Night Hunter 109 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Ive had my tikka t3 for 16 months never been able to get consistent accuracy i tried everything suggested by the place I bought the rifle but with no success,I did not think for a minute that it was the rifle that boasts 'OUT OF THE BOX ACCURACY' that could be at fault butI was at my wits end so I took the tikka to a reputible gunsmith to be checked over,after everything was checked out he inspected the barrel of the rifle with a bore scope and found what he described as sulpher or carbon inclusions in the steel and he also commented on the fact how clean the rifle was ie no copper ,lead or carbon deposits,the gunsmith showed me the inclusions which were like concentrated sharp edged dark marks against the silver colour of the internal bore of the barrel,when I sent the rifle to GMK for inspection the they told me that the rifle looked like it had been fired until the barrel over heated causing the barrel to be black and pitted,this is definately not what i saw through the bore scope im only glad that I had it inspected and got a report before GMK got thier hands on it,the rifle has only fired about -100 shots,I am absolutely rageing,Ive been in contact with trading standards and they have advised me to take the matter further but now im without a gun again until this gets sorted out. customer service?........ I will keep you all posted on how I get on Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) I have a T3 Lite in .223 and a T3 Hunter in .243, BOTH shoot pretty well and I have no issues as you have outlined. Does seem a shame as the odd bad one appears to crop up from time to time and the very worst part of the Tikka situation is ...you have to deal with GMK!! Hope you get it sorted asap! ATB Edited November 7, 2009 by Deker Quote Link to post
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I remember a while back about reading a recall in the tikka ,sako barrel's And serached the net there now...... seems that T3 Stainless rifles with serial numbers starting with 419140 and going to 461951 Are all on recall, however import companies are saying that they are fine, the steel used in the batches was of sub standard.. hope this helps you out...... My mate has bought sako all his life, and his recent purchase of a .204 sako 85 really disapointed him..... simply wouldn't group..... he traded it in with the dealer, ATB. Snap. Quote Link to post
Night Hunter 109 Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I have a T3 Lite in .223 and a T3 Hunter in .243, BOTH shoot pretty well and I have no issues as you have outlined. Does seem a shame as the odd bad one appears to crop up from time to time and the very worst part of the Tikka situation is ...you have to deal with GMK!! Hope you get it sorted asap! ATB Im going to phone finland on monday morning,hope to something sorted. Quote Link to post
Night Hunter 109 Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I remember a while back about reading a recall in the tikka ,sako barrel's And serached the net there now...... seems that T3 Stainless rifles with serial numbers starting with 419140 and going to 461951 Are all on recall, however import companies are saying that they are fine, the steel used in the batches was of sub standard.. hope this helps you out...... My mate has bought sako all his life, and his recent purchase of a .204 sako 85 really disapointed him..... simply wouldn't group..... he traded it in with the dealer, ATB. Snap. I thought about trading it but some other poor sod would end up with it,which isnt fair on them. Quote Link to post
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 It's not the fact that someone may buy it.... it was then shipped from the dealer as faulty to GMK, who did'nt want to know about it, but the dealer buys loads of them, and said he'd ship the lot back {All guns}, as my mate buys guns of him regular.... ATB with it.... Snap. Quote Link to post
Night Hunter 109 Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 It's not the fact that someone may buy it.... it was then shipped from the dealer as faulty to GMK, who did'nt want to know about it, but the dealer buys loads of them, and said he'd ship the lot back {All guns}, as my mate buys guns of him regular.... ATB with it.... Snap. I think its GMK that is the problem in this case too,Probably I should have returned the rifle sooner but I thought it was something minor or just me that could not settle in to the tikka and I was in constant contact with the dealer over the time that I had the rifle regarding the problems that I was expieriencing with the tikka. I had a remington 700 varmint synthetic before the tikka and had no problems apart from the weight of the thing and it was a tack driver I do wish now that I never changed it but tikkas have such a good reputation. But believe me when I say that GMK will not get away with this untarnished if they do not get this sorted very soon,Its just a shame that this could tarnish the dealer's reputation too because of GMK's attitude to customer care which appears at this time to be non existant.I just hope I get a better response from sako/tikka in finland when I call them on monday just hope someone there speaks english though or Im fu**ed... Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 I suspect you will find someone in Finland who speeks English but I also suspect they will direct you to GMK. Not sure if I have just been fortunate but my Tikkas all shoot (but the .223 T3 Lite took me 2 years and a fortune to get some reasonable balance into it). Everyone suggests they are on another level to Remington, and that was the general impression I had until I got one. I have a 700SPS Stainless in .308 which also shoots, and frankly I don't see much difference in overall build quality to the Tikka! Like I say, perhaps I have been lucky, and from what I hear generally maybe I have been, all mine shoot, and I'm happy with what I have! ATB! Quote Link to post
Night Hunter 109 Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 I suspect you will find someone in Finland who speeks English but I also suspect they will direct you to GMK. Not sure if I have just been fortunate but my Tikkas all shoot (but the .223 T3 Lite took me 2 years and a fortune to get some reasonable balance into it). Everyone suggests they are on another level to Remington, and that was the general impression I had until I got one. I have a 700SPS Stainless in .308 which also shoots, and frankly I don't see much difference in overall build quality to the Tikka! Like I say, perhaps I have been lucky, and from what I hear generally maybe I have been, all mine shoot, and I'm happy with what I have! ATB! Hi Deker,I phoned finland today and spoke to someone there they said that they will contact GMK and the independant gunsmith then they will arrange for the gun to be returned to finland for inspection by thier gunsmith and possible repair but i think I will be applying for a variation and i will buy a new rifle and get an rfd to take delivery of the repaired tikka and sell it on my behalf that is if tikka repair it Quote Link to post
macberran 2 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 The only rifle I ever bought new was a tikka, 2 years ago that was. Pile of scrap. Never got consistancy what ever the round. Like you I blamed myself and tried diffrent rounds and cleaning, put it away, took another gun out thinking its me, I'll sort it out next time. Then had a proper look, inside the crown were two scores, it had been screw cut in the factory, I took it back and was told it was pitted inside the barrel as well, and hadn,t been looked after and the damage was caused by me and why hadn't I returned it earlier. I had phoned the shop over the period though they only advised ammo change, is the scope loose etc etc. Well hacked off as I stuck with it only BECAUSE off its reputation. I know I did not damage it, I had always had trouble with it. Down the club my freinds struggled with it but its a new tikka, must be the ammo. Got a Howa after. Super wee gun. I'll never buy another Tikka Quote Link to post
Night Hunter 109 Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 The only rifle I ever bought new was a tikka, 2 years ago that was. Pile of scrap. Never got consistancy what ever the round. Like you I blamed myself and tried diffrent rounds and cleaning, put it away, took another gun out thinking its me, I'll sort it out next time. Then had a proper look, inside the crown were two scores, it had been screw cut in the factory, I took it back and was told it was pitted inside the barrel as well, and hadn,t been looked after and the damage was caused by me and why hadn't I returned it earlier. I had phoned the shop over the period though they only advised ammo change, is the scope loose etc etc. Well hacked off as I stuck with it only BECAUSE off its reputation. I know I did not damage it, I had always had trouble with it. Down the club my freinds struggled with it but its a new tikka, must be the ammo. Got a Howa after. Super wee gun. I'll never buy another Tikka Ive thought about buying a stainless synthetic sako 85 but not sure if the dam thing would be any better as they are from the same factory Quote Link to post
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