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: Remington Model: 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD Caliber: 308 Win
The new Model 700 SPS (Special Purpose Synthetic) Tactical AAC-SD centerfire rifle, chambered in 308 Win, features the time-proven Model 700 action, the number one choice of police...(more)
Make: Beretta Model: AL391 Urika 2 Synthetic Caliber: 12
The Beretta improved gas system of the Urika 2 makes these semiautomatics some of the softest shooting auto loaders – right out of the box – reducing felt recoil and ...(more)
Make: Remington Model: 700 VTR A-TACS Caliber: 308 Win
The Remington Model 700™ VTR A-TACS is an extremely reliable and accurate rifle available in .308 Winchester only. (the description on the website says it comes in both but o...(more)
Make: Ruger Model: Mini-14 Tactical Caliber: 5.56mm NATO/.223 Rem.
The Ruger Mini-14 tactical is reliable and finally accurate. At 6.75 pounds and 36.75â€, it’s light and compact. It does not require prompt cleaning and is not picky ab...(more)
Make: Beretta Model: Uberti 1858 New Army Carabine Caliber: .44
This in one of the first muzzle loading revolving carbines. It differentiates itself for its easy handling and reliability. About 3.000 models were produced between 1866 and 1879.
