
This model Lite comes with a 20in-barrel length - ideal when a sound moderator is fitted as the overall length of the rifle at 40½in is not increased greatly. Tikka takes pride in individually crowning the muzzles of each rifle, which ensures that a bullet’s exit from the barrel is perfectly concentric to aid accuracy. It comes threaded with a metric M14-1 pitch. It is Sporter-profiled for a lighter weight and this, of course, helps in keeping the overall weight down when a scope and moderator are fitted. The blued steel version still uses the chromium-molybdenum steel in the barrel construction, which is cold hammer forged, and has a deep and even, semi-matt blued finish, which is ideal for subdued light reflection. The T3X is available in many guises, including stainless steel, a laminated stock, tactical and heavy-barrelled the Lite is a synthetically stocked, blued steel sporting rifle. 222 Rem extensively for roe in Scotland where that cartridge is legal for roe deer. 222 Remington, which transcends the boundaries of its origins as a target and benchrest round to being a great vermin-come-fox-and-small-species deer calibre. The test rifle was chambered in one of my favourite cartridges, the. This is why it is so popular with professional deer managers, estate managers, keepers, rangers and sportsmen alike. Tikka has the kind of heritage not only in manufacture but also in durability that makes it the dependable “go to” rifle because you know it just works. If you have £1,000 in your pocket, the new X version of the Tikka T3 rifle is a no-brainer. 243 version of this new model of the iconic Tikka last year when it was launched but I wanted to test the entry-level version, too, which is, let’s face it, the industry standard when it comes to a fox/deer rifle.

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