I was given a Remington 700 stainless mountain rifle in 25-06 a year or so ago by a friend who retired and moved away. He shot like 6 sheep with the rifle. I shoots great, tiny groups with cheap factory ammo. I’d buy a Remington if the price was right and just do some tweaks to the bold handle, maybe the extractor and shoot it.
I’m certainly enjoying my Tikka Super Varmint in 6.5 CM as a range rifle. I think if I were looking to do some hunting with long treks involved I would probably look at a lighter rifle, but if stand or blind hunting with relatively short walks, wouldn’t hesitate to use a Super Varmint, your choice of caliber.
I'm looking at this route, sounds like the Tikka is a great gun and after listening to the shoot2hunt podcast I might just up it to the 6.5prc
I'm leaning towards a tikka now especially in 6.5prc after listening to the shoot2hunt podcast for the last 20hrs on my drive. What are the major differences between the roughtech and the t3x lite stainless version? EuroOptics has them both on sale right now, the lite stainless version is $680.
I'm not super concerned with weight, I think them being $680 is because they aren't threaded. EuroOptics has the Tikka T3x Lite Synthetic 6.5 PRC with a 22in barrel for $749. It's not stainless though... Thoughts on that one?
A cut-down and thread job from a reputable gunsmith should cost around $150.00.
You would cut it down to 20''? Also, they have the Tikka T3x RoughTech Superlite 6.5 PRC for $950 and that comes threaded, fluted, and cerakoted, I believe. That is in a 24'' barrel...
I did not. Thank you for pointing that out.
Thank you for this. This is the information I was looking for. I’m going to grab a tikka 6.5cm with a 20” barrel. I’ll probably grab the roughtech because it is threaded and I’ll upgrade the chassis sometime next year.Assuming you want the 6.5PRC...
Tikka T3x Lite 6.5 PRC 24" 1:8" Bbl Synthetic/Blued Rifle JRTXE319 For Sale - EuroOptic
Tikka T3x Lite 6.5 PRC 24" 1:8" Bbl Synthetic/Blued Rifle JRTXE319 For Salewww.eurooptic.com
If you decide to go with the 6.5 CM, I would go with this one:
Tikka T3x Lite 6.5 Creedmoor Synthetic JRTXE382 For Sale - EuroOptic
Tikka T3x Lite 6.5 Creedmoor Synthetic JRTXE382 For Sale
If this one is already threaded, then it is probably the best bet.
You have to add approximately $150 to either of them to get the barrel threaded, as far as I can tell.
If you like the Roughtech stock, then go for it, but I personally wouldn't bother. It doesn't do anything for me. I would prefer to get the cheaper rifle and have more in my budget to really upgrade the stock.
I don't think you would be disappointed with the end result with any of the rifles above. Just pick the cartridge you want, figure out what you want to do to customize it (barrel length, threading, suppressor, new stock, scope, etc.). I personally think the 6.5 CM, with a good bullet, is more than enough rifle for anything you probably want to shoot.
When I got mine back in December, I got one of these - https://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3x-lite-65-creedmoor-stainless-steel-jrtxb382 - for $650 (and with nice scope mounts). The auction closed at around midnight on December 31. I was the only one who bid on it. I considered myself very lucky.
I have some relatively long hunting rifles, but on a big game rifle I would not want an overall barrel length of more than 26" with a hunting suppressor (which should be 4" to 6") long. That makes the 24" barrels too long in my book. Even putting the new reflex OG on that rifle, you are looking at 28". Which is like WW I military rifle length. No thanks. Not for everyday hunting. I have an 18" barrel on my CZ 527 in 6.5 Grendel and will have 20" on my Tikka 6.5 CM. Both will end up being the same overall length, since I use my Scythe Ti (6") on the CZ and will use the reflext OG (4") on the Tikka. (By the way, if you were thinking of getting a Scythe Ti... don't buy one without reading the Scythe failure thread first...).
Good luck with your decision.
You are making a very smart choice my friend! Enjoy it!
