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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1224810" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I've owned two Tikka T3s in 7mm Rem Mag for around 10 years now. They are very impressive rifles for the associated cost. </p><p></p><p>The primary negative I experienced was that the black plastic factory stock resulted in minor changes in POI over time. I think the action screw torque might have been more than the plastic stock could handle, over time? Or the factory stock just lacked the stiffness to maintain POI over time? Dunno. I got tired of fighting the rifle's slight changes in POI over time. It commonly required another tweak to the scope turrets to bring the rifle back into zero. Three months of storage in the gun room would almost certainly result in the need for a slight correction of the zero.</p><p></p><p>So I replaced the factory stock with a Manners lightweight stock as soon as they became available, and a complete bedding in Devcon. The Manners stock is a very rigid, stable stock, in comparison.</p><p></p><p>Other than this one nagging issue, I was very content with the Tikka's for backpack hunting. Perhaps the newer T3x stocks are a bit stiffer than the ones that came with my older models? You might check your POIs more religiously prior to departing on your hunts, at least until you determine how stable your rifle's POI remains over time.</p><p></p><p>Just remembered... I also replaced with bottom metal/trigger guard with an aftermarket unit, to remove all plastic material between the heads of the action screws, and the rifle action. The aftermarket trigger guard was kinda costly. I believe my trigger guard was manufactured in, and shipped from, Australia.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1224810, member: 4191"] I've owned two Tikka T3s in 7mm Rem Mag for around 10 years now. They are very impressive rifles for the associated cost. The primary negative I experienced was that the black plastic factory stock resulted in minor changes in POI over time. I think the action screw torque might have been more than the plastic stock could handle, over time? Or the factory stock just lacked the stiffness to maintain POI over time? Dunno. I got tired of fighting the rifle's slight changes in POI over time. It commonly required another tweak to the scope turrets to bring the rifle back into zero. Three months of storage in the gun room would almost certainly result in the need for a slight correction of the zero. So I replaced the factory stock with a Manners lightweight stock as soon as they became available, and a complete bedding in Devcon. The Manners stock is a very rigid, stable stock, in comparison. Other than this one nagging issue, I was very content with the Tikka's for backpack hunting. Perhaps the newer T3x stocks are a bit stiffer than the ones that came with my older models? You might check your POIs more religiously prior to departing on your hunts, at least until you determine how stable your rifle's POI remains over time. Just remembered... I also replaced with bottom metal/trigger guard with an aftermarket unit, to remove all plastic material between the heads of the action screws, and the rifle action. The aftermarket trigger guard was kinda costly. I believe my trigger guard was manufactured in, and shipped from, Australia. [/QUOTE]
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