Tikka t3x Lite

[199p]

Im looking at a new light weight elk hunting rifle. Im looking at a Tikka t3x lite in 7PRC. The one with a black barrel and plain black stock. 22 inch barrel. Thoughts? Wanting to run the 170 terminal ascent ammo in it for a year or two before handloading for it. Thought? Will it shoot that ammo decent? Different guns that are better in the same price ranhe (800ish)? Thanks

Getting back to the question either that or the standard fluted is the way to go, if you dont love the stock there is plenty of options, federal factory has been far more constant then hornady so far for me

 

[easternoregonballistics]

Punching deeper to where exactly? The animals are only so thick

More than 6 inches preferably.

 

[BowBaboon]

More than 6 inches preferably.

Have you seen a match bullet only go 6 inches or are you repeating something you read one time and believe it must happen every time?

The guy linked you a thread that shows how deep and far certain match bullets are believed to penetrate based on ballistic gel tests. All of them are more than 6 inches. There's also hundreds of pages of pictures showing that match bullets are penetrating further than 6" on every game animal in North America. To make this statement is either intentionally dense for the sake of arguing, or lazy because you refuse to read the information freely provided to anyone willing to read and learn.

 

[easternoregonballistics]

Have you seen a match bullet only go 6 inches or are you repeating something you read one time and believe it must happen every time?

The guy linked you a thread that shows how deep and far certain match bullets are believed to penetrate based on ballistic gel tests. All of them are more than 6 inches. There's also hundreds of pages of pictures showing that match bullets are penetrating further than 6" on every game animal in North America. To make this statement is either intentionally dense for the sake of arguing, or lazy because you refuse to read the information freely provided to anyone willing to read and learn.

245 bergers and 200 eldxs from 300 prc and win mag. Yes. Ive seen it. I shot them

 

[easternoregonballistics]

245 bergers and 200 eldxs from 300 prc and win mag. Yes. Ive seen it. I shot them

I read the forums and everyone experiences and believed them. Ive killed multiple animals with match type bullets. They've all died for the most part, but not in the way I want. And I've lost a lot more meat than I should. I trust my own experiences more than people on the internet.