Tikka T3x Lite .270 Winchester
Model: JRTXE318
Tikka T3x Lite .270 Winchester
Model: JRTXE318
Full Specifications
Threaded 5/8"-24 barrel: compare .30 caliber suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Tikka T3x Lite is a synthetic-stocked bolt-action .270 Winchester built for hunting on foot, and Tikka builds it in Finland. Every current US .270 build of it carries a 5/8x24 muzzle thread under a protector, so a brake or a suppressor goes on without sending the barrel anywhere.
Scope mounts have to match the 17 mm rail machined into the top of the receiver, which is Tikka's and Sako's own pattern; Sako's Optilock line is the obvious place to start. No open sights are fitted. The magazine holds three, where the Weatherby Vanguard Outfitter holds five, and length of pull changes with optional spacers Tikka sells separately.
If you're cross-shopping, the Weatherby Vanguard Outfitter has an MSRP of $949, holds five rounds and comes with a brake already on the thread, at 0.85 lbs more to carry. The Ruger American Rifle Generation II has an MSRP of $769, a Picatinny base fitted at the factory and a 20-inch barrel, 2.4 inches shorter than this one. Mounting a scope is the step where the Tikka costs more than either of them.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Trigger weight is set at 3 lbs and changed with a 2.5 mm Allen key dropped down the magazine well, so the stock stays on the rifle.
- Tikka lists left-hand and stainless .270 builds in the same line, so a left-handed buyer is not looking for a different model.
- Tikka lists the .270 with a 1:10 twist, the standard rate for the cartridge, so there is no load picking to do.
- Tikka and Sako mounts cost more than 700-pattern rails, and nothing else fits the 17 mm rail.
- The magazine is a Tikka part with no common substitute, so buy a spare before a trip.
- There is no muzzle brake on it, so the thread is doing nothing until you buy something to screw on.
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.270 Winchester Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
How is the length of pull changed?
With optional spacers behind the recoil pad, sold separately, so a shorter shooter buys a set and tries them.
Why does Tikka list the barrel in millimetres?
Tikka's own tables are metric. The .270 barrel is 569 mm, which is the 22.4 inches in the spec table here.
How does the Tikka T3x Lite Stainless differ?
Stainless steel parts in place of blued ones, and the left-hand .270 actions are listed under that name and not this one.
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