.30-06 Springfield • Tikka

Tikka T3x Lite .30-06 Springfield

Model: JRTXE320

.30-06 Springfield • Tikka

Tikka T3x Lite .30-06 Springfield

Model: JRTXE320

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CAPACITY

22.4"

BARREL

6.4

LBS

Bolt Action

ACTION

.30-06 Springfield

CALIBER

$925

MSRP

Full Specifications

Series Lite

Action Type Bolt Action

Trigger Single Stage

Trigger Pull 3.0 lbs

Safety Two-Position

Optic Ready Yes

Magazines Included 1

Overall Length (Stock Extended) 42.6"

Barrel Length 22.4"

Weight 102.4 oz (6.4 lbs)

Length of Pull 14.0"

Receiver Material Steel

Receiver Finish Blued

Barrel Material Cold Hammer Forged Steel

Barrel Finish Blued

Twist Rate 1:10"

Thread Pattern 5/8x24

Stock Material Synthetic

Country of Origin Finland

Threaded 5/8x24 barrel: compare .30 caliber suppressor prices.

About This Firearm

The Tikka T3x Lite is a synthetic-stocked bolt-action .30-06 Springfield built for hunting in hard weather. It is still in production. Its stock is a modular synthetic shell filled with foam, which Tikka calls maintenance free and quiet, so brush dragged along the fore-end does not ring through the rifle.

There are no open sights. The receiver is machined with a 17 mm rail on top, a Tikka dovetail and not a Picatinny, so mounts have to be Tikka or Sako pattern, and Sako's Optilock rings are made for those two brands. The magazine holds three rounds. The single stage trigger is set at 3 lbs, and the barrel is threaded 5/8x24 in this chambering, though Tikka lists an unthreaded version as well, so check which one a rifle is.

If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger American Rifle Generation II has an MSRP of $769, matches the Tikka's 6.40 lbs, holds four rounds and comes with a Picatinny base and a muzzle brake already on it. The Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT has an MSRP of $2,049.99 and drops to 5.40 lbs on a carbon stock and a carbon-wrapped barrel, a pound less for roughly three times the money. Both of those mount a scope on a Picatinny or Remington 700 base, while the Tikka's mounts come from Tikka or Sako.

Best For

GOOD

Hunting (Deer/Elk)

Tikka cold hammer forges the barrel and states it shoots accurately from the box with no break-in, so the first box of ammunition can go into zeroing and not break-in.

GOOD

Woods/Saddle Carry

The rifle is 42.6 inches overall with a 22.4-inch barrel, so most of its length is barrel and the receiver behind it is compact.

FAIR

Range/Target

The 1:10 twist covers .30-06 factory loads, but a three-round magazine means a five-shot group needs a refill partway through, and a hunting-weight barrel warms as the string goes on.

Strengths & Limitations

Strengths

The trigger weight adjusts with a 2.5 mm hex key reached through the magazine well, so nothing has to come out of the stock.
The stock is modular, which lets a different pistol grip and recoil pad be fitted.
The rail is machined into the steel receiver, so there are no base screws to work loose.

Limitations

The 17 mm rail is Tikka's own, so a Picatinny mount needs a Tikka adapter underneath it, which is a second purchase before rings.
Spare magazines come from Tikka's parts range.
The stock has no comb adjustment, and the adjustable cheek piece comes only on the separate T3x Lite Adjustable.