Tikka ranch rifles?

[DDB TX]

Been several threads lately about the short barreled "ranch" style bolt guns, like the Ruger American Ranch and the Howa Mini 1500. Anyone know anything about these Tikka ranch rifles? The T3x Roughtech Ranch series looks pretty interesting, 16", threaded, in 5.56, 308 and 350 Legend.

T3x Ranch

T3x Ranch

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[memtb]

This is just my very unprofessional opinion……I'd lean toward the Tikka.

All are very likely good rifles…..but the Tikka's have built a good reputation for quality work and often outstanding accuracy! memtb

 

[DDB TX]

Thanks, memtb, sound wisdom as usual. Hope the fire are leaving you and yours alone, none over here by Afton thank Goodness.
The new Tikka Roughneck Ranch 16" in .308 with threaded barrel may well solve many problems for me. From downloaded subsonics for close in, to medium range supersonic 308 caliber effectiveness. I do love my old 2011 300 WSM T3Lite. Seems like those "Finlanders" (as they used to say up by Ely, MN) are keeping their standards up.

 

[Chokoloskee Joe]

You can also get Howa 1500 barreled receivers from Brownells (not Minis) with a 16.25" threaded heavy barrel in .308 and 6.5 CM. My Howa 1500 in .308 is a .5 MOA shooter at 100 yards, but it is the 24" heavy barrel version.