| Rifle |
| Manufacturer: | Tikka (Colt imported) |
| Product Type: | Rifle |
| Model Name: | T3 Lite (.223) |
| Retail Price: | Roughly $700 |
| Number of hours (or days, please indicate which) spent testing: | Five days |
| Atmospheric conditions encountered during testing (i.e. rain, snow, etc.): | Four clear, one raining. |
| Temperature range during testing: | 30°F - 70°F |
| State in which tested: | Wisconsin |
| Terrain (i.e. rolling hills, flat, mountains, etc.): | Slight incline slope |
| Would you recommend this product: | Definatly |
| Comments: | |
| This coming summer I have made plans with a couple of buddies to go prairie dog huntin' in South Dakota. My grandfather (being such a great guy) decided to buy me a varmint rifle. He got me a Tikka T3 Lite .223 (5.56mm). I drove to his house at mach 6 when it arrived, but I was disappointed that the scope had not come yet and the gun does not have iron sights on it, but I fired a round into the dirt anyway. As soon as the scope came, I sighted it in for 200 yards. For the next four days I took it to my uncles farm and fired at filled water bottles 200 yards away. The third day, firing from the prone position with a 9x scope, I aimed for a cap on one of the bottles. I had a friend of mine firing his 30-06 with a much more powerful scope (20x) and told me that I had hit the cap of a bottle and asked me if I had aimed for it. I was surprised myself, but I know the reticule was centered on that cap when I squeezed off that round. I am very satisfied with this rifle and would recommend it to anybody who understands round trajectory and ballistics. It is a very straight, flat shooter, and I have had no problems with it. The bolt release is very conveniently located making it very easy to clean and it comes in quite a few calibers.
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| How to Contact You: | |
| Rob Farrell, rob@aepoc.com 7440 Rolling Meadow Rd Verona, Wi. 53593 608.845.8645 |
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