Kumaabear wrote:If you don't mind me asking, do you remember which shop this was at?
I am struggling to find a place that has one in stock for me to have a look at
bigrich wrote:i have a 2013 FN USA carolina built mod 70, controlled feed . i love it. cant fault it . if your looking at a brand new one, they come with a MOA trigger i beleive , which is designed on a timney by the look of it
Bigjobss wrote:bigrich wrote:i have a 2013 FN USA carolina built mod 70, controlled feed . i love it. cant fault it . if your looking at a brand new one, they come with a MOA trigger i beleive , which is designed on a timney by the look of it
Mines the same pre Portugal FN but in a Featherweight configuration.
As well built a firearm as you will find for under $2k and greatly undertated. Ive owned a couple Sauers in the early 2000s and swore off Winchesters as cheap s**t but these current versions are legit.
Bigjobss wrote:300WM. The first two often touch but the third will fly a little, I blame the thin barrel.
JimTom wrote:Mate I think it because they are a little overpriced. Plenty of cheaper alternatives that arguably perform as good or better.
That’s the reason I haven’t got one anyway.
bigrich wrote:Bigjobss wrote:300WM. The first two often touch but the third will fly a little, I blame the thin barrel.
300 wm, what a beast. I helped a mate sight in one in a Tikka t3 lite. Was fun !
Bigjobss wrote:Tikka are the Ikea of firearms, nothing really wrong with them but Ive never shouldered one and wanted to own it, they just feel cheap.
JimTom wrote:300WM is a whole lot of rifle for a Tikka T3 Lite.
bigrich wrote:JimTom wrote:300WM is a whole lot of rifle for a Tikka T3 Lite.
ya not kiddin' ! my 45-70 was a pussy to shoot compared to it
Kumaabear wrote:Well I am glad to hear that they are nice rifles, I wonder why they don't seem more popular in Aus.
Kumaabear wrote:I see Tikka as the brand that mastered making affordable rifles that shoot like expensive rifles. They are affordable, reliable, have models to fit most peoples use and are very accurate.
But they just don't make we want to own one, they are a bit boring imo, and tho they are well engineered wherever it matters for function they do look/feel kinda cheap.
Brilliant rifles and if I was buying a bunch of rifles as a business acquisition Tikka would be at the head of the list, not so much for one of the 3 rifles to live in my safe.