Tikka T3X Lite Pinned Bolt Question

[cat9]

Hello

Due to a dumb purchase, and return, of a used rifle, I now have to use a store credit. This leads to a list of new rifles I know little about (which includes most firearms).

I have decided on a Tikka T3X Lite, Stainless barrel, Synthetic stock. At least I will salvage a new item for me, i.e. stainless/synthetic.

My first choice in caliber is 7mm-08. Second choice is 270.

I realize the Tikka has one length receiver. I read the following online:

“For the .308 family they pin the bolt so it doesn't travel as far back and block off the … mag.”

My question is, does this pinning of the bolt add a complexity that can go wrong later?

If so, better to choose the 270. And a 25-06 is also available and interesting.

Thank you.

 

[cat9]

Hello

Due to a dumb purchase, and return, of a used rifle, I now have to use a store credit. This leads to a list of new rifles I know little about (which includes most firearms).

I have decided on a Tikka T3X Lite, Stainless barrel, Synthetic stock. At least I will salvage a new item for me, i.e. stainless/synthetic.

My first choice in caliber is 7mm-08. Second choice is 270.

I realize the Tikka has one length receiver. I read the following online:

“For the .308 family they pin the bolt so it doesn't travel as far back and block off the … mag.”

My question is, does this pinning of the bolt add a complexity that can go wrong later?

If so, better to choose the 270. And a 25-06 is also available and interesting.

Thank you.

But maybe the long action calibers are pinned also, just at a different location?

 

[CerebralDistortion]

What decides the action length on a T3(x) is the bolt stop. So if you want to shorten or lengthen "the action", all you need to do is to replace it with a correctly sized one.

The pin holding the bolt stop is only held in place by friction, and not much at that.

 

[cat9]

What decides the action length on a T3(x) is the bolt stop. So if you want to shorten or lengthen "the action", all you need to do is to replace it with a correctly sized one.

The pin holding the bolt stop is only held in place by friction, and not much at that.

Thank you, CerebralDistortion. It seems pretty clear, then, that in the Tikka any caliber is the same as any other in terms of the mechanism’s reliability.

I am still dithering on what caliber to choose in a Tikka, but 7mm-08 has inside track. I have now learned there is no negative to short cartridges as all calibers have pinned bolts.

Still also considering a BLR, but already have a couple. And the available one is 6.5 creedmoor, maybe a bit odd for a lever action.

 

[CerebralDistortion]

No problem.

7-08 is a good cartridge and performance wise not far behind the 6.5 CM. Both are depending on a long enough barrel to reach past 1000 yds.

But that is target shooting and I would say that the 7-08 is the better one for hunting deer sized game this side of 300 yds or what ever you consider your limit is.

The 270, IMHO, does not give a considerable advantage unless you go for game beyond 300 yds.

Good luck with your choice.

 

[cat9]

No problem.

7-08 is a good cartridge and performance wise not far behind the 6.5 CM. Both are depending on a long enough barrel to reach past 1000 yds.

But that is target shooting and I would say that the 7-08 is the better one for hunting deer sized game this side of 300 yds or what ever you consider your limit is.

The 270, IMHO, does not give a considerable advantage unless you go for game beyond 300 yds.

Good luck with your choice.

Thanks again. I will let you know what I decide on. If Tikka, as likely, 7mm-08 almost for sure. If BLR, unlikely, the creedmoor. But I will wait for one more website update to see if anything else surfaces.

 

[cat9]

Just to close the string, I ended up buying a Beretta shotgun for one of the kids. He's happy anyway.