Tikka T3 Super Varmint 308 win, Zeiss Duralyt 3-12x50 S60, Leupold QRW mount and Sonic 45 suppressor.
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Is your barrel full length?
T3 Lite in .308 with a Manners stock and SWFA SS 10x42HD with badger rings, ACI, and 20 degree top rail. DIY krylon paint. 
Out in the woods on an elk hunt. The manners stock is great for static shooting, but carrying it got real old after a few days on foot at 8K ft.
Out in the woods on an elk hunt. The manners stock is great for static shooting, but carrying it got real old after a few days on foot at 8K ft.
My Specwar 762 can was just released from NFA jail so figured I would share an updated picture of my Tikka:
Great setup mate!!!!!
Very extensive testing. I like it! Wonder if Remington does the same? 
You guessed it, I'm not allowed to post anything from the factory grounds :/
I can tell you though what happens after the assembly. The guns get transported in carts into the underground shooting range.
First, every rifle goes through the CIP-standard prooftesting. That would be two overpressure rounds for each rifle. The bolt's of T3's in magnum calibers will be inspected with a high power microscope for fractures. If any indication of a fracture is found the bolt is disqualified as required by CIP.
After the prooftesting and inspections we get the carts into the actual shooting range. We got three lanes and currently we are working in two shifts. Shooting. So our ear muffs are big
Basically every rifle is shot with a full magazine to see that the magazine and feed works properly. We shoot groupings, test hair triggers, fix the open sights and shoot with them, test the safety and check the casings for imprints from the chamber.
After the shooting we clean the bolt, oil the barrel and engrave the receiver number on the bolt with a pneumatic pen. Then off to the packaging / shipping
I'm now actively shopping for a Tikka because of this thread...wife's gonna be pissed hahaha
Great pictures
Where did you get a left handed AICS for a Tikka?
Thanks! =)
I built one.
It's an ordinary Rem 700 AICS from the beginning. A couple of hours by the mill later, and with a custom recoil lug made, it became an AICS for a T3 action.Sorry for the shitty iphone pic
My semi custom .223 Tikka T3
1:8 twist 25" true flight barrel,
McMillen A3-5 stock,
Third eye tactical bottom metal,
AI 10 round mags,
UK Gunworks rings,
Polished and lightened trigget set at 1lb,
Hawke Sidewinder 4-16x50 scope,
Aim Zonic compact moderator.
Useing 75gr amax at 3030fps average.
487yd group
1:8 twist 25" true flight barrel,
McMillen A3-5 stock,
Third eye tactical bottom metal,
AI 10 round mags,
UK Gunworks rings,
Polished and lightened trigget set at 1lb,
Hawke Sidewinder 4-16x50 scope,
Aim Zonic compact moderator.
Useing 75gr amax at 3030fps average.
487yd group
Tikka, Schmidt, carbon fiber XLR..
That is an awesome combo.
That is an awesome combo.
Sorry for the shitty iphone pic
Did you rebarrel the tikka?
Thank you sir. There is a Trg trigger thrown in there too
Yup, beanland put on a bartlein chambered in 6slr
Here is my tikka t3 ss lite in an MDT LSS chassis, 20 MOA egw base, SWFA ss 12x harris bi pod. 
Drool....
Custom T3 with Kahles scope
I'm waiting for my CTR in .308 to show up hopefully this month. I'm undecided on the chassis, but (so far) it's between the W3C and the RCS II. Might be a dumb question, but who did the stock on this one? I'm definitely considering picking up a scope mount from you when I get my scope
I'm waiting for a .260 CTR. Want to keep it light for hunting so planning to stick w factory stock dipped Kryptek, aluminum rings and Mk4 3.5-10x40. Can't bear the wait!
I've been lurking here for some time, and I am now in the process of getting my first centrefire.
Tikka was always at the top of the list. I've decided on a 308 over a 7mm-08 as I don't reload at the moment (although the 6.5x55 looks interesting).
Anyway, the question, as a newer shooter would there be any advantage to the heavier barrel. This post seems to have even numbers of Varmint, Lite, and aftermarket barrels.
I will mostly be shooting targets, but there will be some hunting, and I would like to add a suppressor. I suspect they will all shoot better than me, and I could put additional funds into a better scope, or perhaps a better stock.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Tikka was always at the top of the list. I've decided on a 308 over a 7mm-08 as I don't reload at the moment (although the 6.5x55 looks interesting).
Anyway, the question, as a newer shooter would there be any advantage to the heavier barrel. This post seems to have even numbers of Varmint, Lite, and aftermarket barrels.
I will mostly be shooting targets, but there will be some hunting, and I would like to add a suppressor. I suspect they will all shoot better than me, and I could put additional funds into a better scope, or perhaps a better stock.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
New bolt handle for my Tikka T3 Varmint. All the way from Australia.
Where can I get that bolt knob?!?
New to the board & I'm currently building out a T3 with the green KRG stock in 6.5 creedmore with a muller barrel and NEED to add that bolt knob.
Thanks!!
Out of the 2 chassis which one do you like better?
Some pictures from todays shooting session at 100 and 200 meters.
Look up the user "cannoncrossfire" right here on the hide.
He makes these bolt handels, and a few other styles too. Good guy to deal with and the quality of the handle is superb.
Both chassis are really nice and of the highest quality. So there is nothing that separates them in fit and finish. I am not sure about the weight difference, if there is one it won't be by much.
It will come down to ergonomics and visual appeal.
With thar said the ergonomics are a bit hard to separate as well, both offer adjustable LOP and comb height. The KRG can be adjusted without tools, and the XLR needs a hex key for this.
As you can see it really comes down to nitpicking.
Both are easily adjusted so you can get comfortable behind both of these chassis.
I had a AICS AX before I went over to KRG and there was a big difference between fit and finish between those two. Other than that, I really just got tired of the tubular front handguard that chassis like the AX and the XLR carbon offers. I also got a bit tired of explaining to the old boys on the range that, no my bolt action rifle is not capable of full auto firing. So, personally don't care for the tubed front ends, and I have no use for it. That is why the KRG takes the crown as far as I am concerned.
The pick between a XLR element and the KRG Wt-3 would be a bit harder, but only a little bit...
I'm very happy with my T3 super varmint in 308 win, it's heavy but not too much and it's very accurate out of the box, I'm having my barrel cut to 20" on Monday as it's a bit too long for my hunting.
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Where did you get you mcmillen from?Who did your paint work? Nice rig!
My semi custom .223 Tikka T3
1:8 twist 25" true flight barrel,
McMillen A3-5 stock,
Third eye tactical bottom metal,
AI 10 round mags,
UK Gunworks rings,
Polished and lightened trigget set at 1lb,
Hawke Sidewinder 4-16x50 scope,
Aim Zonic compact moderator.
Useing 75gr amax at 3030fps average.
487yd group
Tikka T3 Picture Thread.
My Tikka Sporter .308 with target plate group at 500 meters.
3 rounds under .5 MOA
My Tikka Sporter .308 with target plate group at 500 meters.
3 rounds under .5 MOA
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Mcmillen came From Chris at UK Gunworks when he built the rifle,
The paintwork i done myself.
Cheers
Gary
thanks mate
Thanks guys. I'm going to go for the varmint.
I'm very happy with my T3 super varmint in 308 win, it's heavy but not too much and it's very accurate out of the box, I'm having my barrel cut to 20" on Monday as it's a bit too long for my hunting.
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Now with 19,7" barrel
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Yes, but it was maybe just after I bought the rifle. and I was just a novice shooter. The rubber anti-vibration helps with follow up shots.
Mine Tikka has limb saver exact pad. Without my shoulder got bruised at around 40rd.
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Added a few upgrades since I first posted. First I added a Mountain Tactical Gen 2 Elite rail and Seekins Precision rings. Then an Atlas BT 15 pic rail and the Atlas bipod. And a Sims recoil pad.
Dude! If that's Highlander and burnt bronze c'kote, it's exactly what I'm planning to do with my CTR if it ever gets here!
Some nice stuff here! I just picked me up a T3 in 7mm. Lots of good ideas for me in this thread.
The bolt is burnt bronze. The barrel and action are fde.
I've tried sending PMs to [MENTION=60573]cannoncrossfire[/MENTION] but haven't gotten a response. Does anyone have alternate contact info form him?
Thanks!!
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