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Tikka T3 tactical

longrange223

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Sep 13, 2006
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se ohio
picked up one in .223 with a 24" barrel this weekend,silky smooth action! shot it at 200yds with some bulk 55gr ballistic tip reloads & was pretty happy,shooting at an inch dot my last 3 shots are all inside the dot in about 9/16",gonna work up a load for this one to see what it'll really do,anybody with any experience with these know if they like the heavier bullets?
 
Youwill like the T3, they shoot well right out of the box. Im not sure what twist the factory barrel is, that will determine what weight you can shoot. I have a .308 I ended up putting in a manners and rebarreling with a schneider, pleasure to shoot.
 
69 grain SMK's are great for shorter ranges. If you want to reach out you have the twist rate for 75 grain Amax or 80 grain VLD's. Congrats on your purchase.
 
This rifle im prety sure its 8 twist.u can go up to 80gr.i have the sako(same family) i shot up to 80 but i kept it in 77smk
 
Nosler Custom Competition bullets are pretty cheap for 1000 bullet cases. They have worked as well as Hornady or Sierra for me.