Which Tikka should I buy?

[TxxAgg]

https://grabagun.com/tikka-t3x-laminated-stainless-grey-308-win-20-barrel-3-rounds.html

“grab a quote” when back in stock. $1030, then add scope.

 

[Pharmseller]

Heck, I have a T3 Superlite (not T3x) in 7mm-08 that shoots as well as my stainless Lite. It’s my backup. I’ll ship it to you for $1800.

 

[Mtslackcountry]

I cant understand why some of your guys are recomending rifles that weigh 6LBs for his intended purpose... CTR comes threaded, has pic rail, vertical grip and a good cheek riser. The factory stock setup this way shoots really really good. The magazines on ctrs are bad ass too. Feed perfectly. This is a sharp looking 308 for $1K and should weigh around 10lbs with scope and ammo.

Awesome for range and sitting in stands... Hiking around the mountains no so much.

https://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3x-ctr-mo5-308-win-20-1-10-bbl-rifle-jrtxcm05316

 

[K9kodi]

T3x hunter or forest jn your 308 or id go 270.

Beautiful rifle with wood stock. Awesome eastern stand rifle. We’re not hiking mountaintop to mountaintop hours a day

 

[Pharmseller]

Just kidding, of course, I’ll never sell either, but you can find a shooter, easy.

 

[Pharmseller]

I cant understand why some of your guys are recomending rifles that weigh 6LBs for his intended purpose... CTR comes threaded, has pic rail, vertical grip and a good cheek riser. The factory stock setup this way shoots really really good. The magazines on ctrs are bad ass too. Feed perfectly. This is a sharp looking 308 for $1K and should weigh around 10lbs with scope and ammo.

Awesome for range and sitting in stands... Hiking around the mountains no so much.

https://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3x-ctr-mo5-308-win-20-1-10-bbl-rifle-jrtxcm05316

I don’t care what it weighs, I care how it shoots.

 

[Mtslackcountry]

I don’t care what it weighs, I care how it shoots.

Heavier gun is much easier to shoot well. Facts

 

[Pharmseller]

Heavier gun is much easier to shoot well. Facts

I have no experience with Eastern stand hunting. What ranges are we talking about? Is it fair to say less than 300 yards, maybe less than 200?

If yes, is the ease with which a heavier gun shoots significant at these ranges?

 

[Booolitz]

For the price premium of a Roughtech over a Lite, you could make a sizable dent in the cost of an Unknown Munitions Rokstok or other good aftermarket stock.

That’s kinda what I thought when I dove into the actual numbers.

I cant understand why some of your guys are recomending rifles that weigh 6LBs for his intended purpose... CTR comes threaded, has pic rail, vertical grip and a good cheek riser. The factory stock setup this way shoots really really good. The magazines on ctrs are bad ass too. Feed perfectly. This is a sharp looking 308 for $1K and should weigh around 10lbs with scope and ammo.

Awesome for range and sitting in stands... Hiking around the mountains no so much.

https://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3x-ctr-mo5-308-win-20-1-10-bbl-rifle-jrtxcm05316

I have no experience with Eastern stand hunting. What ranges are we talking about? Is it fair to say less than 300 yards, maybe less than 200?

If yes, is the ease with which a heavier gun shoots significant at these ranges?

Yeah, the longest shots might be 250. But the average shot will be under 100 yards 90% of the time.

 

[Mtslackcountry]

I have no experience with Eastern stand hunting. What ranges are we talking about? Is it fair to say less than 300 yards, maybe less than 200?

If yes, is the ease with which a heavier gun shoots significant at these ranges?

I mean I understand where your coming from... Probably not an issue. I will say my 10.5LB tikka takes much less effort to shoot good groups at 100 or any yardage than my 8.5lb tikkas do. Its significant. I bring my CTR along as a barometer when doing load development for other guns. If I think that Im just not shooting well that day Ill shoot the heavy gun and see how things look. The damn thing seems to always shoot well. This makes it easier to move on from the load that isnt shooting for me... I dont know if that makes any sense....

 

[K9kodi]

I have no experience with Eastern stand hunting. What ranges are we talking about? Is it fair to say less than 300 yards, maybe less than 200?

If yes, is the ease with which a heavier gun shoots significant at these ranges?

Eastern stand hunting is my life. It’s a much diff animal than western hunting.
On my 2300 Acres I have stands already set I walk to from the truck. Or atv. Public land may have a mile hike in. Maaaaybe if your hard core.

Avg shot is within 100, but I have some fields I’ve harvested to 300 plus. All 3 deer shot this year were inside 60 yards.

I prefer big gun, we’re not out west where you glass and see the one you want and sneak up, glsss some more. A lot of the eastern forest is thick or dense and sometimes deer give you less than a couple seconds to get on target and address the shot.

Rifle weight to me doesn’t matter. To me at least. It’s not a thing when your walking to stand for a sit for a few hours. Tactical doesn’t matter much. A pretty wood stock. Reliable round, good shooter s optics are the only points that matter. It could be my ridgeline fft or heavy ass weatherby bolt in 338. Big weight diff, never did it matter walking to treestsvd

 

[Sixpack]

I hunt in the deep southeast and while we don’t have mountains, a lightish, handy rifle is preferred by me anyways. Give me a 308 (or 7-08 either one) with a 20” barrel and all up in the 7-7.5# range and I’m happy.

Here, in MS, you will be shooting from 15-125 yards in the woods but step out in a cutover or power line/gas line right of way and can see for 1/2 mile. But for the vast majority of our hunting, 30-150 yards covers it well. There is always an exception and we have planted fields with 250 - 300 yard shots but that is not the true norm of our stand hunting.

 

[Sixpack]

I think my preferences derive from how I hunt. I stand hunt, still hunt, and use hounds to drive deer. I am mostly a still hunter at heart but when in Rome…

We have wide open hardwoods and older growth pine stands to thickets of each that we can’t see 30 yards. I like short and reasonably light for a handy rifle.

 

[UnckleBob]

How far are the expected shots going to be? When I lived in New England, everyone I knew was not planning for long shots.

Personally, I wouldn't want to carry a heavy rifle unless I needed it. When I hunt in the woods, I want something light and compact.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

I cant understand why some of your guys are recomending rifles that weigh 6LBs for his intended purpose... CTR comes threaded, has pic rail, vertical grip and a good cheek riser. The factory stock setup this way shoots really really good. The magazines on ctrs are bad ass too. Feed perfectly. This is a sharp looking 308 for $1K and should weigh around 10lbs with scope and ammo.

Awesome for range and sitting in stands... Hiking around the mountains no so much.

https://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3x-ctr-mo5-308-win-20-1-10-bbl-rifle-jrtxcm05316

I agree with your overall point about heavy rifles being easier to shoot well, but there are multiple ways to get a well-balanced rifle in the right weight range. I only still hunt, but my Tikka hunting rifle weighs 9.8 pounds with scope, sling, and suppressor. I find that a good weight for carrying all day and being very easy to shoot well.

Starting with an 8# rifle may limit someone on choice of scope, suppressor, etc., but it can certainly work. I just tend to think of the CTR as a rifle for someone who wants exactly that, not something they are going to customize with an aftermarket stock.

 

[peaceman]

Just go handle some and find the one that you like the best (stainless vs. blued, heavier barrel vs superlite fluted, stock preference of wood vs. synthetic, brake vs no brake or supressed). They will all be amazing and not over your budget. I just handled the Roughtech First Lite model Eurooptic is selling with the threaded fluted, shorter and slightly heavier barrel in the camo stock and it is an awesome rifle. Will be taking it to the range within a week or two.

 

[Dave Thomas]

T3x light stainless in the cartridge of your choice. If you don't need a threaded muzzle you can probably still find some older stock for a discount.

 

[UnckleBob]

Heavier gun is much easier to shoot well. Facts

I had a clean miss at less than 50 yards after sneaking in at night to ambush deer moving across an opening just after dawn.

I missed because the buck I wanted was in an enexpected spot. I had to hold off hand around the wrong side of the tree I was hiding behind. The heavy 280AI I was using was hard to handle from my half assed position. I never felt steady and missed. The miss was 100% my responsibility because I hadn't trained to shoot from the position. But, my rifle didn't make it easier.

From a central/south Texas tower blind, the 280AI is perfect.

In the East Texas woods, my lighter rifles are objectively easier to shoot well.

 

[wyosam]

For what you plan to use it for, just get this one: https://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3x...bbl-walnut-blued-rifle-w-1-3rd-mag-jrtxa316sb

Spend the rest on a good scope and lots of ammo.

That was my thought as well.


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[Kauaihunter]

https://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-closeouts?f=X3JwcF89NDgmYmdfZmNoXz1NYW51ZmFjdHVyZXJzJTNFVGlra2ElM0VUaWtrYStDbG9zZW91dHMmZmlsdGVyLmN1c3RvbV9jYWxpYmVyX29yX2dhdWdlPS4zMDgrV2luJnBhZ2U9MSZfc3BfPWFzYw%3D%3D

Jake’s link to the Closeout .308’s. Rokslide25 gets another $25 off anything over $500.

If you fancy any of these, it’ll do.