Pretty sure that was shot by the range operator. 🤣🤣

I saw a Tikka T3 Lite Alpine and Wideland today at a gun shop. They looked awesome. Much better than the pics.

100%. He does excellent work. I literally got rifle back, and drove to CO. Set his work up DA and environmentals in my calculation, added in my current DA in CO, ranged a rock at 500 and cold bored it.

Then went on to kill Mulie 5 days later. Can’t say enough good things about the man and his work.

Tikka T3.

I also have a Tikka CTR (.308), 3 friends that have CTR's in 6.5. No doubt the CTR is a great shooter and has two features I really like, the 10 rnd mag and the rail. It's heavy compared to the T3 I have, but sometimes I like to shoot way out there and like the heavier barrel.

Based on your needs, I gave the nod to the T3. Mine is really my favorite to hunt with. It's light. Do yourself a favor and make it a fantastic rifle by putting it in Bell and Carlson Medalist stock with bottom metal from High Desert Rifle Works. Order a five rnd mag and for about $1000.00 you'll have a fine hunting rig. Be sure and sand the barrel channel on the stock so it's free floated all the way to the recoil lug. I did this and it's a great shooter. Here's some work from last week:

The new lightweight Kimbers are the worst gun I’ve ever handled. I hate them , but I would take a Savage over the Kimber

Might look into the Tikka Veil Wideland they have a lot of good going on

I’ve never been on the tikka bandwagon but I will say this. After trading into one, spending a day at the range, I’m a believer now.

Odd way of saying you want to get banned from the range.

But Ok, it is done.

By far worst waste of money I’ve ever seen or felt, pure trash. All of it

I don't know about the $2000 Mountain Ascents. I have a $1100 Montana in 308 and Select Walnut in 257R and they are great rifles.

They have 257 rob ammo at scheels

I’m in the same boat

I’ll either go budget-Ruger American

Or not budget-Hells Canyon Speed

Been kicking that around for a month

If something were to happen, and I lost all the guns I currently own (including my favorite that APR put together for me), I would be in line replacing everything with Tikkas.

I have never owned a Tikka, but I have shot a few, and have seen several in action. They just shoot.

Got in on a Tikka T3 closeout sale with a dealer in Kentucky couple years ago, and scored the very last Swede and in a Lightweight. Back then the shooting shoulder was still a major issue and I had thought the combination of Swede and 6.5x55 would allow me to use it as The Everyday Go To Shooter.....Au Contrair....Shot 3 rounds of PPU's off the bench, that brought tears to my eye's...that shoulder was that tender back then.
Found a guy in Pennsylvania who'd been on line during the Sale and had scored a Swede DLX... Long Story Short we did a even up swap and everybody went home happy. The wood stock is darker than I would have liked but the wood grain is outstanding as expected. It's now wearing a 2-10x50 ZV5 Minox and going to get blooded on some Axis shortly I hope.
Ron

I just bought this gun and love it.

This

6.5CM is now all I shoot, but I have 3 different weapons for different uses. FWIW:

When I am in my stand and weight is not an issue, a GA Precision. Can shoot the butt end out of a gnat.

When I am moving around and want a lightweight nice gun, the Franchi Momentum Elite. Only shot pigs with it so far, but been a great rifle - light and accurate.

When I am after pigs and want a semi-auto option, I have a M&P AR-10 long range version. like any AR platform pretty much.

I was looking at a Bergara B14 hunter, but I couldn’t find one,

So I picked up a Ruger in the go wild version.

Not a bad rifle for beating around. Doesn’t shoot bad.

If you would like to try it out let me know. I’m up in Kingwood.

I just picked up a Ruger American Predator, the go-wild camo model, in 708 this summer and have been impressed with it's out of the box accuracy at the price-point. I have a few small critiques on the rifle, but the thing just shoots well. It will get some tinkering eventually, just because I can't leave anything alone, but for 300yds (likely further) and less I would not hesitate to use it. I already do, for just that purpose.

I shoot these , all fine rifles with good to excellent triggers, put them on your list of choices:

Bergara Premier Ridge
SAKO Tact
Tikka CTR
Tikka TAC A1


If you like a "balanced handling" rifle, get short barrel
If you like a "feel" in your stock, get something that's textured,
if you like to sit and throw lead downrange all day, get the heavier rifle

that Bergara will surprise you

Winchester Model 70