Tikka T3x lite recoil

[NateTP38]

You may have missed the point.

Please, elaborate on what you meant by " crowd"

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Please, elaborate on what you meant by " crowd"

He’s calling the 6.5 creedmoor gay.

 

[Nick992]

30-06 is the most I'd do. 300 win mag is pushing it. You could do it, but you might develop a flinch. Limbsaver and muzzle break will obviously help.

 

[NateTP38]

He’s calling the 6.5 creedmoor gay.

That seems to be the implication. However, there is apparently there a point that you and I are missing.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

That seems to be the implication. However, there is apparently there a point that you and I are missing.

Yeah not sure. I love the 6.5 creed. Mine is accurate with several loads, dosent burn through powder like my magnums do, light on the recoil and is an effective cartridge for a variety of game. Not sure why it’s the butt of so many jokes.

 

[Fastbackperry]

Limbsaver for sure

 

[a.mccammon.88]

Not afraid of recoil, often shoot 3 1/2” 12 ga. turkey loads and heavy 45-70 rounds. I was just wondering if the weight of the gun would cause excessive recoil.


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I have a tikka t3 lite in 300 win mag. It kicked pretty hard without a brake. I had the barrel threaded and a radial brake installed. Made all the difference in the world! I find the recoil pretty mild and tamed now.

 

[Sled]

The whole shotgun comparison isn't really apples to apples. As pointed out earlier, prone or bench shooting you'll feel the shotgun a bit more. It's also a slower burning powder so perceived recoil will be different.

Also as mentioned earlier, the limbsaver pad make a noticeable difference with the Tikka. A suppressor or brake also helps further. The 300wm isn't all that bad to shoot, especially if you're throwing light for caliber projectiles. That said, I prefer my smaller calibers for range sessions and usually hunting too. They're all wearing suppressors except for the big gun. That one has a hydro-pneumatic recoil.

 

[mb6355]

I probably have the one of heaviest recoiling Tikka's from the factory in a 338wm. No brake, 21" barrel, maybe a little over 8lbs scoped. It's not a lot of fun at the bench after 10 rounds or so (heavy 250 partitions will wake you up) but hardly notice hunting vs any other rile on own.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I probably have the one of heaviest recoiling Tikka's from the factory in a 338wm. No brake, 21" barrel, maybe a little over 8lbs scoped. It's not a lot of fun at the bench after 10 rounds or so (heavy 250 partitions will wake you up) but hardly notice hunting vs any other rile on own.

I wish they still made the 338. I should have got one when they were available on the shelves.

 

[Tmac]

Shoot 3 T3/T3X’s, all Lite’s in 270 Win. They pop you fairly fast. It’s not really the overall recoil, it more that it’s all at once. A function of being light I presume. I use a pad on the bench as I dislike recoil. They are among my favorite hunting rifles and shots in the field position we use most often, sitting, are not a problem recoil wise.

 

[Jon C]

Not afraid of recoil, often shoot 3 1/2” 12 ga. turkey loads and heavy 45-70 rounds. I was just wondering if the weight of the gun would cause excessive recoil.


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I own a Tikka 300 wsm and I shoot 200gr eldx out of and the recoil isn’t pleasant after 5 or so shots. Buddies got the same in 300 win mag with 165gr bullets and that seems a lot better

 

[Samson7x]

Had a lite in 300wm and sold it due to recoil with heavy 200gr loads. I could feel myself picking up bad shooting habits, flinching, slapping trigger, etc.

 

[Outdoorsman12b]

Can you shoot it? Yes but not that much. On the plus it will be cheap to feed!

 

[bojangles808]

i have a t3x lite in 30-06 and it kicks but i didn;t think it was anything worse compared to my savage axis in same caliber. after recs on here though I did put a limbsaver airpad on it and its noticeably improved.

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

Yeah not sure. I love the 6.5 creed. Mine is accurate with several loads, dosent burn through powder like my magnums do, light on the recoil and is an effective cartridge for a variety of game. Not sure why it’s the butt of so many jokes.

Maybe they just are not comfortable coming out of the closet.

 

[Rpolar]

A limbsaver helps these rifles a lot, my brother has a T3x lite 30-06 with a airpad and I have a 7mm-08 superlite that’s stock and his still has a little more thump but it’s not much..a heckuva lot better than prior to the limbsaver. The 7mm-08 is pretty tame but my wife uses it sometimes so I might put one on there anyways.

 

[Xanderzuj]

It’s going to kick a lot no matter what, but your best bet is a brake

 

[Macintosh]

The tikka factory stocks are sort of traditional sporter shape, but they have a parallel comb which helps reduce muzzle flip, comb is slightly higher than many sporter stocks, and the ctr cheekpieces have a negative comb which relieves pressure on your face during recoil—all of those things make your perception of the recoil more comfortable compared to a lower and backward-sloping comb relative to the bore. lots of similar-looking stocks dont have those features. The recoil of any gun is what it is, thats just math and can be calculated—any gun that weighs “x” will recoil exactly the same amount given the same cartridge, velocity, etc—but how that force is applied to the shooter matters. I think the tikka stocks are more comfortable in recoil than a lot of other sporter-style stocks for this reason—not “noteworthy” or anything, but you could do a lot worse. Add whatever flavor of brake, pad, you want to any stock, that part you can control.

 

[Sled]

The tikka factory stocks are sort of traditional sporter shape, but they have a parallel comb which helps reduce muzzle flip, comb is slightly higher than many sporter stocks, and the ctr cheekpieces have a negative comb which relieves pressure on your face during recoil—all of those things make your perception of the recoil more comfortable compared to a lower and backward-sloping comb relative to the bore. lots of similar-looking stocks dont have those features. The recoil of any gun is what it is, thats just math and can be calculated, but how that force is applied matters. I think the tikka stocks are more comfortable in recoil than a lot of other sporter-style stocks for this reason—not “noteworthy” or anything, but you could do a lot worse. Add whatever flavor of brake, pad, you want to any stock, that part you can control.

I was always under the impression the t3x had a slightly negative comb.