Seeking advice on upgrading my Tikka T3

[outdoorthrillz]

Hello everyone. I’m a relatively new gun owner and own a Tikka T3 in a 7mm Rem Mag. I have a leupold v1 3-9x40 scope on it. I like my rifle but wanted to spend some money on it and try some upgrades done. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking upgraded stock but don’t know where to look. Being a newbie, any advice or a starting point is appreciated. I hunt elk, deer and want to go for sheep.
Thanks


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[elkhunter11]

Prophet River sells B&C stocks for Tikka.They are a reasonably priced stock, but they do add a bit of weight. A nice feature is that the recoil lug is cast into the metal bedding block.

[brewster29]

If keeping it light is a concern you could check out Wildcat Composites. They have very nice stocks that are a bit lighter than the T3 Tupperware.

I installed the tactical bolt handle/knobs/metal bolt shroud from CoreTac solutions, and did the trigger spring on my T3's.

A 7 Rem should also have a steel or titanium recoil lug as the aluminum job will get beat up in short order.

[Dubious]

New stock glass bed and new barrel (lilja) and you’ll be shooting 1/4 inch groups in no time.

[morinj]

If the gun is new and performing well, I would leave it stock, simply because you stated you are a new gun owner, that tikka will probably shoot to your ability, and beyond! My biggest mistake as a new shooter was spending unnecessary funds! If you’re really gung-ho on spending some doe maybe upgrade your scope to a vx3. Whatever ever your decision, make sure you do some research on your upgrades and ask questions, there’s lots of smart guys on this forum who have fed me great advice!

[Dubious]

With my last comment if you don’t hand load And want to shoot better think about starting that’s the biggest upgrade A rifle can get.

[Stinky Coyote]

Originally Posted by outdoorthrillz

Hello everyone. I’m a relatively new gun owner and own a Tikka T3 in a 7mm Rem Mag. I have a leupold v1 3-9x40 scope on it. I like my rifle but wanted to spend some money on it and try some upgrades done. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking upgraded stock but don’t know where to look. Being a newbie, any advice or a starting point is appreciated. I hunt elk, deer and want to go for sheep.
Thanks


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even though they don't need it, for peace of mind and rock solid lock up of those action screws every time you take the stock off for a little tlc, you could have Henry Rempel pillar bed it, and have the barrel threaded with a thread protector for hunting and muzzle brake for the range work, his don't have poi shift and i've had several from him, and then make sure you're running talley rings, and upgrade the scope...

i did 7 lb all up tikka t3 lite stainless like this in .270 awhile back and shot factory ammo sub-moa all day long, made a believer out of a guy when called out for a 701 yard shot on a pretend sheep rock while afield and dialed up for perfect center hit, leupold ultralight 3-9x33 on that one with korth adding the 7/8" standard elevation target knob and Kenton supplying the speed dial turret corrected to 5000' and whatever temp i asked for at the time, likely close to 0 degrees c, we were probably at about 6000-6500' at the time...things were pretty quiet after that call out, factory federal fusion 130's to boot, those tikka's sure can shoot

you can make a heckuva sheep rifle out of that rig

for the scope upgrade i'd look real hard at the vx3i 3-9x40 with the new cds-zl turret for a perfect set up in talley low rings imo

[KazIce]

Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote

even though they don't need it, for peace of mind and rock solid lock up of those action screws every time you take the stock off for a little tlc, you could have Henry Rempel pillar bed it, and have the barrel threaded with a thread protector for hunting and muzzle brake for the range work, his don't have poi shift and i've had several from him, and then make sure you're running talley rings, and upgrade the scope...

i did 7 lb all up tikka t3 lite stainless like this in .270 awhile back and shot factory ammo sub-moa all day long, made a believer out of a guy when called out for a 701 yard shot on a pretend sheep rock while afield and dialed up for perfect center hit, leupold ultralight 3-9x33 on that one with korth adding the 7/8" standard elevation target knob and Kenton supplying the speed dial turret corrected to 5000' and whatever temp i asked for at the time, likely close to 0 degrees c, we were probably at about 6000-6500' at the time...things were pretty quiet after that call out, factory federal fusion 130's to boot, those tikka's sure can shoot

you can make a heckuva sheep rifle out of that rig

for the scope upgrade i'd look real hard at the vx3i 3-9x40 with the new cds-zl turret for a perfect set up in talley low rings imo

Henry Rempel has done work for my father in law for eons. His T3 7mm Rem Mag was bedded, crowned and muzzle brake installed. Shoots insanely well, 1/2 inch MOA with Winchester super x. Has handloads for the rifle as well.

I bought a T3X 7mm RM last year. Nikon prostaff 4-12 scope on it. Hornady American Whitetail (Interlock) 154gr bullets and it barely shot 1 MOA. I wasn’t happy. I had Mr. Rempel do the bedding, crown, and muzzle brake and now it shoots sub 1/2 MOA. Completely changed the rifle.

Bought the wife a T3X 7mm RM; took it to Henry before we even shot it. Waiting for some summer before we shoot it.

Your best return on investment for improving shooting accuracy will be taking it to Henry Rempel.

I’m not handloading yet; I will be soon. Until then I keep saving that hornady brass. Reloading will unlock the next level of accuracy. Everybody is right about handloading as well; it’s just a significant higher amount of work to develop a load for your rifle. Plus investment in the equipment.


Just my 2 cents; tons of good advice to follow on this thread.


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[Stinky Coyote]

Lol...In Henry We Trust

If he gets hands on it, it will shoot.

[huntingfamily]

[QUOTE=outdoorthrillz;4175788]Hello everyone. I’m a relatively new gun owner and own a Tikka T3 in a 7mm Rem Mag. I have a leupold v1 3-9x40 scope on it. I like my rifle but wanted to spend some money on it and try some upgrades done. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking upgraded stock but don’t know where to look. Being a newbie, any advice or a starting point is appreciated. I hunt elk, deer and want to go for sheep.
Thanks

On the T3's, typical upgrades include the stock, ie, Wildcat Composites or McMillan Edge.
Install a metal bolt shroud.
Replace the factory recoil lug.
Limbsaver recoil pad
...

[kingrat]

Limbsaver pad,fluted bolt and or barrel, better scope, what is your end goal?

[sns2]

Forget stocks and pillar bedding yada yada. That's all fine and well, but your rifle is already a good one. Best bang for your buck. Nothing will help your quest for shooting better than learning to load your own ammunition. Buy yourself a quality kit - not Lee - and it will last a lifetime and help not only this rifle, but every other one you may buy.

[andy1]

Take a look at the following stock makers:

McMillan
Manners
Boys

You can order boyds direct, and in alberta you can get stocks from:

ATRS
RPS INTERNATIONAL
INSITE

Might be some more options. Corlanes in BC brings them in as well.

Synthetic Tikka original stocks are really hit and miss and irregular barrel stock contact will really mess up your efforts.

Wildcat stocks is becoming more common so worth a look. Mcmillan is the longest producer on the list for composite stocks.

[Buckhead]

Originally Posted by sns2

Forget stocks and pillar bedding yada yada. That's all fine and well, but your rifle is already a good one. Best bang for your buck. Nothing will help your quest for shooting better than learning to load your own ammunition. Buy yourself a quality kit - not Lee - and it will last a lifetime and help not only this rifle, but every other one you may buy.

This^^^^. Put a limbsaver on it. Buy a reloading kit. Read some reloading guides and ask others for help so you know what you are doing. Buy 8 pounds of the appropriate powder and 100 cases - primers and bullets, of course.
Reload and shoot. When you have used up the 8 lbs of powder look back at your own question and you will be able to answer yourself.

[markg]

Why on earth would you start off with 8lbs of one specific powder without doing testing?

I would purchase 3 different powders (1lb) each and find out what brass, bullet, and powder charge choice my rifle prefers. Too many varibles, what size of group is acceptable what velocity is he looking for ect? Once I found a load that my rifle likes and fits my criteria for group size and velocity, then I would gladly by 8lbs.

My guess is your assuming the OP would do that first and my appology if this is the case.

[stob]

not to get anyone going but dressing up a Tikka is like putting lip stick on a pig ... don't waste your money ... upgrade your scope to Leupy V3i at least in 4.4 x 14 and shoot the lighst out of it ... save your money for a cry once buy once reloading set up and get busy ... a future new rifle.. but don't put any more $$$ into the girl that brung ya!!!cheers