Tikka has continued to make some higher quality rifles that are relatively affordable which have been imported by Beretta USA. Overall Length: 1050 mm (41.3") with 510 mm (20") barrelĪ few years back we took a detailed look at the T3 Tactical rifle with the 24″ barrel and found some things we liked and did not like about the rifle.Magazine: 5 or 6 round Detachable Box Magazine.Barrel: Heavy, cold Hammer Forged - optional threading.i've laid out groundhogs, foxes, a 'yote or two (or three or four), feral cats and dogs, cans, rocks.whatever. the furthest shot that the 20vt makes is 320ish yards, but mostly its 200-250 yard shot. i don't do that anymore, so i'll trim them if i have too, gave up on bench rest primers(i use whatever small rifle primers i have on hand).and the reloads go 1/4 - 3/8" with an occasional 1/2" at 100 yards. careful handloading(neck trimming, weigh the case, weigh the bullet nosler or hornady 32gr, trim exactly.) and it go 1/8" at 100 yards(5 shots). i have to take my chrony out, but its going 3500-3600fps. 22 calibers(just have the 22 lr's) and i've have a 20 vartarg with 34gr (midway or midsouth) hp and some rel7 and i'm golden. i've had 223 and 22-250 and ai version(which was accurate as but it wasn't no 222. the gunsmith(who was a friend) said just get another barrel, but being young and dumb, i sold her. the throat was burned out and the last 5 or 6" of barrel looked smooth. but in the end, 1 - 2" groups then it had to go. 1/4 - 3/8" at 100 yards(5 shots) was normal for it. i shot her in the shoulder so she didn't go anywhere, bang.flop. the groundhog spirit ascended into sky while the rest of her went "wha.". the groundhog kept eating, so i adjusted a little bit and shot. i adjusted my aim and then i shot the second time. the wind was nil and it was HOT!!! the first shot(dirt plume) was way under the groundhog.
there was no laser range finder thingys back in the day. the electric fence was 450 yards from my spot, the woods line was 500 yards. (hey i was young once) the furthest shot that i used was 475+/-ish yards on a groundhog. in the three or four years i had her, i did some fantastic shots. i bought the 340 used, so i cannot tell you how many cartridges or reloads were used. i loaded up some 6000-7000 rounds in 50gr hornady sp and 4198(have to check my book). In the early '90s, i used to have a savage m340 in 222 rem with a 6x scope(i think it was bushnell?). FYI - I have a 223 single shot that won't shoot any CB's over 1400 fps accurately proving that every rifle barrel seems to have a unique personality. Both my 222's and 223's are all sub MOA at 100 yards when my eyes are having a good day. It was a very frustrating but very satisfying adventure with the 223 bolt gun. Unlike the 222's that took to CB's like a duck to water, it took well over a year and several molds to find that sweet spot for CB's with the 223 bolt gun. a T/C Venture only wants a semi-point boolit with a small meplat at a velocity of about 2100 fps (but not slower) and is so accurate at 100 yards that it outshoots jacketed bullets at velocities several hundred feet per second faster. In my case my 222's (all three) have preferred a round nose boolit at any velocity up to 2200 fps. I shoot both in either bolt or single shots (semi-autos are a separate subject) and my experience has been that the 222 has been much easier to cast for than the 223 which I can only attribute to the 222's longer neck. 222 Remington can be loaded to a much higher pressure to achieve the penetration needed by the Army, pressures were deemed to be too high to be safe in combat conditions. 223 has the longer range wanted by the U.S Army and is almost as accurate. 222 Remington with its longer neck is more accurate but for a military cartridge the. 222 special was designed in part by Remington working with Stoner. 222 Remington but it lacked the ability to penetrate a helmet at long distance ( 500 yards ) so working with Stoner/Remington the cartridge developed was the. When the U.S Army was looking for a new cartridge they knew the accuracy of the.
It is one fine shooting rifle at long range. My wife's go-to rifle for varmint hunting is a. I had the honor of knowing the first man in NRA history who fired five shots into the same hole at 200 yards in the 50's using the.