Potential New Rifle- Thoughts needed!

[macjeffrey]

Hi Muttang, I just bought a Tikka T3 s/s varmint in .223 and it shoots brilliantly - can fully recommend them. Re the lite, because it's lighter it won't be as stable to shoot and because of this perhaps slightly more difficult to shoot accurately. For this reason, and because I wasn't going to carry it around whilst walking but just use it for spotlighting, I passed on the lite. Also the T3's bolt will close and load a round from the magazine under gravity along i.e. the bolt won't stay fully back by itself which is how I like to keep it until I'm ready to shoot. Hope this is of some assistance.

[crowbuster]

G'day Muttang,

I have the Ruger RBZ in .223 -bought it new in 1997 for $720 as I recall. I love the look of the laminate stock stainless metalwork, and they are very sturdy, troublefree and well made.

Mine has been bedded, had a trigger job and shoots sub moa with handloads no problem. It wears a Leopold VX1 4 -12 scope.

They are a fine rifle with a few refinements made, and will last a lifetime with care. Mine has accounted for pigs, goats, foxes, cats, wabbits, hares & crows out to 200m + at times.

See if you can beat him down to $700 or less......

CB

[V|PeR]

Hi Muttang, I just bought a Tikka T3 s/s varmint in .223 and it shoots brilliantly - can fully recommend them. Re the lite, because it's lighter it won't be as stable to shoot and because of this perhaps slightly more difficult to shoot accurately. For this reason, and because I wasn't going to carry it around whilst walking but just use it for spotlighting, I passed on the lite. Also the T3's bolt will close and load a round from the magazine under gravity along i.e. the bolt won't stay fully back by itself which is how I like to keep it until I'm ready to shoot. Hope this is of some assistance.

looking at the same rifle...did you mount a bipod on it?

[macjeffrey]

Hi VIper, Yep its got a Harris bipod. Can't recall the model but it's got legs you can extend a bit at a time which is awesome for shooting of a sloping can bonnet. It is easy to attach and detach and makes it much easier to shoot accurately (for me). I took 4 foxes on a recent trip - 2 shooting across the bonnet, one out the window and one lying prone on a dam. It's very stable with the bipod. Had never used a bipod before but am now a big fan of them.

[ojr]

ojr,

A push feed action is more rigid,hence the coopers, Hs-Precision,Nosler custom, the various Remington variants etc, etc.
before all the model 70 fans come up in arms

Sorry to burst your bubble there old mate but I own a push feed Model 70. I would not pay the outrageous prices they want for a Cooper (there not that good)

cheers
Rinso

Thats alright Rinso, your not really bursting my bubble as I was talking about the controlled feed Win, not the xtr or similar models.
Those coopers though, they are pricey , and I have never owned one,but know people who have them and they sure do shoot with the right load .