Tikka T3 243 Stainless Question

River Hill · February 3, 2017, 10:30 PM

How can you tell the difference between the T3 Lite and standard T3?

I am trying to find out if I have the Lite version or not.

mellow_c · February 3, 2017, 11:55 PM

I'm pretty sure the only thing that makes it a "Lite" is the synthetic stock. Which comes in black and a camo pattern.

If it's a synthetic stock, it's a lite.

If it's wood... it is not.

NHSHOOTER · February 4, 2017, 02:27 AM

I own a T3lite and when I wanted to replace the synthetic stock with a boyds stock they made stocks for the original T3 but not the lite so there is a difference. I took mine out of the safe to check and there is no indication that it is a T3 Lite versus a plain or older T3, I would send a email to tikka with your serial number and ask them.

T. O'Heir · February 4, 2017, 02:46 PM

Yep. The stock. Fiberglass-reinforced all-black polymer on the Lite. Wood for the discontinued plain T3.
Boyd's lists the T3 and T3 Lite under Tikka not Sako.

jmr40 · February 6, 2017, 03:40 PM

No difference in the stocks. I've had both and they interchanged. When buying aftermarket parts they often only list one part name or number if parts are interchangeable.

February 3, 2017, 10:30 PM	#1
River Hill Junior Member Join Date: April 6, 2010 Posts: 4	Tikka T3 243 Stainless Question How can you tell the difference between the T3 Lite and standard T3? I am trying to find out if I have the Lite version or not.

February 4, 2017, 02:46 PM	#4
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Yep. The stock. Fiberglass-reinforced all-black polymer on the Lite. Wood for the discontinued plain T3. Boyd's lists the T3 and T3 Lite under Tikka not Sako. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

February 6, 2017, 03:40 PM	#5
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,808	No difference in the stocks. I've had both and they interchanged. When buying aftermarket parts they often only list one part name or number if parts are interchangeable. __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

February 3, 2017, 11:55 PM	#2
mellow_c Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,862	I'm pretty sure the only thing that makes it a "Lite" is the synthetic stock. Which comes in black and a camo pattern. If it's a synthetic stock, it's a lite. If it's wood... it is not.

February 4, 2017, 02:27 AM	#3
NHSHOOTER Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2012 Location: Concord NH Posts: 1,002	I own a T3lite and when I wanted to replace the synthetic stock with a boyds stock they made stocks for the original T3 but not the lite so there is a difference. I took mine out of the safe to check and there is no indication that it is a T3 Lite versus a plain or older T3, I would send a email to tikka with your serial number and ask them.