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: Tikka T3 Lite Stainless Caliber: .222 Rem, .223 Rem, .22-250 Rem, .243 Win, .308 W
The Tikka T3 Lite Stainless rifle offers incredible out-of-the-box accuracy (guaranteed 1" MOA at 100 yards), silky smooth operation and uncompromising reliability. It's based on a...(more)
Make: Remington Model: 700 CDL SF Caliber: 7mm-08 Remington
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)
Make: Remington Model: 700 XHR Caliber: 243 win, 25-06, 270, 7mm, 30-06, 300
The Remington Model 700 XHR comes chambered in 243, 25-06, 270, 7mm, 30-06, or 300. It also has that triangular barrel that makes it weigh less. This is the first time that barrel ...(more)
Make: Beretta Model: Sako TRG 22 .308 Win Caliber: .308 Win
The TRG-22 in 308 Win handles a multitude of accuracy tasks: it is a thoroughbred 300 m UIT standard competition rifle, a CISM competition winner and serves the governments of seve...(more)
Make: Remington Model: 700 SPS Long Range Caliber: 25-06 Rem, 7mm Rem, 300 Win Mag, 400 Rem Mag Ultra
The Remington 700 SPS Long Range is built to handle not just big game, but big game at long rage, and it currently offers these chambers; 25-06 Rem, 7mm Rem, 300 Win Mag, 400 Rem M...(more)
