Its no secret that Tikka rifles are one of the most popular off the shelf choices that people immediately throw into a chassis. Tikka have read the room and released a new series of rifles that come out of the box in a chassis. The Tikka Ace series has three main variants, the T1x Ace, T3x Ace and T3x Ace Game.
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The T3x target model features a heavy barrel helping to eliminate vibration withstand heat. The magazine release button is built into the trigger guard, making magazine changes a little easier. The Ace Target model also has an interchangeable magwell that allows compatibility with different magazine types.
The T3x target is available in .308 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, and .223 Remington. As it’s got a lot of appeal for competitions I feel this is a missed opportunity to offer the target model in 6mm Creedmoor or 6mm GT. There is a separate rimfire variant that comes in 17 HMR and 22 LR. The T3x Ace Game has some larger calibers available including .300 Win Mag and 7mm PRC.
Tikka state that there is optional Cerakote options available also but no exact details on colours yet, I can see a brown and black variant listed online so far.
The new series from Tikka could be a good fit for NRL Hunter and Factory competition categories. The only improvement I would have liked to see would be the inclusion of some more calibers in the 6mm category. I’ll be keeping an eye out for these to hit the shelves here in Australia so I can get hands on and see how their put together.
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