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 Varmint Laminated Stainless Caliber: .222 Rem, .223 Rem, .22-250 Rem, .243 Win, .260 R
The Sako 85 Varmint is a long-range hunting rifle built to deliver pinpoint accuracy for hunting and target shooting. The heavy, free-floating barrel diminishes vibration and recoi...(more)
Make: Remington Model: 597 VTR A-Tacs CS Caliber: 22 LR Auto
The Remington 597 VTR A-Tacs CS is one of those terminator looking guns that is just super fun to shoot, and best of all it's a .22 so you can afford to shoot it. We just love the ...(more)
Make: Sig Sauer Model: SIG556 DMR Caliber: 5.56mm NATO
Features a 18â€match grade heavy contour barrel. The rifle is chambered in 5.56mm NATO, with a twist rate of 1 in 8â€. The match grade heavy barrel features a target crow...(more)
Make: Remington Model: 700 SPS Compact Caliber: 270 WSM
The Remington Model 700™ SPS™ Compact in 270, 300 wsm, 223 remington, 243 winchester, 7mm-08, 308 winchester, 270 win, 30-06 springfield, 7mm rem, 300 win mag, or 17 re...(more)
Make: Remington Model: 700 Sendero SF II Caliber: 264 Win Mag
Remington says the Model 700's action forms "three rings of steel," meaning it uses a push-feed action where the bolt pushes the round towards the chamber and the extractor does no...(more)
