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The Tikka T3 is a series of
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s manufactured by
Sako Sako or SAKO may refer to: People with the surname * Bakary Sako (born 1988), French-born Malian footballer * Hygerta Sako, Albanian beauty pageant contestant * Louis Raphaël I Sako (born 1948), Iraqi cleric, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church * ...
under their Tikka brand in
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since 2003. The series is available in a wide variety of different
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and
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configurations as well as several
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lengths. The rifle series was developed by Sako product development team led by Kari Kuparinen. In 2016, the series received an overhaul and the improved models were named Tikka T3x. The main changes were an enlargened ejection port, a steel recoil lug replacing the T3's aluminium lug, and a metal bolt shroud replacing the T3's plastic. All improved parts of the T3x are
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with the older T3 models.


Users

*: Licensed variant of the T3 CTR designated C19 manufactured by
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used by
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. The Tikka T3x Arctic is a civilian version of the C-19. *: T3 Tactical PN/GN used by
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and French National Gendarmerie. Chambered in 7.62×51mm. *: T3 TAC used by the
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MARCOS Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portug ...
(Marine Commandos). A total of 177 rifles, chambered in 7.62×51mm. *: Used by Territorial Defense Forces.


See also

*
Tikka M55 The Tikka M55 (originally Tikka M76 and also Tikka LSA55) is a Finnish rifle designed by Finnish firearms company Tikkakoski in 1967–1968. M55 was the first centerfire rifle action designed by Tikkakoski, and it was manufactured from 1968 to 19 ...
and
Tikka M65 The Tikka M65 (originally Tikka LSA65) is a Finnish rifle designed by a Finnish firearms company Tikkakoski in 1969. It was designed as a long action rifle on the basis of the short action Tikka M55 rifle, however its action differs much from th ...
, the original Tikkakoski factory rifles on which the Tikka rifle development is based on. *
Sako TRG The Sako TRG is a bolt-action sniper rifle line designed and manufactured by Finnish firearms manufacturer SAKO of Riihimäki. The TRG-21 and TRG-22 are designed to fire standard .308 Winchester ( 7.62×51mm NATO) sized cartridges, while the TRG ...
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Sako Sako or SAKO may refer to: People with the surname * Bakary Sako (born 1988), French-born Malian footballer * Hygerta Sako, Albanian beauty pageant contestant * Louis Raphaël I Sako (born 1948), Iraqi cleric, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church * ...
long range sniper rifle series.


References


External links


Official Tikka website
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