Tikka T3

[TexasTB]

I just picked up a Tikka T3 308 and I will be converting it to a 7mm-08 with a Bartlein 8.7 twist .284 barrel. It is my first Tikka. Does the action need to be blueprinted like a Rem 700?

Thanks, TB

 

[lilharcher]

Usually not.....my smith evaluated mine and could have charged me for it, but said it didn't need to be blueprinted. Mine shoots great.

 

[86alaskan]

I've had the same results with a rebarrel. Had a new barrel put onto an early production T3 and the smith said there was no need to true the action. It shoots better now than ever before, and I can't see anywhere that any truing would benefit. Just get a quality barrel and a good chamber, and it'll shoot.

 

[smallwood]

86alaskan.... What brand barrel did you put on yours?

 

[HARPERC]

A certain amount of trial and error I suppose. I've bought 2, and from the factory they shot excellent.

If it aint broke don't fix it.

 

[TexasTB]

thanks everyone... I put a bartlein barrel on there, no blueprinting and factory trigger... it shoots great!

TB

 

[dirtytough]

Tikka's work great for a semi custom budget build. They have a good factory trigger that is easy to tune, they are extremely true for a factory action, and they aren't very expensive when you don't have to buy an aftermarket trigger or get the action trued.

I have 2 sitting in the safe right now. A magnum bolt face and a standard. Thinking of doing a 338ss on the magnum. I would have a lot of extra room in the mag so I'm also thinking possibly a 338-300wsm. I would imagine they would have equal performance but the brass and dies are way less for the 338-300wsm. And I kind of want something in .257 to try out those 131 blackjacks. So maybe a 25-06.

The only downside I have ran across is the mag is short for cartridges like a 300wm.

 

[86alaskan]

I have one that has KP and Lilja barrels, and the other has a rock creek prefit barrel from patriot valley. All the barrels are excellent. The PVA barrel was simply screwed on and headspaced, shoots crazy good.

 

[Paisano]

The only downside I have ran across is the mag is short for cartridges like a 300wm.

isn't there a way to put on a different mag box and/or bottom metal so you can seat out farther? seems like I've read about a lot of folks doing this.......

 

[dirtytough]

isn't there a way to put on a different mag box and/or bottom metal so you can seat out farther? seems like I've read about a lot of folks doing this.......

I think there are two options. Redsnake and mountain tactical. One of them gets you to 3.5 the other to 3.6. If I remember correctly the longer one you have to modify the action a little.

That is still a little short for a 300 wm with a 215 seated correctly. I could be wrong on all of this because I'm going off memory.

 

[Quicksilver338]

Cdi bottom metal using AI mags you are stuck with the 30-06 magazine. Kind of sucks since I learned most of this after I had a custom barrel installed and manners stick. Single feed 215's but I'm able to mag feed berger 210 hunters with a .100" jump. Not ideal but acceptable.