Thread: Advice for first centrefire rifle

Hey there everyone, was looking for some advice in regards to my first centrefire rifle. My FAL just arrived and through looking through the forums for advice, Ive decided on a tikka t3 .308. My question is what rings should I look at getting? Do I need a picatinny rail? Is it worth suppressing it? Sorry for the common questions. Thanks all in advance

Not a bad choice of rifle. Yes, suppress it. Less recoil, less noise.

just use factory rings and put $ into a suppressor and away cheers

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Cheers for the quick response guys! Awesome advice!

Make sure you get a decent scope as well.

Howa, cheaper than a tikka but just as good. more money for optics and a suppressor too

Originally Posted by gonetropo

Howa, cheaper than a tikka but just as good.

Or Savage (not Axis though), also cheaper but just as good. Tikka do seem to have the best marketing though.

The standard tikka rings are total crap really. Get some talleys (low) for it and be happy ever after. $105 new from gunworks.

Originally Posted by GWH

The standard tikka rings are total crap really. Get some talleys (low) for it and be happy ever after. $105 new from gunworks.

I agree. I've just been through the "first centrefire" thing. Thought I'd make do with the Tikka factory rings until I got my hands on them. I'm sure they'd be fine for smaller calibres, but I had no faith in them. There is a mixture of good/bad reviews online. I went Talley extra low rings with a 40mm scope.

definitely add the suppressor and decent rings. My personal favorite are Burris Signature Zee rings with variable moa inserts - need to add weaver rail on top of your Tikka for these to work, so a bit pricier than the Talleys.

Thanks again for the advice team! Ill put up pics once ive got it all setup

If you want to become a competent shot, you'll need to practice. Knowing what I know now, if I'd been starting again, I wouldve started with a 22 then a 223, and shot lots before getting something bigger.

They're cheaper to feed. If your heart's set on a 308, so be it. Hopefully you know somebody with a 22 and 223 who'll let you borrow theirs.

Get a good scope as well. It will save you the hassle of upgrading later. I got a package deal Howa with a shitty scope for my first. It done the job but had to go when I got a better scope for the next rifle. Now it's like looking through a coke bottle in comparison.

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

If you want to become a competent shot, you'll need to practice. Knowing what I know now, if I'd been starting again, I wouldve started with a 22 then a 223, and shot lots before getting something bigger.

They're cheaper to feed. If your heart's set on a 308, so be it. Hopefully you know somebody with a 22 and 223 who'll let you borrow theirs.

Cheers for the advice bro, I have a little jw15 .22lr to plink with, do you reckon id need a .223 aswell?

I used standard T3 rings on my 300 win mag and 308win for years and never had an issue with them. I also used a 270win for 20 years with no suppressor (ear protection when on the range of course) and had no issues. Personally, I would put that $500 odd towards a better scope (assuming you're not already getting top of the line) and look at changing out the rings and fitting a suppressor later on.