Fantastic review. I’m a huge fan of Tikka rifles. I’m a C5 quadriplegic & I loved USING & CYCLING the bolt action-the only modification being a removable extension of the bolt handle-SO MUCH, that I bought another. Nice setup. Very nice timepiece, too. Thanks very much from sunny Victoria, BC, (Canada, eh).

Great job on the targets and explaining and showing targets , ammo and groups.

Tikka: buttery smooth actions, accurate barrels. I love mine too :)

This was an excellent review, I really enjoyed it!

Nice video, it's nice to see more people are picking up Tikka's. My buddies gave me a bunch more crap when I got mine for not buying American, until the first time we went to the range and I took all their money, lol and watching take numerous animals with 1 shot over the last few years.

When you hit the gong several times, I turned my head from my work computer. You have excellent skills. I want one.

I have the exact same rifle. It loves Nosler 168 grain E-tip or 165 grain ballistic tips. I dropped a large whitetail doe at 340 yards. I love this rifle.I did replace recoil pad with a limb saver though.

I bought a first generation T3 about 10 years ago in .308. Not knowing anything about scopes, I took the Gunsmith’s recommendations and had a 3-9x40 Bushnell scope mounted. It’s put a lot of venison in the freezer since then. You can’t really go wrong with a Tikka. I imagine the T3x is even better.

Awesome review definitely a nice looking rifle! It pretty much convinced me to go ahead and get the T3X hunter in 300 win mag next year, the synthetic stocks are nice but I prefer the good old fashioned wood stocks.

Excellent review as always 👍

Tikka makes a great gun and it's still very affordable. I bought your gun's brother in 30-06 topped with a VX-3HD about a year ago and took my first elk (at about 300 yards) with it last fall. I love it!

I bought mine last year in 270 mounted the scope hit the range went thu one box good at 100 and 200 yards went to the woods that evening and dropped two deer in their tracks, awesome rifle, my scope is only about a 1/8 inch from barrel. I have used three different brands of ammo in 130 and all seem about the same.

Great review. Well done video. I got a Tikka t3x in 270 and it shoots 4 shots of Hornady 140gr SP I can put my thumb over at 100yds (Win150gr Power Point at .75” and Fed 150gr SP at 1.1””). After a disappointing encounter with a Bergara 30-06 Hunter I got rid of that and am getting a 7 Rem Mag in the Tikka t3x also. Expect it to shoot just as well.

Great gun, I have a 7mm Tikka t3x lite Good video!!

No need to “break in” the barrel. Tikkas rifling isn’t cut in, it’s forged in, therefore no need for breaking it in. Guaranteed to be 1 moa out of the box and they shoot every rifle before shipping it out to make sure it meets their standards. Great guns for a great price.

Tikka is one of the few rifle brands that you can shoot sub moa on your first range trip with factory ammo. I did it with my .270 WSM hunter and my new t3x 7mm-08. They are fabulous and worth the extra money.

I have a Tikka T3X but with the wood stock. The wood stock really makes it feel like something you want to take care of.

I have an older Tikka 308 in wood and love everything about it. Can hit a mouse at 100 yards.

Beautiful firearm, best scope mounts ever in my opinion are the DNZ GAME REAPERS one piece solid mount. No worries about anything loosening.

Thank you very much for the review!! I just bought the same rifle, looking forward to testing it out!!

Great video, thanks for sharing. 🇺🇸

Very nice setup! I purchased my first Tikka T3x last year and I was impressed 😁 I got .55 inches at 100 yards with Winchester Ballistic Tips 140 grain .67 inches with Norma Whitetail 150 grain 1.37 inches with Hornady whitetail 140 grain Mines a 7mm-08 in the Hunter model topped off with a Bushnell Prime 3x9 illuminated 1/2 moa red dot. Great shooting brother and thanks for sharing 😊

Thank you for the nice review.

Good choice....!!! I have T3x SL with fluted barrel and A-Tec H-2 silencer with muzzle brake that eliminates most of the recoil. As an hunter you don`t want to pack any extra weight to carry...!

Great review!...thanks very much

Great show 👍👍👍👍

I have the tikka 308 with threaded and fluted barrel. They make really nice guns 💪

Good review Doc. I think if that was my rifle I would try to lower the scope and put it farther back. It seems it forward to much. Those rifles are known to shoot. It’ll be a good shooter.

I have a 24" Tikka CTR Stainless in 6.5 Creedmoor. It is by far the most precise rifle I've ever owned. Last weekend I averaged 0.44 MOA for 5-shot groups with it (shooting 140 gr ELD-M hand loads). That said, the rifle really likes to be shot clean. I usually clean it after every range session. If I go too long without cleaning it, it will average something like 3/4 MOA for 5-shot groups.

So many good things about this video. I noticed you had what looked like a Pachmayr Decelerator. Excellent choice. I like those a little more than the Aerotech. Shooting .308, as I do, or anything bigger as others do on these modern light platforms, Tikka Lite being the lightest, is going to have significant recoil. It is because of that mean, old English guy, Sir Isaac Newton. And his Principia Mechanica (mechanical principles, essentially the laws of physics with the introduction of a new math, known as calculus, thrown in to help explain.) For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Always remember that. Anyway, so, what helps with felt recoil is changing the timing and direction of the recoil energy. You are still encountering the same amount of recoil energy. You change directions of some of it with a muzzle brake, if you have one. This Tikka does not. You could install a clamp on from a company like KahnTrol Solutions but that adds weight. Next best bet, if you can afford it ($150 or so, US,) is a hydraulic from Falcon Strike. It will reduce the felt recoil by 80 percent. I have one. It lives up to the advertising. You are slowing down the recoil with the liquid. This changes the recoil impulse from a jab to a push. Cheapest alternative and what I have done on my two chassis rigs and my MVP LR 308 is the Pachmayr Decelerator. You can find them and Aerotech at Academy or order from Amazon. And they are by far the cheapest. Dealing with recoil is, outside of choosing the right ammo, the most important part of accuracy that I can see. You have to not flinch if you are going to be accurate. You must practice with live fire and you cannot get good results if you are going to flinch because you know a heck of a kick is going to happen. Do something about the recoil. And it is not a tough guy thing. I am, in fact, a big and tough guy. It has nothing to do with that and everything to do with physics. Get a recoil management system going. Secondly, I have also found that Hornady SSTs are good and my best results are with the Federal Fusion mid-weight, such as 165 gr, and heavier. My MVP happened to like Federal Nontypical Whitetail 180 gr to the tune of 1/3 MOA after extended strings of fire. I shoot no less than 40 rounds a visit to the range. Tikka excels for rugged mountain hunts. You may climb and hike half a day or more to get to the prime roosting spots. Or, if you hunt public land and may hunt a mile or so into unkept woods. The less weight to carry, the better. Especially if you harvest a 140 pound buck. Certain weekends where I hunt, you have to dress the deer and bring the rest of the carcass out intact and take it to the deer check station. They will weigh it and add an average of 35 pounds for guts removed and that gives live weight. Then, they will take bone samples to check for CWD and beasties. And blood samples for general herd health. Then you can use their rack and gambrel to finish skinning and quartering, if you want. Maybe you have a processor that can do all of that and you just bring the whole carcass. Some places may have a system in place where they can ship the trophy to a taxidermist for you. You just order the cuts and sausage varieties and they call you a few days or weeks (depending on how long you want it aged) when your order is ready. That last bit is a big reason I have changed from an economy sedan to a truck. I had a truck a long time ago and I really missed it. Now, it is great to again have something to make hunting easier and to go fishing, which I once did all the time.

Can't go wrong with a tikka!

Tikka is perfect rifle

Bought the same rifle 2 days ago. Just installed a limb saver. Now trying to decide on what scope I want.

I have 3 tikka's and they are all tackdrivers. 7mm/08, 270 win, 6.5 creedmore. I would suggest that you move the scope back a little bit. It looks like your having to crawl up on the stock. Just a suggestion. Great rifles, enjoyed the video.

Nice!!!

Well. It is awesome. I would have chosen aiming closer to 3 x on the lower side. But I prefer to woods hunt.

Got the same rife and calibre with a vortex scope

Nice equipment. I prefer traditional materials and older rifles but this thing is still awesome. Did you mention the caliber? Sure you did I just missed it.

1/11 twist is cool. I think it would shoot 150 and 165 and acid even trying 180 gn

Suggest the next lower scope ring height ……..your scope is mounted to high …… 40mm use Low Rings

That’s a very nice rifle and scope combo. What is your go to ammo for hunting ? My rifle likes Winchester power max 150 grain but cannot find it anywhere now. Regret not stocking up on them. Happy hunting brother..

Avoid those bore snakes....they can damage the crown of the gun when pulling through......have seen some really nice guns get the crown damaged by a bore snake. They are handy but unless pulled precisely and straight they can damage the crown. Just a tip. I love my Tikka. Great tip on the rifle cover and quick purchase for shot.

Friend, congratulations. I live in Brazil, I have a tikka t3x lite ss, which ammo packs the best? With what projectile weight does it perform best? thanks.

Also, the Leupold CDS is just about as slick as a Tikka action. Once you settle on a load it's dial up the yardage and shoot!

Awesome review, I found one for sale in my local area and seriously buying one now... Off-topic, but do you happen to live near Richmond, VA? Because if so, I'd love to go shooting with you! Just moved here to Richmond and looking for shooting buddies.

Totally enjoyed your video. I actually just bought this exact rifle last week for hunting deer in Okla. Now I'm trying to decide what type of Leupold I'm putting on it. Your exact model is the one I am leaning towards. Looks like a great whitetail rifle and that is my intended purpose. On scope mounts, do you have to use a 1913 rail or was that your personal choice? Thank you.

A little over scoped in my opinion but she’s really nice. Thanks for posting….never owned a Tikka but maybe one day.

Great video. I think I’m going to copy cat you and do this exact set up. 👍🏽 btw, what brand is that rifle cover?

I found same gun new and was thinking of getting it. It's in matte or biue with same stock @ chambered in 7mm 08. Your thoughts would be appreciated on caliber for recoil and a flat shooting deer rifle for fields, going to Kansas this year. Thanks, love your vids. Peace Bro!

I also have a tikka t3, an awesome rifle, but I topped it off with a Swarovski scope! Far superior to leupold, an old hunter once told me to be prepared to spend as much on the optics or more than the rifle, that’s good advice because last n first light is extremely important in deer hunting, also you have very little cheek weld on the stock which is very important on 308, sorry for being negative but I have to be honest

im in the market to get either this gun or r700 in 6.5 creed. im def leaning towards this rifle

I am looking for a new bolt action rifle in .308 because I have a semiautomatic Remington Woodsmaster model 740 in .308 and I would prefer to have a bolt action. I will check out the Tikka

nice video and setup. what make is the gun cover?...thanks

Great video. How was the glass on the highest setting? Just curious.

I have Tikka Pee5358 F122. VORTEX VIPER 6.5 -20X50. &I LOAD MINE WITH 42GRS. A cc2460 155gr. Sierra Palma. At 100yrds hole in hole

What picatinny rail did you end up putting on the rifle? Do you have a part number?

Planning on getting the same rifle. Is this scope good for short range gun range and for hunting?

1/11 TWIST BARREL TRY168, 175 OR 180 THATS A GOOD TWIST RATE FOR THAT WEIGHT BULLETS

My experience is out of the box accuracy is not quite correct. I have shot multiple Tikkas out of the box and they start out at 2 MOA and start grouping tight between 15-20 rounds in.

Any update on how this rifle set up is doing? Curious

You forgot something. That Scope has the CDS Ballistic Turret. Did you have Leupold manufacture a CDS Dial compatible with any of the ammo you tested? If not, you are not fully realizing that rifles accuracy potential. 🎯

Curious how you do your break in barrel procedure?

Way more scope than needed in my opinion but great rifle.

I from Finland 🇫🇮 and Tikka is Tikka is Finnish

Tikka t3x lite or Franchi Horizon/ momentum or CZ 557 varmint ,all in 308. ? Thk.

What brand rifle cover is that ?

Can cold hammer forge barrels rust???

How far can the scopes go 1000 yards ?

Let your barrel cool before 3rd shot

Your scope is too high, the lower the better. However great shooting and review.

No ear protection?!

Respectfully that scope has too much power for woods hunting. I’ve gone back to 3x9

6x minimum seems excessive.

That scope is wayyy to far forward...

You guy's are funny. 308? recoil. notice it. I have a T3X Superlite in 7RM fully equipped at 7.5 lbs. I'm 140 lbs on a good day. Recoil? Nuh. Please grow up and be REAL men.