3006Sprng
Active member
Don’t twist my arm lolOh for sure. I highly recommend and endorse buying a rifle for the experience.
Go for it.
Compact rifle opinions
- Thread starter 3006Sprng
- Start date
BAKPAKR
Well-known member
I suck at cleaning so I like stainless steel. I sure wish Tikka offered a Compact T3X in stainless.
3006Sprng
Active member
That would be awesome.
Kauaihunter
Member
Budget?
There’s lots of ways to get the Tikka where you want it to be with sales, current $75 rebate, discount codes etc plus swapping/selling stocks. My .308 SS 22” Fluted with a Trijicon Huron scope and carbon stock is 6lbs 11oz before ammo. 41 1/2” OAL and just over 13” LOP. I’m just over 6’ and this works well. Recoil pad and stock design plays a big part in it all and I put my 7mag in the same stock. Both have less felt recoil than the factory Tikka stock.
There’s lots of ways to get the Tikka where you want it to be with sales, current $75 rebate, discount codes etc plus swapping/selling stocks. My .308 SS 22” Fluted with a Trijicon Huron scope and carbon stock is 6lbs 11oz before ammo. 41 1/2” OAL and just over 13” LOP. I’m just over 6’ and this works well. Recoil pad and stock design plays a big part in it all and I put my 7mag in the same stock. Both have less felt recoil than the factory Tikka stock.
CPAjeff
Well-known member
I’ve shared this before on here, but above is my daughter’s Tikka T3X compact in 243. It’s such a sweet little rifle. I’ve debated, multiple times, about getting another one in 7mm-08. While I don’t have any experience with a 20” 7mm-08, I shot a 22” 7mm-08 for a while and killed caribou, elk, deer, and antelope with it. It too was a Tikka T3X.
I’m biased, but get a Tikka compact in 7mm-08 and shoot the heck out of it!
BAKPAKR
Well-known member
What carbon fiber stock are you using?
Kauaihunter
Member
Peak 44 Bastion. 21.6 ounces on the scale. My factory synthetic was 31 ounces with the Limbsaver and vertical grip. Got a great deal on it as it was on sale, plus a 10% off first order and I applied my credit card cash back points to it.
BAKPAKR
Well-known member
Did you have to bed it or is it drop in?
Kauaihunter
Member
I epoxied the lug in place but didn’t like how the action would rock or just drop out of the stock with the action screws removed. I bed the sides of the action afterward at the lug to get it to lock in place. Much better. I didn’t shoot it without the bedding so couldn’t tell you if it even made a difference but I don’t like loose fitting actions in a stock. The neat thing about Tikka is I also put my 7mag in the same stock and tried it out.
3006Sprng
Active member
That thing is wicked
My peak 44 blacktooth will be here tomorrow. Wanted to put together an ultra light rifle. Will see how I like it
3006Sprng
Active member
I guess another question is, let’s say 8lb dressed rifle, what’s the recoil difference between a 308 (165 grain load) and a 708 (140 grain load)? I would assume quite a bit less.
About 3ftlbs
WesternCO68
Active member
- Joined
- Jan 19, 2019
- Messages
- 112
Ruger American Compact fits the bill exactly. Still available in 7mm-08. You can grab an adult stock for super cheap if wanted.
3006Sprng
Active member
I have one in 243, very good rifle for the money. Muzzle blast is awesome at low light.
3006Sprng
Active member
That ain’t much,
appmtnhntr
Well-known member
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2018
- Messages
- 110
Another vote for the tikka. (But I'm also a tikka whore. A T3 300WM, a T3x 308, and a T1x 22 all call my safe home.)
appmtnhntr
Well-known member
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2018
- Messages
- 110
Thought about getting it cerakoted?
I'm really liking the cerakote on the 308 superlite I got this spring.
BAKPAKR
Well-known member
elkduds
Well-known member
Stevens 200, put any stock on it you want. Cheap, accurate, simple to work on. Mine is in 270 win, 7# w scope, ugly and completely functional. The 7-08 weighs even less as a short action. Excellent cartridge choice BTW, aka 7mm HT.
Last edited:
