Anyone ever fire a Tikka rifle?

I just picked up the new for 2014 Tikka T3 CTR .308 yesterday that I ordered. I am still waiting on my scope, rings, bipod, and muzzle brake to arrive before I take it out. The scope is a Bushnell Elite Tactical illuminated mil-dot ERS 6-24X50mm FFP, and the rings are high heigth Vortex precision matched, made by Seekins. Should be a good setup.

Initial impressions are very good. The teflon coated bolt is very smooth, and the oversized bolt handle is a nice addition. The CTR has an aluminum bottom metal, which uses the 10 round Sako TRG 22 magazines (at $185-$225 a piece :eek:)

I also comes from the factory with a zero MOA picatinny rail on the receiver for mounting optics. I may swap that out later with a 20 MOA rail. I too was worried that the stock would be cheap, but I was surprised at how solid it really is.

I picked up 160 rounds of SSA 175gr OTHP match ammo as well, so I'm excited to see what it can do at the range. I'll post some pics once everything arrives early next week.
 
I have a T3 stainless/laminate in .270 win that is my main go to hunting rifle. Action smooth as glass, good crisp trigger, sub-Moa with just about anything and fully dressed weighs 7.5 pounds. About the ideal hunting rifle in my opinion.

I had a T3 lite in 300 WSM fully dressed weighed just a tad over 7lbs. That thing was no fun at all and went down the road pretty quick.
 
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