Thread: Tikka t3 light weight mods

I just found this aussie site that may be of interest and a good place to source a spring replacement
https://highvelocityhuntingaustralia.com.au/

In a t3 , just unwind the grub screw a few turns and the trigger gets lighter....

Originally Posted by Larskramer

In a t3 , just unwind the grub screw a few turns and the trigger gets lighter....

Will already be adjusted right down

Originally Posted by Kelton

Will already be adjusted right down

I am referring to anther tikka which I have adjust to minimum pull. Still not a flash trigger, I have owned tikkas in the past and don't recall them been this crap!

Originally Posted by mimms2

Thanks spamguy.

Most tikka triggers are better than most shooters.

I don't get the spam guy comment
You obviously don't know what a good trigger is

@Gkp have similar thing, two tikka's two different triggers. One has the adjustment screw set about 3/4 out and is perfect crisp 2lb, other is wound right out and a rough 3lb. I tried swapping the trigger units over and same thing. So doesn't appear to be the trigger unit. I think it may be to do with the finish/angle on the bolt sear?

Originally Posted by Gkp

I am referring to anther tikka which I have adjust to minimum pull. Still not a flash trigger, I have owned tikkas in the past and don't recall them been this crap!

Yea i figured you were talking about the other one but also figured theyd have adjusted it when built thats the pitts

Originally Posted by Gkp

I am referring to anther tikka which I have adjust to minimum pull. Still not a flash trigger, I have owned tikkas in the past and don't recall them been this crap!

I have that trigger spring.
It’s a decent little spring and makes the trigger a bit nicer.

Can anyone get Triggertech to make one for the Tikka..... I’d be all over one

Quote... I am surprised to hear of a bad trigger in a tikka, I haven't come across one yet.

I have 3 tikkas....the triggers are just fine,...splitting cunt-hairs comes to mind here when bagging tikka triggers.....

Tikka 300 win mag/243/270....

The triggers and pull on these rifles have been dragged through the mud on several occasions here...you either like em or you dont......Ive personally never had a problem with them ,they do the job they are supposed to,....my finger likes them

I have found that winding the Tikka trigger adjustment screw into the heaviest setting, leaving it there for a while, and then winding out to the lightest setting seems to make it lighter.

All good stuff, cheers guys will give these things a try. I have also ordered a spring of that aussie site to try as well.
I shot 20 odd goats today with the shooter and the trigger is definitely the weak point

Originally Posted by Mauser308

My 0.02c, the comb is low (below barrel centreline by a measurable amount over other common brands) plus has a negative angle on the top of it (recoil pad lower than pistol grip). Also, the recoil pad is angled quite a bit. Little differences here make a big deal, and its one of the reasons aftermarket stocks sell so well. On recoil, the angle of the butt pad, the drop of the stock and the angle of the comb direct the recoil forces up and back at ya not in a straight line. Mate of mine has a tikka in an aftermarket stock, some lightening fluff and a bit of milling and a half cock mod of some sort on the bolt which makes it much less floppy. It's a nice comfortable usable rifle that fixes just about everything I don't like about the factory offering. Definitely has less 'felt recoil' than a factory rifle, knowing that the physics are the same...

Totally agree, once I raised up my comb height, put the vertical pistol grip on (T3X) it made mine a lot nicer to shoot. If you can adjust the recoil pad vertically, that makes a big difference to how the rifle recoils. Majority of the time it needs lifting vertically for correct placement in shoulder crease

Received my after market trigger spring today, fitted in 5 minutes and made a huge difference. Much lighter pull weight

I can now contribute to the light weight tikka section. Includes a Hardy can and is deadly accurate!
Thanks to those that convinced me not to sell that scope. Worked out well

https://www.gunworks.co.nz/shop/item...3-3lb-item-430

2 Stage .. Unreal. You know exactly when its gonna go bang

https://www.gunworks.co.nz/persisten...s/p1030328.jpg