Tikka T3x Lite .243 Winchester
Model: JRTXE315
Tikka T3x Lite .243 Winchester
Model: JRTXE315
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Tikka T3x Lite is a synthetic-stocked bolt-action .243 Winchester built for hunting on foot, and Tikka still builds it in Finland. Its 22.4-inch barrel is cold hammer forged and cut 1:8, a fast twist for the cartridge that keeps the long heavy 6mm bullets stable.
Three rounds go in a detachable magazine and no open sights are fitted. The mount is a 17 mm rail machined along the top of the receiver, so rings have to be cut for Tikka and Sako, and Sako's Optilock bases and rings are made to fit it. The single-stage trigger is set at 3 lbs and adjusts with a 2.5 mm Allen key through the magazine well. The muzzle on this build is unthreaded, and the rifle weighs 6.61 lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger American Rifle Generation II has an MSRP of $769 and arrives with a Picatinny base and a brake already fitted on a threaded 20-inch barrel, which makes a shorter rifle than this one. The Bergara B-14 Ridge has an MSRP of $999 and carries 0.89 lbs more.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The fast twist is in the rifle from the factory, so there is no choosing between a varmint barrel and one that will shoot heavy 6mm bullets.
- The barrel is longer than either rival's here, which is worth a little velocity on a cartridge that likes length.
- Tikka also lists a shorter-barreled .243 Lite threaded 5/8x24, so a suppressor owner has a factory option within the same model.
- This build's muzzle is bare, so a brake or a can means shop work or the other barrel length.
- Three rounds in the magazine, where the Bergara B-14 Ridge holds four.
- The magazine is Tikka's own pattern and not an AICS box, so a spare for the field is a factory part and not a shelf item.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is a left-hand .243 offered?
Yes, in stainless. The left-hand .243 is the T3x Lite Stainless, threaded or unthreaded, and not the blued rifle on this page.
What does the modular stock take?
Different pistol grips and recoil pads, which Tikka treats as modules on the T3x stock.
How is length of pull changed?
With optional spacers behind the recoil pad. They are sold separately, so fitting a shorter shooter means ordering a set and trying them.
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