lug sounds nice, I doubt if it offers much over the hard aluminum lug. The enlarged ejection port will make it easier to reach in and fiddle with cartridges, clean the chamber and throat, etc. I still don't think you can load into the detachable mag. from the ejection port, and this is a drawback of the design, though a minor one, as spare mags are easily carried.. The steel bolt shroud is also sort of a nice to have cosmetic item. There is nothing wrong with the high-impact plastic shroud, but folks like steel stuff which I can understand. The receiver scope mounting holes have been beefed up and this is probably a good thing, with the huge scopes that get mounted on lightweight rifles, but I have never had a bit of problem with the scope mounts on the two T3s I own. The improved molded "checkering" might be a slight improvement, or it might not. The hollow stock has apparently been filled with sound-deadening foam, which I did to my T3 as soon as I got it, and it helps a lot. Last but not least, Tikka claims to have a new, improved recoil pad on the T3x. This is no doubt an improvement, as the best thing to do with the factory pad is take it off and throw it away, and buy a pull-on Limbsaver pad. The small pad fits great and works well, and shortens the stock so that it is most useful when you have a jacket on and are wearing a pack - which you would expect to do with a rifle primarily intended for rough country and mountain hunting. That's about all I can offer. I haven't owned or shot a T3x and don't have any frame of reference for how much better they handle or shoot. Probably they are no worse than the T3, and if they are better, then I would expect them to shoot very respectably. Whichever you end up with, you should consider changing the OEM trigger spring for a Yo-Dave kit. It will improve the trigger, which is already pretty decent. forepaw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
