r/canadaguns • u/FairChampionship9772 • Apr 09 '26
Gun and gear reviews T3x stainless 223
Need some insight on these if anyone has used them personally. I am looking to with over from a rem700 action and build a tikka instead. Getting a decent deal on a brand new rifle. I will be using it for target shooting at max 4-500 yards. (Not skilled enough to do numbers beyond that yet). Planning to put it in a MDT chassis and Arken scope.
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u/prosper_0 Apr 09 '26
I have two - the varmint and the sporter weight. What I mostly like about the T3 is that they're all long actions. They have a bolt stop and a magazine stop that limits travel, but with a small amount of work, you can get them to feed much longer OAL cartridges. Pair that with the 8-twist barrel in 223, and you have a decent platform for launching high-BC bullets for long range shooting.
They're ...pretty okay... nothing spectacular. Typical Tikka, really. They're very slick and smooth, but they're nothing to write home about. IMO, they're excellent guns if they were about 30% cheaper. As is, they're just okay for the price.
I'd take a browning X or A-bolt, or a Bergara over a Tikka. And for value, Savage is a bit rough and crude, but can usually compete very well in the accuracy department.
How they compare to the '700? I don't presently have a 700, but it seemed pretty comparable to the ones I've owned. Remington's quality has varied over the years, though. I'd put them as moderately inferior to my mildly-accurized Remmy XR-100.