Lord Missalot Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 I know its probably been covered before, but please forgive me for not scrolling through pages of threads and posts to find it...lol, All I want to know is whether the Tikka T3 is any good, Ive heard all the stories regarding barrels exploding on the stainless models, you see I own a 22-250 and a .270, now IMO, the .270 is not a nice calibre to fire, its fierce!, so Im looking at throwing in my foxing 22-250 and my deer .270 and getting one rifle/calibre to cater for both, the calibres Im looking at are either the .243 or the 6.5X55, I need to know whether the Tikka T3 would be ok in either of these calibres. Thanks and Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 I've just bought the Tikka T3 in .243 and so far it has been fine. I will be getting the T3 in 6.5x55 as soon as funds allow, What deer are you shooting with the .270? and it moderated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Missalot Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 None yet,.....lol I have a few munty's round my way, but my family are up in the highlands so I can, if I pay, get on the Reds, just south of me a friend has fallow that he needs help with now and again, and a friend just over the border has roe on offer. Not shot any with my .270 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 I have the T3 in .243 and it is a lovely light rifle, which makes it great to carry about. Unfortunately I have shoved a ruddy great moderator on the end so it isn’t as light as it was but it shoots extremely well. Don’t worry about those rifles that blew up, they were magnum calibres (.338 I think) and were made from a stainless steel that had too much sulphur added to the steel in order to make it machine easier. As far as I am aware they were all recalled. The blued steel wasn’t affected at all. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Missalot Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Thanks miffy, and you Graham, I know what you mean about the moderators.....lol, my 22-250 has a PES Scout on it, it does come down the barrel a fair way but its a heavy thing to haul round. The rifle is ok on its own....lol, then you throw a scope on, a bipod on it and the top it off with a heavy mod........lol I think I may go with the T3 in .243, I as looking at the Howa rifles too, cos' Im not loaded ....lol what do you think to them? Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibby Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Another .243 T3 owner here... love it to bits, as already stated the Hunter and lite versions are nice and light and shoot very well indeed, I would say one of the top rifles. I have knocked down a few roe with mine without movement, it sure can take them down... if you were planning on using it for reds, i would imagine the 6.5x55 would be more suited. Gibby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Another .243 T3 owner here... love it to bits, as already stated the Hunter and lite versions are nice and light and shoot very well indeed, I would say one of the top rifles. I have knocked down a few roe with mine without movement, it sure can take them down... if you were planning on using it for reds, i would imagine the 6.5x66 would be more suited. Gibby I've shot alot of Roe and munties with the .243 and 90% of the time they drop on the spot. The few Fallow that i have shot have all been picked up but most didn't have an exit wound. half a dozen or so of them would probably not have been found without a dog as there was not blood trail to follow. 6.5x55 is a better calibre for fallow sized deer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 I think I may go with the T3 in .243, I as looking at the Howa rifles too, cos' Im not loaded ....lol what do you think to them?Regards I had a Howa in .222 when they first came into the country. Very good rifles with a huge bolt that wouldn't look out of place on a magnum rifle. bit on the heavy side though. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 6.5x55 is a better calibre for fallow sized deer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spot on. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 I have the 6.5x55 T3 and its a pussycat to fire and groups well(3/4"@100)so IMO it`s the one for you,however my FEO said it was OK for fox but as we`ve discussed here before other FEO`s are liable to have their opinions too BTW - If you need to search a topic,rather than scroll away use the "search" facility at the top right corner and that will make it easier and quicker for you MY BEAUTY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Missalot Posted July 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Looks a nice bit of kit Henry, is that the standard stock on the blued T3's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 It`s standard stock for the varmint barreled rifles(I went for the blued)and is indeedy the nads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Great guns. I have the baby .222 varmint T3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Don’t worry about those rifles that blew up, they were magnum calibres (.338 I think) and were made from a stainless steel that had too much sulphur added to the steel in order to make it machine easier. As far as I am aware they were all recalled. The blued steel wasn’t affected at all.G.M. Not only that, they were Sako Finnlight's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 I to have a T3 Light in 6.5X55 and am very pleased with it. In fact so pleased I'm thinking of replacing my old BRNO .243 with one. I went for the light because of the weight, can't be carrying logs around at my age, and I must say it shoots a treat. CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Missalot Posted July 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Don’t worry about those rifles that blew up, they were magnum calibres (.338 I think) and were made from a stainless steel that had too much sulphur added to the steel in order to make it machine easier. As far as I am aware they were all recalled. The blued steel wasn’t affected at all. G.M. Not only that, they were Sako Finnlight's. As far as I can remember the recalls were Tikka T3 stainless models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Finnish gun manufacturer recalls faulty hunting weapons American man injured when Sako rifle explodes. The Finnish hunting rifle manufacturer Sako has recalled nearly 3,000 of its guns with a potential defect that could cause it to break apart when fired. In October, Mark Almeida, a 45-year-old American living in University Place, Washington, suffered injuries to his hand when his new Sako 300 Winchester Short Mag Finnlight model rifle exploded while he was shooting at a firing range. "The target was 200 yards away when I pulled the trigger. The gun let out a powerful explosive sound that I had never heard before, and it broke up in my hands", he explains. He was rushed to hospital with four broken bones in his hand. He was in surgery for four hours. After the incident, Sako ordered a recall of its series of 2,700 weapons. Sako CEO Henry Paasikivi says that a total of six guns are known to have malfunctioned in the same way - one of them in Finland. In one case, a Swedish boy lost the tip of his thumb. The barrels would break up lengthwise into several fragments, and in some cases, other parts of the gun also broke. The problem was attributed to a weakness in the stainless steel used in the manufacture. Guns of the series in question were sold to several countries, from the United States to New Zealand, before the defect was noticed. All buyers have been notified, and most of the guns have been returned to the factory for repairs or replacement, except for a few in the United States. The faulty rifles were manufactured at the company's factory in Riihimäki last year. They include Sako and Tikka models. When the problems arose, Sako immediately discontinued production and deliveries of the models, and began to recall them from retailers, and contacted individual buyers. However, the company did not make any public statements at the time. "We did not consider that necessary, because we were able to reach all owners of the weapons in other ways", he said. "We have got all of the guns back, except in the United States, and 90 percent of the weapons we sold there have been located. All consumers have been contacted a long time ago." Paasikivi says that the weapons will be repaired, if necessary, and sent back to the owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Missalot Posted July 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Thank you Graham, that puts rest to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redthunder Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 This is my foxing kit Tikka t3 .243 t8 mod and schmidt&bender 8x56 scope 30mm tube never had a run on yet shreds foxes on the spot 3/4 groups at 150 yards with privi 100 grain ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Here's another plus vote for the T3 in .243, mine has a T8 mod and Swaro 2.5-10 x 40 on it and it really is a top piece of kit! I liked the rifle so much I went out and bought the T3 in .270 which I use for Fallow and Red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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