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supporter fiction v facts: Ruger v Tikka
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<blockquote data-quote="Archfile" data-source="post: 1969967" data-attributes="member: 115075"><p>I've had 4 Tikka T3s. Triggers are excellent, accuracy has been good to excellent. This 204 (picture about 1,200 rounds into its life) has just started to open up to 3/4" accuracy and borescope reveals the rifling is getting tired. It's taken a lot of foxes!</p><p></p><p>I never liked the sloppy, gritty bolt on the Ruger, triggers just aren't in the same league and in Australia the support and customer experience for Tikka is second to none.</p><p></p><p>This 204 had its varmint barrel screwed off, heavy flutes cut in the factory barrel and re-fit. The small 204 hole in the varmint barrel made it nose heavy and I had the time and money to have it modified.. I'd be pretty tempted to replace it like for like in another 600 rounds or so. The action has been used in the rain (stainless) and fog and cold and snotty weather so its a little marked and not really worth keeping. If I thought the next one was going to the 1" shooter, i'd rebarrel this one. Given I know the next one will be a sub MoA shooter too, I'll just go a new one!!</p><p></p><p>I also have a 3/4" shooting T3 Stainless Lite in 300WSM, it sits in a carbon stock and weighs as much as a damp fart, its a handful to shoot well and I struggle to shoot it under an inch due to the recoil, but in a smaller chambering I'm positive its a 1/2" gun as well - I know my limits, its a mountain rifle and the weight reduction comes at a price</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]211573[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archfile, post: 1969967, member: 115075"] I've had 4 Tikka T3s. Triggers are excellent, accuracy has been good to excellent. This 204 (picture about 1,200 rounds into its life) has just started to open up to 3/4" accuracy and borescope reveals the rifling is getting tired. It's taken a lot of foxes! I never liked the sloppy, gritty bolt on the Ruger, triggers just aren't in the same league and in Australia the support and customer experience for Tikka is second to none. This 204 had its varmint barrel screwed off, heavy flutes cut in the factory barrel and re-fit. The small 204 hole in the varmint barrel made it nose heavy and I had the time and money to have it modified.. I'd be pretty tempted to replace it like for like in another 600 rounds or so. The action has been used in the rain (stainless) and fog and cold and snotty weather so its a little marked and not really worth keeping. If I thought the next one was going to the 1" shooter, i'd rebarrel this one. Given I know the next one will be a sub MoA shooter too, I'll just go a new one!! I also have a 3/4" shooting T3 Stainless Lite in 300WSM, it sits in a carbon stock and weighs as much as a damp fart, its a handful to shoot well and I struggle to shoot it under an inch due to the recoil, but in a smaller chambering I'm positive its a 1/2" gun as well - I know my limits, its a mountain rifle and the weight reduction comes at a price [ATTACH type="full" width="323px"]211573[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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