Posted by Jason Brumett
Tikka is a Finnish company that has been making rifles for a long time. Their recent T3 offering has made quite a stir in the hunting rifle market, as these rifles are built right along side the much more expensive Sako rifles, are extremely smooth functioning and come from the factory with a 1 MOA guarantee. Not bad for a rifle that costs less than your average Remington 700 BDL. Tikka also makes a Varmint rifle that is available in a number of calibers not available in most varmint rifles, though the USA importer, Beretta USA, only imports the .223, .22-250 and 308 into the USA. Then there is the Tactical rifle which we are reviewing here. This rifle is not just a varmint rifle with a matte blue finish, but is a whole new offering, and as such, costs about twice as much as their varmint rifle and has some "real" tactical features. Because their hunting rifles carry a 1 MOA accuracy guarantee, I was hopeful that their heavy barrel tactical rifle would be able to do considerably better than that.
Make: Beretta Model: Sako 85 Bavarian, Set Trigger Caliber: .308 Win, .270 Win, .270 WSM, .30-06 SPRG., .300
The Sako 85 Bavarian combines a high-grade walnut stock in traditional European style with the superior performance and technology of the Sako 85 series.
Make: Remington Model: R-25 Rifle Caliber: 243 Win, 7mm-08 Remington, 308 Win
Remington R-25 Rifle is the big brother of the Remington R-15 made for larger game as it uses the 243 Win, 7mm-08 Remington, 308 Win some of the most popular rounds used today. ...(more)
Make: Remington Model: 552 BDL Speedmaster Caliber: Auto (22, S, L, LR)
The Model 552 BDL Speedmaster is the only American-made 22 autoloader that handles 22 short, 22 long, and 22 long-rifle cartridges interchangeably. Like its pump-action counterpart...(more)
Make: Remington Model: 700 Varmint SF Caliber: 17 Remington fireball, 204 Ruger, 22-250 remington
Remington Model 700™ Varmint SF in 17 Remington fireball, 204 Ruger, 22-250 remington, .223 Remington, 220 Swift, or 308 Winchester is built on the Model 700 remington and is...(more)
Make: Winchester Model: 70 Featherweight Compact Caliber: 22-250 Rem., 243 Win., 7mm-08 Rem., 308 Win.
The model 70 featherweight compact in 22-250 remington, 243 Winchester, 7mm-08 Rem, and 308 winchester all have barrel lengths of 20", wih full lenghts (overall lengths) 39.5" and ...(more)
