Re: tikka t3??
Dick, EagleEye,
I've had 4 Tikka T3's. A .270, 2 300WM's and a 300WSM. A good friend has a T3 in .223. The .270 and the .223 shot the lights out from day one.
The boomers have never shot consistently. The 300WSM was returned to the factory.
This is what inspired me to find out "why?"
A 6.7 lb. rifle combined with that kind of recoil only results in one thing. Violence.
And that amount of violence required solid precautions to be controlled. My take is that Tikka built a great, cheap, small caliber rifle, but I've heard from others across the country on several different forums, that the big calibers just don't exhibit the same <span style="font-style: italic">consistent </span>accuracy as the smaller.
Almost everyone that I've been in contact with that has modified the recoil lug, pillar bedded or both have seen a significant improvement in consistent shot placement.
My T3 in a Manner's stock shoots great, but I have the Rem. style lug on mine, so I'm not sure how it's working for others.
Dick, I think you've taken prudent steps towards heading off future trouble. Good thinking.
John