Thread: Whats up with T3 sellers on trademe?

See, I was the complete opposite!

Tikka keep producing accurate rifles and people keep buying them second hand for too much money... I guess it's only worth what people will pay.

I think rifle owners are all a bit emo and only think what they own can shoot or is worth any money. The only relevant post in this thread was mine calling maca old

Originally Posted by Gibo

I think rifle owners are all a bit emo and only think what they own can shoot or is worth any money. The only relevant post in this thread was mine calling maca old

Nah. I'm a tight wad and I only buy if they're cheap. Then I like to out shoot someone that has spent wads of dosh. Mind you I have been spending a bit on optics lately, well at least a step up from my usual $300-$400 bracket. As I've said, there are many brands that shoot just as well and just as reliably as the Tikka T3.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Nah. I'm a tight wad and I only buy if they're cheap. Then I like to out shoot someone that has spent wads of dosh. Mind you I have been spending a bit on optics lately, well at least a step up from my usual $300-$400 bracket. As I've said, there are many brands that shoot just as well and just as reliably as the Tikka T3.

But for the same price or more.....many don't .
The market decides the price, if people are willing to pay X amount then that's fine.

Originally Posted by viper

But for the same price or more.....many don't .
The market decides the price, if people are willing to pay X amount then that's fine.

That's how Gun City justify their prices, doesn't mean the rest of us won't laugh at the people who do pay it
But seriously, who cares whether your deer rifle shoots 2 MOA or 0.2 MOA, either way that's good enough for deer. My gripes with Tikka's are mainly arbitrary, but god help you if you have to fork out for a spare mag, or need a replacement stock

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Nah. I'm a tight wad and I only buy if they're cheap. Then I like to out shoot someone that has spent wads of dosh. Mind you I have been spending a bit on optics lately, well at least a step up from my usual $300-$400 bracket. As I've said, there are many brands that shoot just as well and just as reliably as the Tikka T3.

Your on. Toby shoot. But mines not wads just a few rolls

Originally Posted by Gibo

Your on. Toby shoot. But mines not wads just a few rolls

I might need to rustle up a better spotter this time. The last one couldn't tell me anything useful.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I might need to rustle up a better spotter this time. The last one couldn't tell me anything useful.

Oooo you will keep!!!

Just remember, @Gibo fired and saw feathers dust off a magpie at 1335metres at the Toby shoot. He can verify this.

Originally Posted by MSL

Just remember, @Gibo fired and saw feathers dust off a magpie at 1335metres at the Toby shoot. He can verify this.

Nah it was by the 1000 gong

I think they are worth so much second hand because they are so rare and hard to come by.....

Oh, and because the sellers need the cash to put towards a real Sako...

I must admit, after owning a Tikka, I want a Sako.

Funny though, after owning 2 Savage rifles, and one was a new Predator Hunter Max 1 in .223, the Tikka just feels better quality. I had all sorts of issues getting both my Savage's to feed reliably and the trigger on the Predator was very fussy about trigger pull.
They were both stupid accurate though and if it weren't for the unreliable feeding, I would still have them.

a few tikka haters on here its up to the market to decide what they sell for. that goes for any think. Look at the price off hunting dogs now. As for the cheap alloy rings none of the hundreds of deer i have shot have complain about them

Originally Posted by bigbear

a few tikka haters on here its up to the market to decide what they sell for. that goes for any think. Look at the price off hunting dogs now. As for the cheap alloy rings none of the hundreds of deer i have shot have complain about them

Hunting dogs SHOULD improve with age, Tikka's just go down hill.

Originally Posted by bigbear

a few tikka haters on here its up to the market to decide what they sell for. that goes for any think. Look at the price off hunting dogs now. As for the cheap alloy rings none of the hundreds of deer i have shot have complain about them

I'm not a Tikka hater, but I like to point out that there are plenty of other options that will match it for price/performance. People should generally buy whatever they really like. I was set on buying a Tikka but after fondling a few different rifles in the shop I settled on something different that I liked and I've had no regrets.