I have the same rifle chambered in 308. Loved it super accurate. The rifle do have some kick to it. I still need to get my first deer with it. Last year wasn't a good seaon. Hoping for a better season this year.
My wife has a Tikka T3 in 308. She has killed many large hogs with it and a few turkeys. She loves it. I had a chance to buy a used T3 in 7mm mag. from rack in Cabela's but stupidly passed it up. I always clean our rifles after a hunt. That Tikka of hers feels great well balanced and light. I guess I will stick with my trusty old Thomson Center Venture 30 06 for now but I am still lusting for that T3 7mm mag!
Can’t go wrong with a tikka top notch as good as you can get for about $800-900..I got mine in 6.5cm and it shoots 1/2” groups all day on a cold barrel
They have the same rifle including cartridge but in left hand at my local Cabela’s. Since I am a cross dominant shooter I use left handed rifles. It was on sale too. But since it wasn’t threaded I didn’t go with it. I really liked it though.
In the commercial before the video the scope that they were selling they bragged about having caps on the turret adjustments, and that just cracked me up, I mean that just sold me right there LOL
I bought a t3x lite SS in 6.5 cm last year after my shoulder surgeries was looking for a caliber that won’t beat me up as much as my old Remington 700 in 30-06 ...my shoulder couldn’t be happier and I’m completely sold on Tikka will never buy another brand of bolt action unless I step up and get a Sako
I bought a stainless Tikka T3X Superlight in .270 Win for hunting up here in Alaska. This rifle is inexpensive, so it has lots of plastic...plastic stock with no aluminum bedding block, plastic magazine, plastic trigger guard, plastic bolt release, etc. At least now Tikka has steel recoil lug and aluminum bolt shroud and a foam filled stock...all improvements over earlier Tikka T3x. It would cost more than the rifle to upgrade all the plastic components, and they don't substantially affect accuracy. I was able to get subMOA accuracy with IMR4350 in one afternoon of load development...my best load was at ~3,000 fps with a standard deviation of 4.6 fps with Nozler brass full length resized with a shoulder bump of 0.002" shooting 130 gr Barnes TTSX. I also like the recoil hole on the receiver (Sako/Tikka optiloc system) and used Warne Maxima rings to mount directly to the receiver dovetail (no rail or scope bases needed). The Maxima rings have a recoil lug that fits into the receiver recoil hole nicely. A very light, all-weather, accurate mountain rifle.
Beautiful Rifle. Got one in 6.5 with a Vortex Diamondback I’m set for life with a rifle for anything elk or under. Accurate as hell too and trigger and action are a Dream. How bad does the 7 kick without your lead sled. Almost brought it in a 7 but preferred not to get my brain rattled.
Good choice in 6.5 creed and it comes with a 24 inch barrel too. I have owned several Tikka’s and anything over the 270 and you start getting a lot of recoil it that’s to be expected from that light of rifle!
Debating on either the T3X Lite Roughtech or the X-Bolt Western Hunter in 300WM. Found both still available at only a $50 difference ... Any advice? Love to hear your thoughts.
@@grantdavies4282 I have a 300 win mag in this rifle. You notice it more on the bench. When you're hunting you won't even feel the kick a 300wm produces. It's worth it.
Tikka’s are one of the Best Buy’s on the market today but the only think to be aware of is that being as light as they are they do produce a lot of recoil in any rifle over a 30-06 that being said I have owned both the tikka’s and the Sako’s and the Tikka’s are a better gun for the price your paying!
Absolutely right about the caliber choice as far as the tikka t3x lite ...I would say keep it under a .308 unless it’s the tikka hunter with the wood stock
nice review. I own several tikkas' was wondering why you were using a left handed at( 5:16 to 5:26) and a right handed model for the rest of review? do you own 2 of these?
Comparing the tikka to the Bergara wilderness hunter. The Bergara is better in every way but weight and maybe drop mag instead of box magazine Both have sub moa guarantee Bergara now has a fluted bolts and is smoother than tikka Better stock Extra round in the box magazine Metal trigger guard. All tikkas are long action for some reason Wilderness is cerakoted and tikka is stainless. I prefer cerakote.
I’ve had experience with both. I agree on all but smoothness and cerakote over stainless. Tikka is to the smoothest rifle I’ve ever held also the quality of their stainless is insane.
Put a limb saver recoil pad on it first then if it’s still to much put a break on it or sell it if the recoil is too much! Lighter gun more recoil plain and simple!
@Tyler Hernandez great comment and I absolutely agree. I own the original T3 which is heavier than this model and it is too light for a magnum cartridge. People need to realize what they are giving up in steadiness and getting highly increased recoil when shooting this platform in a magnum. I have a friend who owns a T3x lite in 270 and complains about it kicking way more than his 7MM mag browning x bolt
My thoughts exactly. Clean it good first, before you ever shoot it. Then there are many techniques afterwards. I clean and cool for the first 10 or shoot 3 on a cold barrel then clean and repeat until 20 rounds. No one gun has the same result ,but clean and cool to get the best accuracy over the long haul. Good luck!
I never seen any scientific data supporting this. I heard a barrel manufacture say don't worry about it, just shoot it. I know there's a lot of ppl "concerned" about barrel break-in, but I never seen or heard solid evidence support it.
I'm no expert but two of my new rifles started out 1.5 " groups and after being disappointed I decided to break the barrel in and after about 100 rounds get 1/2"- 3/4" groups. Also got a old ruger m77 mark 2 I had for 20 years was horrible when new now with over 2000 rounds and 20 years of hunting it shoots excellent. I think it depends on specific barrel but most will shoot better after the bore smooths out after a few boxes of ammo.
Having someone mount your scope? That's pretty sad. You should learn how to do things yourself. What if something goes wrong in the field? Everyone knows how to pull a trigger. It's the resourceful and those that can adapt that separates the true outdoorsman from the snow flakes.
Get off your high horse with your self righteous tail. Nobody care that you know how to diddle your mount. You’re the same guy trying to act like a bad azz for being able to do something that would take an azz beating real quick by an unathletic, uncoordinated, soyboy
@@SapperMan724Daniel Boone was a man, just a big man. He could mount his own scope & smoked his dope in the stand! Hell he caught that there Racoon with his bare hands & whittled him out a coon skin hat with his Bowie knife.I bet if you threw him out in the woods with just his knife & naked he'd have himself a full buck skin suit & gain weight. 💯
I'm sold on Tikkas. I've bought two so far and they are just good well built and damn accurate rifles.
Agreed! Fantastic value for the money 👍🏼
Amen!
I have the same rifle chambered in 308. Loved it super accurate. The rifle do have some kick to it. I still need to get my first deer with it. Last year wasn't a good seaon. Hoping for a better season this year.
Nice, Yeah mines kick a lil bit but not too bad. Good Luck this year man.
My wife has a Tikka T3 in 308. She has killed many large hogs with it and a few turkeys. She loves it. I had a chance to buy a used T3 in 7mm mag. from rack in Cabela's but stupidly passed it up.
I always clean our rifles after a hunt. That Tikka of hers feels great well balanced and light. I guess I will stick with my trusty old Thomson Center Venture 30 06 for now but I am still lusting for that T3 7mm mag!
I have to say that this is the first honest review I have ever seen for a rifle. Thanks!
U just sold me Im getting this one as my second bolt action so i can take my dad opening day.
Can’t go wrong with a tikka top notch as good as you can get for about $800-900..I got mine in 6.5cm and it shoots 1/2” groups all day on a cold barrel
They have the same rifle including cartridge but in left hand at my local Cabela’s. Since I am a cross dominant shooter I use left handed rifles. It was on sale too. But since it wasn’t threaded I didn’t go with it. I really liked it though.
In the commercial before the video the scope that they were selling they bragged about having caps on the turret adjustments, and that just cracked me up, I mean that just sold me right there LOL
The 154 sst shoot very good out of my 7mm. Also got the Limbsaver recoil pad big difference from the stock one
I guess I'm kind of off topic but does anyone know a good site to watch newly released movies online?
@Jaiden Musa Lately I have been using flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
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@Jaiden Musa lately I have been using Flixzone. Just google for it =)
I bought a t3x lite SS in 6.5 cm last year after my shoulder surgeries was looking for a caliber that won’t beat me up as much as my old Remington 700 in 30-06 ...my shoulder couldn’t be happier and I’m completely sold on Tikka will never buy another brand of bolt action unless I step up and get a Sako
I bought a stainless Tikka T3X Superlight in .270 Win for hunting up here in Alaska. This rifle is inexpensive, so it has lots of plastic...plastic stock with no aluminum bedding block, plastic magazine, plastic trigger guard, plastic bolt release, etc. At least now Tikka has steel recoil lug and aluminum bolt shroud and a foam filled stock...all improvements over earlier Tikka T3x. It would cost more than the rifle to upgrade all the plastic components, and they don't substantially affect accuracy.
I was able to get subMOA accuracy with IMR4350 in one afternoon of load development...my best load was at ~3,000 fps with a standard deviation of 4.6 fps with Nozler brass full length resized with a shoulder bump of 0.002" shooting 130 gr Barnes TTSX.
I also like the recoil hole on the receiver (Sako/Tikka optiloc system) and used Warne Maxima rings to mount directly to the receiver dovetail (no rail or scope bases needed). The Maxima rings have a recoil lug that fits into the receiver recoil hole nicely.
A very light, all-weather, accurate mountain rifle.
Awesome man. Not into reloading yet , but soon I will be.
I have this in 7 rem mag it’s pretty brutal on the recoil ouch
Beautiful Rifle. Got one in 6.5 with a Vortex Diamondback I’m set for life with a rifle for anything elk or under. Accurate as hell too and trigger and action are a Dream. How bad does the 7 kick without your lead sled. Almost brought it in a 7 but preferred not to get my brain rattled.
With the sled its not bad. And if your out hunting you wont even feel it kick if you take a shot at your quarry. Good choice on the 6.5cm.
@@HuntBeatOutdoors thanks ya I definitely love my Tikka
Good choice in 6.5 creed and it comes with a 24 inch barrel too. I have owned several Tikka’s and anything over the 270 and you start getting a lot of recoil it that’s to be expected from that light of rifle!
@@ethanabrams6250 thanks I love it great action and trigger and shoots every bullet I’ve tried in it so far well as long as I do my job
6.5 is garbage for elk. Just saw a guy have to shoot an elk 5 times. All 5 were in the lungs. Elk still went 500 yards.
Looks awesome 👌
Looks good but I love my x bolt 6.5 cm
Debating on either the T3X Lite Roughtech or the X-Bolt Western Hunter in 300WM. Found both still available at only a $50 difference ... Any advice? Love to hear your thoughts.
I though superlites were Sportsman’s Warehouse exclusives? Great rifle though.
I would soo buy it but it come in 1-9/25 twist hell canyon comes in 1-8/25 twist for heavy bullets for superior bc.
The Winchester super X is the best group.
Been shooting mine 6.5prc for 3 years ..love it im.finding ammo now
Decided on Barnes TSX in 6.5 for the stuff under 300-350 yrds, Federal cartridge.
I don’t think it likes the 175 grain try 150 or maybe 160 partition
Very nice rifle, can’t decide caliber wise between a 7mm or .300win mag for hunting all types of game from small to big, what are your thoughts?
300 win on this rifle would kick so hard. Rifle is around 6lbs bare. 7mm is tolerable . You can always put a brake though to tame some of the recoil.
@@HuntBeatOutdoors thank you so much, i thought this would be the case.
Keep up the great clips.
@@grantdavies4282 I have a 300 win mag in this rifle. You notice it more on the bench. When you're hunting you won't even feel the kick a 300wm produces. It's worth it.
@@warrensapp3831 thanks mate
Do you prefer this or the savage ultra lite? Which one is more accurate?
Savage is awesome but extra $$
Rick savage much better have one in 6.5 prc .
So what is the kick like with a lighter weapon and a heavier caliber the kick must be severe
If your shooting it at the bench and doing 1 or 2 boxes use a sled or something.. If hunting you wont notice the recoil.
@@HuntBeatOutdoors absolutely right...with the adrenaline that 30-06 will not be a problem
I have it in 300 win mag. Recoil not as bad as you would think.
How many yards were the targets from you? I watched twice & must have missed that. Nice gun. Thanks for the video!
100 yards sir. Gonna take her out to shoot some long range soon
@@HuntBeatOutdoors Quit flinching and you'll do a lot better.
@@TrinityRSVDumbest comment in the whole thread!
Good shooting
Tikka’s are one of the Best Buy’s on the market today but the only think to be aware of is that being as light as they are they do produce a lot of recoil in any rifle over a 30-06 that being said I have owned both the tikka’s and the Sako’s and the Tikka’s are a better gun for the price your paying!
Absolutely right about the caliber choice as far as the tikka t3x lite ...I would say keep it under a .308 unless it’s the tikka hunter with the wood stock
That is a really cool rifle you can change it from left hand to right hand action😅😂
Awesome vid. Do these models come with threaded barrels?
Not this particular model.
Tikkas are fine rifles.
thats what i said too :)
5:22 left hand bolt and 6:05 Right hand bolt ?
Was thinking the same thing, went as far to change his bracelets as well??
nice review. I own several tikkas' was wondering why you were using a left handed at( 5:16 to 5:26) and a right handed model for the rest of review? do you own 2 of these?
l Jones camera view is reversed, notice the Caldwell is backwards at these times too
Came here for some recoil reviews. Probably not much on a bench and weighted rig.
Recoil is ok when your hunting. :) Anyways i got rid of this one and will go for a 7mm prc
Poštovani koliko vam košta ovaj lovački karabin u evrima u napred xvala
Ohhh a marksman on and off the court 😉
You know it B!
Right hand action,left hand action, right hand action....whats up am i seeing things or did you have 2 guns out there?????
All right hand bro.. its just the camera playing tricks :)
That's going to be painful. 7mm remington mag out of a lite gun is not a good idea.
Comparing the tikka to the Bergara wilderness hunter. The Bergara is better in every way but weight and maybe drop mag instead of box magazine
Both have sub moa guarantee
Bergara now has a fluted bolts and is smoother than tikka
Better stock
Extra round in the box magazine
Metal trigger guard.
All tikkas are long action for some reason
Wilderness is cerakoted and tikka is stainless. I prefer cerakote.
I’ve had experience with both. I agree on all but smoothness and cerakote over stainless. Tikka is to the smoothest rifle I’ve ever held also the quality of their stainless is insane.
Cerakote protects the outside but not the chamber or bore. Hunting in the backcountry sleeping in tents or hunting in rain is hell on non stainless.
Do they make the 300 win mag with the fluted barrel?
Yes
i have the same rife. but i want that scope what model is that?
SIG Sauer sierra3 Bdx scope :)
Where are you located?
How you gonna mention Tikka & Savage, but not SAKO?
No experience with Sako but I heard they are the better versions of Tikka. Thanks
how much do you weigh
i wanna know just how much it would kick me
With scope about 7.6
That's a beautiful gun, but I bet you it's going to snap you a little bit. All that said that's a beautiful gun😉
You holding that thing like a baby
Led sled no good for your rifle and optics
Showing off a tikka t3x and didn’t weigh it to see if specs are truthful?
Should jv adjusted it to shoot 2" high at 100 yrds.❤❤👍👍👍😁
One inch low does not make sence.
Adjust your scope
Will do
7mm mag in a light chassis?? Sounds like an ass beating n a half, you looked scared shooting it with the rest 😂😂
It is when you shoot 1 or 2 boxes of ammo at the range! :) But hunting scenario you would not probably be concerned about it :)
@@HuntBeatOutdoors When you’re hunting you don’t even know, or care. Lol
Put a limb saver recoil pad on it first then if it’s still to much put a break on it or sell it if the recoil is too much! Lighter gun more recoil plain and simple!
@Tyler Hernandez great comment and I absolutely agree. I own the original T3 which is heavier than this model and it is too light for a magnum cartridge. People need to realize what they are giving up in steadiness and getting highly increased recoil when shooting this platform in a magnum. I have a friend who owns a T3x lite in 270 and complains about it kicking way more than his 7MM mag browning x bolt
How bad is the recoil without the sled ? Is it manageable
Recoil to me seems fine.
What scope is on mate
Sig Sauer Sierra 3 BDX
What mount do you have for the scope?
Talley lightweight rings medium @jakeestrada1239
boom
Better learn how to break in a new barrel-Bubba!!!!
Researched and learned recently :) thanks
My thoughts exactly. Clean it good first, before you ever shoot it. Then there are many techniques afterwards. I clean and cool for the first 10 or shoot 3 on a cold barrel then clean and repeat until 20 rounds. No one gun has the same result ,but clean and cool to get the best accuracy over the long haul. Good luck!
I never seen any scientific data supporting this. I heard a barrel manufacture say don't worry about it, just shoot it.
I know there's a lot of ppl "concerned" about barrel break-in, but I never seen or heard solid evidence support it.
I'm no expert but two of my new rifles started out 1.5 " groups and after being disappointed I decided to break the barrel in and after about 100 rounds get 1/2"- 3/4" groups. Also got a old ruger m77 mark 2 I had for 20 years was horrible when new now with over 2000 rounds and 20 years of hunting it shoots excellent. I think it depends on specific barrel but most will shoot better after the bore smooths out after a few boxes of ammo.
Tikka company claims no need to break in barrel, per Tkka. Give them a call & find out. Just saying. 👍
Having someone mount your scope? That's pretty sad. You should learn how to do things yourself. What if something goes wrong in the field? Everyone knows how to pull a trigger. It's the resourceful and those that can adapt that separates the true outdoorsman from the snow flakes.
Get off your high horse with your self righteous tail. Nobody care that you know how to diddle your mount. You’re the same guy trying to act like a bad azz for being able to do something that would take an azz beating real quick by an unathletic, uncoordinated, soyboy
OK Davey Crockett
We all started from the bottom till we learned to do things on our own :)
@@SapperMan724Daniel Boone was a man, just a big man. He could mount his own scope & smoked his dope in the stand! Hell he caught that there Racoon with his bare hands & whittled him out a coon skin hat with his Bowie knife.I bet if you threw him out in the woods with just his knife & naked he'd have himself a full buck skin suit & gain weight. 💯