Tikka T3

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About the Tikka

Tikkakoski was at first a metal workshop established in 1893 in Jyväskylä, Finland, which later, at the end of World War I in 1918 evolved into a factory that produced gun components. One of the most important guns of Tikka in the 20th century is most definitely Suomi KP/-31, which is regarded as one of the most successful submachine guns of World War II. Tikkakoski and Sako cooperated on a prototype rifle series in 1981 and soon after that, Tikkakoski was acquired by Sako. By the end of the decade, the production of Tikka rifles has already shifted from Jyväskylä to Sako headquarters in Riihimäki. Tikka still holds on to their traditional gunsmith craftsmanship, visually inspecting every rifle barrel and then manually testing the rifle with test shots. In 2009 Beretta group took over Sako, which got Sako and Tikka access to the most advanced production methods.

Tikka T3 Rifle Review

Tikka T3 is a high-quality budget bolt-action rifle manufactured by Sako under their Tikka brand in Riihimäki since 2003. Compared to previous rifles which came in short and long action variants, T3 only comes in long action version. Majority of the T3 rifles have a 16.5mm dovetail on top of the receiver for mounting purpose, along with 4 mounting holes and an additional hole, which serves as a recoil notch. It has a continued dovetail in contrast to some similar models that came before, which had separated dovetail surface. The barrel length ranges from 406mm to 620mm. In 2016, T3 was superseded by very similar Tikka T3x.

Tikka T3 Hunter

Figure 1: Tikka T3 Hunter riflescope (source: https://www.tikka.fi/en-us/rifles/tikka-old-models/t3-hunter)

Tikka T3

Tikka T3 can be chambered for the following calibres:

.204 Ruger
.17 Rem
.222 Rem
.223 Rem
.22-250 Rem
.243 Win
.25-06 Rem
.260 Rem
6.5x55 SE
.270 Win
.270 WSM
7mm-08 Rem
7mm Rem Mag
7x64
.308 Win
.30-06 Sprg
.300 WSM
.300 Win Mag
8x57 IS
.338 Win Mag
9.3x62

The rifle is available in the following variants:

Hunter
Hunter stainless
Hunter fluted barrel
Hunter stainless fluted barrel
Forest
Lite
Lite stainless
Lite adjustable
Laminated stainless
Camo stainless
Compact
Battue
Battue lite
Varmint
Varmint stainless
Super varmint
Compact tactical rifle
Tac and sporter

Skica dimenzij

A: 22 mm

B: 82,4 mm

C: 22 mm

Which Rifles Have Interchangeable Mounts?

Two-piece mounts for the following Tikka rifles,

M55/M65
M590/M690
M595/M695
T3x

which are meant to be installed on 4 tapped mounting holes will fit this rifle as well.

Our Recommendations for Mounts

Fixed mounts

For fixed mounts on this rifle, we recommend Optilock Tikka Base mounting bases. We can insert rings onto these bases, but we must be careful, because Optilock rings are available only for 1inch (25.4mm), 30mm and 34mm diameter scope tubes. One special feature of the Optilock rings are the polymer inserts (except the 34mm ring, which does not include inserts), which prevent scratches on the scope. If we want to install scopes with rails or scopes with tube diameters other than these of Optilock rings, we need to reach for rings of other companies like Recknagel, EAW or Osuma, and they fit Optilock bases as well.

Optilock Tikka base

Detachable repeatable mounts

For T3 repeatable mounts, we would recommend INNOmount.

Mounts for T3 versions with Picatinny rails

Considering the rifle is more or less affordable, it would be appropriate to equip it with affordable mount. Spuhr hunting mount would make a great fit.

Otherwise, if you are searching for detachable repeatable mounts, a great pick would be mounts of INNOmount.

Picatinny rails

A wide array of Picatinny rails is available for those T3 rifles, which don’t have them already equipped, but we would advise these MAK Picatinny rails, as they are both affordable and made from steel, which matches the material of rifle receiver.

More about the importance of materials matching in our article here.

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

If you happen to own this or any other rifle, we would appreciate it if you could help us expand our database by sending us some photos of the rifle receiver (the bare mounting surface of the rifle without the mounts installed). For your help, our company offers a fair return in terms of practical rewards.

Please send us an email for more information. You can contact us here: info@optics-trade.eu