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 Limited Anniversary Series Caliber: .375, .416 Rigby, .450 Rigby, .500 Jeffrey
Sako’s Limited Anniversary Series Rifle is based on the Sako 85 L and new for 2011 XL actions. These actions offer traditional Sako 85 features such as: mechanical ejection,...(more)
Make: Ruger Model: 10 22 Tactical Caliber: .22 LR
The Ruger 10 22 Tactical is a Tactical styled .22 LR Ruger in black synthetic, and black Hogue® OverMolded®. The target version of this gun comes with a bipod factory, and th...(more)
Make: Remington Model: 597 TVP Caliber: Auto (22 LR)
Truly the ultimate 22 target-rifle platform, this tack-driver features a 20" stainless heavy barrel and a rugged laminated thumb hole stock that’s contoured to accommodate r...(more)
Make: Beretta Model: DT10 Trident L Sporting Caliber: 12 gauge
Outside of Beretta's Premium Guns, the DT10 is the top of the Beretta line - a shotgun that is the ultimate in competitive arms. For sporting clays, the DT10 L Sporting is the shot...(more)
Make: Colt Model: LE6920MP FDE Caliber: 5.56x45 NATO
The Colt 5.56x45 NATO LE6920MP-FDE with with a 16.1", chrome lined barrel, 6 grooves, a 1 in 7 right handed twist, and a cool forward grip that makes it easier to point and shoot. ...(more)
