New Gun Day

[Rucker61]

I stopped by Sportsman's W#arehouse to see if they had any of the Ikka Superlites in .300 WSM and saw that the basic T3 was $100 off of regular price for Father's Day. They did have one of these in stock, and for the $250 delta over the SL, I could handle the extra weight. This one will get a brake, cerakote and a dipped stock over the summer, which will give me some time to find some powder.

 

[pyroducksx3]

My tikka t3 300 wsm likes reloader 19 and hornady SSTs and it likes to be pushed hard. A limbsaver recoil pad is a must buy. I don't run a muzzle break but using the 150 gr made recoil pretty manageable

 

[Rucker61]

I have a Limbsaver on my T3 .308,so I definitely will get one post haste.I'm looking to run either Barnes 168 TTSX or 175 LRX.I'll pull the modded bolt stop out of the .308 for long COAL loads.

 

[pyroducksx3]

The barnes 168 were the second best shooting bullet I tried.
Heres the 150 ssts at 300 yards and the rifle packs well. If you are going with a 50mm scope the talley lightweight mediums work rings work great. The warne mediums puts the scope practically touching the barrel.

 

[Jdog]

I had a T3 lite in 300 WM that I used in AK for 3 years.

Great gun and accurate for the money.

Muzzle breaking is not necessary--just shoot it a bunch get used to it. The recoil was not anything crazy.

I hate muzzle breaks as the added bark is just ridiculous.

Put a good recoil pad on it and give it a try w/o the brake. You might be surprised.

Good luck.