Tikka T3 Lite Stainless

I own one, have shot many of them. They are fantastic rifles.

Great rifles for the money. Be forewarned though recoil with them on anything above a 30-06 can be eye opening to say the least. A Tikka T3 in 7mm-08 may be damn near the perfect deer rifle for the southern states. And that's coming from a guy who will take a Bergara over any other factory rifle

A lot of guys put a Limbsaver type recoil pad on the Lites to mitigate some of that recoil. May look into that. They're not expensive.

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I also have a T3 in .338 win mag, put a brake on it, still kicks like a mule but gets the job done

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Look into Terminator brakes on YouTube. They are one of the top 3 brakes at cutting recoil down to less than 50%.

A 7mm rem mag has less recoil than a 243 with that brake.

I have one in 270 and am pleased with it.

My only complaint is the detachable magazine, which I was aware of when I bought the gun. I don’t like the top rail over the chamber allowing restricted access to the chamber should you not have your magazine with you (ie: left it in another bag or away from the gun). This is coming from a fella with large fingers. Yes you can load it without the magazine, but it is much more cumbersome to do so.

The old 700 bdl’s wirh the hinged floor plates were a fantastic design. Why other manufacturers don’t do this now is beyond me. My T3 Stainless Lite is a great shooting and handling gun. I also have one in 7-08 for my oldest son.

Tikka T3 in .270 here
Shoots like a dream, no problem with recoil, drives tacks at 150 yds, which is about as far as I need to shoot my deer

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anyone owning one

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Yo,

Good rifle. I doubt there is a better action in its class. Mine is a working rifle - I don't take near the care as I should. Limbsaver added as mentioned earlier. Razor HD on top. Overall, love it and shoots better than I.

bought the first gen T3 22-250 when eurooptic.com had them for less than 500 back over the summer. kicking my arse for not picking up a 7mm-08 or 308 at the time. Sweet, sweet shooter. dead-arse accurate, getting 1/2 MOA with Barnes 50gr TSX. I think they are to Sako what the Vanguard is to Weatherby.

Buddy got the 300WM and says it kicks his arse. Put a limbsaver on it and is manageable. Could be due to the gun being so light.

Cons: the 1st gens have a small ejection port forcing you to load via the detachable magazine. Bolt shroud is plastic and can crack with lots of firing on magnum calibers. Lots of aftermarket metal bolt shrouds. New T3x's opened up the port so you can load from the top and now have metal alloy bolt shrouds.

I put a Bell and Carlson stock on mine. Green with black spider web definite upgrade

Took my t3x lite stainless in 7mag to the range today actually. Shot maybe 15 rounds at plates at 300,400, &500 yards. I didn’t miss one time and I’m not that good of a shot. 90% of that is the rifle..lol. I did put a muzzle brake on it which is awesome bc I can stay on target after shooting and see the bullet hit the plate before I hear the report. No regrets or complaints at all.