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 Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
[Re: Texas Dan]
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03/29/20 04:10 AM
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And they are becoming Remington 700 killers. Wake me when they've caught up with the record 5 million Model 700's that Remington has sold worldwide. just a matter of time.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 04:12 AM
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I got my T3 07\08 about 2yrs ago. I have a 700 mountain rifle but I love the T3.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 12:44 PM
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And they are becoming Remington 700 killers. Wake me when they've caught up with the record 5 million Model 700's that Remington has sold worldwide. Remington has made the 700's for 58 years, Tikka has made the T3's for 17. Comparing numbers of total sales really isn't a relevant argument. Remington has a 41 year head start, so even if Tikka outsells them every year they won't catch Remington's total numbers in my lifetime. I would be interested to see the annual sales of each for the past 5-10 years and look at the trend. For the record, I'm still a fan of the older 700's and I also love the Tikka rifles. I only have one Tikka right now that I bought when they first hit the shelves here, but I will buy another one at some point. Tikka rifles are like the 6.5 Creedmoor, some people hate them just for the sake of hating them.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 12:57 PM
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And they are becoming Remington 700 killers. Wake me when they've caught up with the record 5 million Model 700's that Remington has sold worldwide. Yep. double yep Come on fellers. Taco Bell sold a lot of crappy tacos over the years but Taco Casa is way better.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
[Re: Texas Dan]
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03/29/20 12:58 PM
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And they are becoming Remington 700 killers. Wake me when they've caught up with the record 5 million Model 700's that Remington has sold worldwide. Who gives a crap? They rested on their laurels and it bit them in the azz. A better design came along, simple as that. "Its the way we've always done it" argument is for the weak minded. Weak Rem 700 extractor, Tikka put in a better one. 90° bolt throw, Tikka made a 70° Remington 700 triggers so bad they've accidentally killed people. Tikka made a nice user adjustable trigger. Preach that Rem 700 holier than thou to someone else. And there is no waking you up, you're always going to be a moron that throws U.S. flags in the trash.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 04:50 PM
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Tikka rifles are like the 6.5 Creedmoor, some people hate them just for the sake of hating them.
You must be talking about Captain Creedmor (aka Judd). 
I was wrong...on anything technical. Fitz............. is right, ya know............
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 05:15 PM
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Too any options on the market for any one of them to catch Remington. Tikka, Browning, Bergara, Savage, and many other notable mfgs, and then you get boutique brands like Seekins, Kimber, Dakota, Christensen all cannibalizing sales.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 05:33 PM
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And they are becoming Remington 700 killers. Wake me when they've caught up with the record 5 million Model 700's that Remington has sold worldwide. Who gives a crap? They rested on their laurels and it bit them in the azz. A better design came along, simple as that. "Its the way we've always done it" argument is for the weak minded. Weak Rem 700 extractor, Tikka put in a better one. 90° bolt throw, Tikka made a 70° Remington 700 triggers so bad they've accidentally killed people. Tikka made a nice user adjustable trigger. Preach that Rem 700 holier than thou to someone else. And there is no waking you up, you're always going to be a moron that throws U.S. flags in the trash. Don't dare confuse these clowns with the facts FJG. Any idiot, except for trashcan Dan (as usual) gets it.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 05:51 PM
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Too any options on the market for any one of them to catch Remington. Tikka, Browning, Bergara, Savage, and many other notable mfgs, and then you get boutique brands like Seekins, Kimber, Dakota, Christensen all cannibalizing sales. The popularity of specific brands and models can be easily exaggerated when small pockets of followers band together to slap one another on the back in forums such as this. For those interested in what models were actually the most popular during 2019... Link
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 06:23 PM
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Too any options on the market for any one of them to catch Remington. Tikka, Browning, Bergara, Savage, and many other notable mfgs, and then you get boutique brands like Seekins, Kimber, Dakota, Christensen all cannibalizing sales. The popularity of specific brands and models can be easily exaggerated when small pockets of followers band together to slap one another on the back in forums such as this. For those interested in what models were actually the most popular during 2019... LinkHey Dumbasss Dan, the Tikka article was about the 1,000,000th Tikka made, not what the bestseller list is.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 08:33 PM
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And they are becoming Remington 700 killers. Wake me when they've caught up with the record 5 million Model 700's that Remington has sold worldwide. Who gives a crap? They rested on their laurels and it bit them in the azz. A better design came along, simple as that. "Its the way we've always done it" argument is for the weak minded. Weak Rem 700 extractor, Tikka put in a better one. 90° bolt throw, Tikka made a 70° Remington 700 triggers so bad they've accidentally killed people. Tikka made a nice user adjustable trigger. Preach that Rem 700 holier than thou to someone else. And there is no waking you up, you're always going to be a moron that throws U.S. flags in the trash. So if someone showed up to take your class with their "junky" Remington 700 .308, instead of teaching them what they came to learn and paid for, you would dog them the whole time about their rifle/cartridge/optics? The Remington 700, even with its faults, has taken more four legged animals (Remington 700) and two legged enemies (Remington 700, M24/M24A1/M24A2/M24A3/M2010, M40/M40A1/M40A3/M40A5) than the Tikka ever will. Just my .02, LeonCarr
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 08:37 PM
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What’s the longest OAL you can use on LA?
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 08:40 PM
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And they are becoming Remington 700 killers. Wake me when they've caught up with the record 5 million Model 700's that Remington has sold worldwide. Who gives a crap? They rested on their laurels and it bit them in the azz. A better design came along, simple as that. "Its the way we've always done it" argument is for the weak minded. Weak Rem 700 extractor, Tikka put in a better one. 90° bolt throw, Tikka made a 70° Remington 700 triggers so bad they've accidentally killed people. Tikka made a nice user adjustable trigger. Preach that Rem 700 holier than thou to someone else. And there is no waking you up, you're always going to be a moron that throws U.S. flags in the trash. So if someone showed up to take your class with their "junky" Remington 700 .308, instead of teaching them what they came to learn and paid for, you would dog them the whole time about their rifle/cartridge/optics? The Remington 700, even with its faults, has taken more four legged animals (Remington 700) and two legged enemies (Remington 700, M24/M24A1/M24A2/M24A3/M2010, M40/M40A1/M40A3/M40A5) than the Tikka ever will. Just my .02, LeonCarr I took his class a long time ago with a 308 gas gun, back when he hated gas guns. He didn’t dog me about my gun or my caliber.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 08:57 PM
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I’m glad I accidentally bought my first Tikka while they still relatively unheard of here. If I hadn’t, I’d likely be one of the hard headed bastards arguing against them. Although at this point I don’t even know what can compete with them in that price range. Not just accuracy, but the whole package.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 09:28 PM
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Tikkas and anything Creedmoor suks  So I guess our 2nd amendment fight is over.......... Apparently guns DO kill people  Yes, I'm now confused, oh wait it was a trigger that killed ok, I'm clear now 
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 10:44 PM
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Jason would not dog a customer for showing up to his class with a Remington. It's not a Tikka only class. You guys are going overboard with the Remington love. You guys should start a Remington brotherhood thread.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/29/20 10:54 PM
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And they are becoming Remington 700 killers. Wake me when they've caught up with the record 5 million Model 700's that Remington has sold worldwide. Who gives a crap? They rested on their laurels and it bit them in the azz. A better design came along, simple as that. "Its the way we've always done it" argument is for the weak minded. Weak Rem 700 extractor, Tikka put in a better one. 90° bolt throw, Tikka made a 70° Remington 700 triggers so bad they've accidentally killed people. Tikka made a nice user adjustable trigger. Preach that Rem 700 holier than thou to someone else. And there is no waking you up, you're always going to be a moron that throws U.S. flags in the trash. So if someone showed up to take your class with their "junky" Remington 700 .308, instead of teaching them what they came to learn and paid for, you would dog them the whole time about their rifle/cartridge/optics? The Remington 700, even with its faults, has taken more four legged animals (Remington 700) and two legged enemies (Remington 700, M24/M24A1/M24A2/M24A3/M2010, M40/M40A1/M40A3/M40A5) than the Tikka ever will. Just my .02, LeonCarr And I took it with a Rem. 700, not a word was said.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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03/30/20 01:26 AM
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And they are becoming Remington 700 killers. Wake me when they've caught up with the record 5 million Model 700's that Remington has sold worldwide. Who gives a crap? They rested on their laurels and it bit them in the azz. A better design came along, simple as that. "Its the way we've always done it" argument is for the weak minded. Weak Rem 700 extractor, Tikka put in a better one. 90° bolt throw, Tikka made a 70° Remington 700 triggers so bad they've accidentally killed people. Tikka made a nice user adjustable trigger. Preach that Rem 700 holier than thou to someone else. And there is no waking you up, you're always going to be a moron that throws U.S. flags in the trash. So if someone showed up to take your class with their "junky" Remington 700 .308, instead of teaching them what they came to learn and paid for, you would dog them the whole time about their rifle/cartridge/optics? The Remington 700, even with its faults, has taken more four legged animals (Remington 700) and two legged enemies (Remington 700, M24/M24A1/M24A2/M24A3/M2010, M40/M40A1/M40A3/M40A5) than the Tikka ever will. Just my .02, LeonCarr Not at all. Seen as cheap as it gets to as expensive as it gets come to my place. And I will help anyone with anything they brought with them. And I do not appreciate the insinuation that I would do such a thing. Once again, March 25, 2020, it is not the best money spent, something better came along almost 20 years ago. And in the same time, the beloved Rem 700 has declined in quality.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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Oh, and my built 7 Rem Mag is on a Rem 700 LH action. It is wearing a Timney trigger, because the factory one was absolute junk. I have no plans of getting rid of the action, but I sure would like a 60° or 70° bolt throw, and a better extractor. Plus, I keep meaning to TIG weld the bolt handle to the bolt BEFORE it breaks Remington's epoxy.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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These threads are so fun!!! Learn something new everyday!! JG got forearms of a Titan and keeps ripping bolt handles off!!! Also learned Tikka makes better triggers then Timney and Jewell I don’t have a dog in this fight other then to give The Fireman some ribbing, but if you buy a Tikka, check out our very own https://www.redsnake-tactical.com.Redsnake a great dude!!
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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These threads are so fun!!! Learn something new everyday!! JG got forearms of a Titan and keeps ripping bolt handles off!!! Also learned Tikka makes better triggers then Timney and Jewell I don’t have a dog in this fight other then to give The Fireman some ribbing, but if you buy a Tikka, check out our very own https://www.redsnake-tactical.com.Redsnake a great dude!! Ever seen a case get stuck in the action because the hand loader neck sized only? I have. Ever seen that man have to stomp on that bolt handle, with a boot, to get his action open? I have. Ever seen a Rem 700 handle come off in the middle of July, in a 12 shot string in 90 seconds? I have. Where do you think Red was introduced to all this? But on day one, hour one, he and Jake showed up with unmodified Tikka T-3's wearing Trijicon 3-9X Mil dot scopes, and Chad's bulk ammo. Amd we spent all day pure holding them to 800 yards. And now, Red is in with both feet, and up to his neck.
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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These threads are so fun!!! Learn something new everyday!! JG got forearms of a Titan and keeps ripping bolt handles off!!! Also learned Tikka makes better triggers then Timney and Jewell I don’t have a dog in this fight other then to give The Fireman some ribbing, but if you buy a Tikka, check out our very own https://www.redsnake-tactical.com.Redsnake a great dude!! Ever seen a case get stuck in the action because the hand loader neck sized only? I have. (hand loaders fault) Ever seen that man have to stomp on that bolt handle, with a boot, to get his action open? I have. (should of greased the lugs, it’s a best practice:) Ever seen a Rem 700 handle come off in the middle of July, in a 12 shot string in 90 seconds? I have. (no I don’t know any one to that fitness level) Where do you think Red was introduced to all this? But on day one, hour one, he and Jake showed up with unmodified Tikka T-3's wearing Trijicon 3-9X Mil dot scopes, and Chad's bulk ammo. Amd we spent all day pure holding them to 800 yards. And now, Red is in with both feet, and up to his neck. Red’s going to be a venture capitalist some day, made some smart moves on certain market segments. Cool to see some thing go from A-Z that quick to fix an market issue...... pretty cool stuff
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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Tikka is popular for the same reason the RPR is popular. Great performance and no need to replace anything immediately, right out of the box.
The 700 has gone backwards in popularity for three reasons:
1 - poor quality products
2 - mediocre customer service
3 - dated product designs as the industry & market evolved
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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Yall make me want to go buy another Remington 700 
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Re: The Tikka Brotherhood.......
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Yall make me want to go buy another Remington 700 That in itself proves the point.
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