johntheplinker
Master
Had my new Tikka T1x out today so took the opportunity to grab a few pics of my modern Finns. Thought about grabbing a couple of the oldsters to go along with them but since I was in between showers I thought better of it.
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T1x .22 lr. Haven't had it long but easily sub MOA with mid range ammo. Want to try it with good ammo just to see what it is capable of. Has a Hawke Vantage 4-12x40 AO scope. Plan on replacing it down the road once I figure what the rifle's main role is to be.
T3 Lite in .223, Vortex Diamonback HP 3-12x42 One of my main yote slayers. I've got a handload I use for toothy critters that pushes hard on .5 MOA accuracy. About any decent factory ammo is easy sub MOA, and more than one are well under .75.
T3x Hunter in 6.5x55 SE, Leupold VX3 3-9x40 For the bigger tasty ones. Since the loosening of deer hunting regs here this is my go-to on both sides of the big creek. It'll put my 140 gr handloads into sub .75 MOA clusters. That load will put anything on the ground I'm likely to run across further than I can see, all without knocking my fillings loose. Been playing with some lighter bullets for yotes, got one that is smoking fast and a little under .75 MOA that will absolutely ruin a song dog's day!
One other thing I think is neat. On the 223 and 6.5 the bolt, barrel, and receiver are all serial numbered, need to look at the 22 and see if it has them also. If nothing else at least a person would know if the bolt had been swapped before buying, and since Tikka only makes one action length in centerfire, it will help prevent swaps at the range.
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T1x .22 lr. Haven't had it long but easily sub MOA with mid range ammo. Want to try it with good ammo just to see what it is capable of. Has a Hawke Vantage 4-12x40 AO scope. Plan on replacing it down the road once I figure what the rifle's main role is to be.
T3 Lite in .223, Vortex Diamonback HP 3-12x42 One of my main yote slayers. I've got a handload I use for toothy critters that pushes hard on .5 MOA accuracy. About any decent factory ammo is easy sub MOA, and more than one are well under .75.
T3x Hunter in 6.5x55 SE, Leupold VX3 3-9x40 For the bigger tasty ones. Since the loosening of deer hunting regs here this is my go-to on both sides of the big creek. It'll put my 140 gr handloads into sub .75 MOA clusters. That load will put anything on the ground I'm likely to run across further than I can see, all without knocking my fillings loose. Been playing with some lighter bullets for yotes, got one that is smoking fast and a little under .75 MOA that will absolutely ruin a song dog's day!
One other thing I think is neat. On the 223 and 6.5 the bolt, barrel, and receiver are all serial numbered, need to look at the 22 and see if it has them also. If nothing else at least a person would know if the bolt had been swapped before buying, and since Tikka only makes one action length in centerfire, it will help prevent swaps at the range.
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