So I took home my Tikka T3 Varmint in 300Win the other day, the first thing I did was install a limbsaver recoil pad as the rubber pad that comes on the stock is not what you would call... Soft.
Unfortunately a bit of juggling with money meant that I haven't set it up exactly how I want it in regards to mounting and optics.
At the moment I have set it up like this:
Burris Turn in Mounts with Leupold STD rings and stole the scope off of my 17hmr and placed it on there which is a Nikon Buckmasters 4.5-14x40 BDC.
I am yet to develop a load for the 300Win but I was given some Highland 150gr SP ammo by a mate at work which worked well. I sighted it in, it was grouping OK as I sighted it in but nothing to write home about.
I then took shot it at our gong which is at 350yds I hit on the 2nd shot (with aid from the BDC reticle and Nikon's Spot On Ballistic App) and then managed to hit 5 from 8 shots, The misses were basically adjusting for the breeze, but once I worked out where to aim I hit the gong 3 times in a row then told GriMo where to aim and he hit it on his first shot.
I can't wait to develop a load for this thing but I will need to get a muzzlebrake, it kicks a bit but recoil energy will increase by 20% when I use the 208Gr Amax's so I feel the brake is necessary, I will likely get a Clamp on brake from HSS.
We also shot 3 bunnies with it for shits and giggles and there were a lot of giggles! Gotta love all that extra energy!
I'm very happy with the rifle and just can't wait to put all the pieces together!
Finally Picked up the Tikka T3 Varmint 300 Win Mag.
Re: Finally Picked up the Tikka T3 Varmint 300 Win Mag.
Limb saver will help with the recoil.
You can also fill the stock with rice or what ever you want really.
You can also fill the stock with rice or what ever you want really.