Thread: Carbon Fibre Tikka T3 Rifles

Originally Posted by viper

well Gadgetman, like they say "opinions are like arseholes.....everyone's got one".....you sure ARE ONE

Fixed it.

Each to their own. It just doesn't spin my wheels but fine for anyone that does like it. If it was me I'd just spend the money on a better class of firearm rather than sinking more money in than a new one costs to personalise a budget firearm. You can buy a rice burner and pimp it out to look like a used Euro car, or you could spend the same money and buy a good used Merc AMG. I'm a tight arse, I'd still just buy a budget whatever and largely leave it at that. But I still admire a nice piece if kit.

recon they look sick as aids............ if i had the cash id get one

he should put dpts on them

Originally Posted by Gibo

he should put dpts on them

How true. Just add a trigger lightening to 2lb and it is a bloody shooter and robot reliable.The Tikka stock does the job very well.

I have seen, haven't shot, thought about and concluded the only tangible benefit is small amounts of weight reduction. But for the cost not worth it for me...

I do understand ascetic value, but fat barrels belong on bench rest guns. If I want carbon, I can put tape on ....

I might take more notice when bench rest guys do..... can 't see that happening at the prices though even if the performance is OK

There is more than just a little bit of weight to be saved if you compare a 24mm dia S/S barrel to a carbon wrapped barrel of equal dia I'm sure you will find it is a great difference.
And there is not much difference in cost between wrapping to fluting.

who carries a 24mm SS barrel?

who carries it more than once?

why does it matter if it's on a range?

Who flutes barrels.. ? I chop and suppress......look how much money I am saving...

All power to the man, but thats a $5000 tikka without a suppressor. I can do a Deviant/Bartlein/Manners with a Bix n Andy trigger for about that.... or a least the bits..

If I actually had $5000.....

For 5k id buy an 86 Carbon light

Hey Gadjetman, yeah fair call mate, I see where your coming from.
I know they are very plain Janes but I ve had 3 now and they have all shot very well so have grown to like the rifle.....just doesn't win any looks or personality contests.
However they shoot generally a lot better than the price would indicate. Accuracy is never boring even if the rifle is.

Originally Posted by viper

Hey Gadjetman, yeah fair call mate, I see where your coming from.
I know they are very plain Janes but I ve had 3 now and they have all shot very well so have grown to like the rifle.....just doesn't win any looks or personality contests.
However they shoot generally a lot better than the price would indicate. Accuracy is never boring even if the rifle is.

Yeah, I went for a Savage or two. Ugly apparently, no one has told me what is ugly, but they too shoot small groups. I went for a Savage because I could top load, it was nigh on impossible to remove the bolt with only two hands (I'm a klutz), fitted me well enough and after a trip to the range with 6 guys sighting in a new T3 the weekend before I thought I'd get something different. If everyone was the same and liked the same things we'd have a very boring world.

Tikka second hand $800
Carbon stug stock $595
Hardy Carbon barrel $1550
Total $2945

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Originally Posted by 25/08IMP

Tikka second hand $800
Carbon stug stock $595
Hardy Carbon barrel $1550
Total $2945

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I know of someone who has just had a carbon hardy barrel fitted for a lot less that $1550, if there price was repeatable your idea gets very affordable


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Originally Posted by 25/08IMP

Tikka second hand $800
Carbon stug stock $595
Hardy Carbon barrel $1550
Total $2945

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Would rather have 4 Howas and change....

When last did you see a second hand Tikka for $800?

Even so, you are now in new Finnlight territory, guess which one I would have?

Originally Posted by Spudattack

When last did you see a second hand Tikka for $800?

Even so, you are now in new Finnlight territory, guess which one I would have?

I picked up cheap T3 223rem with only 2 boxes of ammo down the tube for $700 for my 300 Blackout build. There is the odd bargain on Trade-Me and Facebook if ones prepared wait. They are only worth what someone wants to pay, its only a hunk of plastic and stainless steel.