squirrel shooter Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Hi has anyone got a link or website where you can age your Tikka rifle? I can't seem to find anything online cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Vector Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 You can contact the Tikka factory via Facebook. I asked them how old one of my T3 rifles was and got an answer back very promptly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel shooter Posted March 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Hector Vector said: You can contact the Tikka factory via Facebook. I asked them how old one of my T3 rifles was and got an answer back very promptly. Thanks for this info, I will send them a message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Why does age matter, it bears no link to the round count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel shooter Posted March 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, JRDS said: Why does age matter, it bears no link to the round count? Just simply curious as to how old my rifle is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Have you googled proof marks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Vector Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 13 hours ago, JRDS said: Why does age matter, it bears no link to the round count? Why, out of interest, wouldn't you want to know when your rifle was built? However, in my case I suspected the rifle was older than the selling dealer was claiming. Tikka confirmed my suspicions; it was older by about 8 years! Additionally they confirmed it had not been screw cut by the factory, which the dealer also claimed... 13 hours ago, JRDS said: Have you googled proof marks? Have you ever looked at the proof marks on a Tikka T3/T3x rifle? They carry the Lion head mark which indicates that the rifle was proofed in Finland (Helsinki I think) and, on my later one, also the CIP N mark which is the current compulsory proof mark. There is no means of dating the rifle from the applied proof marks! The serial number is the only key to ascertaining the date of the rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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