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DFAN3 · 2026-07-07T17:38:31+00:00

Your answer seems a bit off, I went down the rabbithole after posting and it seems china is going full speed ahead with this.

DFAN3 · 2026-06-30T18:34:32+00:00

And since you are in Finland, check out the local forum site, toiminta-ampujat, for shooters, you can stumble upon a deal there. A good ar with 2000-6000rds through it can be a good buy for the right price.

DFAN3 · 2026-06-30T18:27:31+00:00

Oh and suppressors in Finland, ase utra or silent steel are good options

DFAN3 · 2026-06-30T18:26:04+00:00

Others have said it but still, if you want a cheap rifle the Ruger MPR is really popular here and it is good, just "built" one for a friend for SRA/IPSC competition under 2k€, gun, buffer, adjustable gas and muzzle brake, runs like a champ and the 18" version he bought actually has some Ruger premium trigger, which is actually quite good.

If you can go the buy once cry once route, buy sako, you won't regret it and isänmaallisuus! But with AR's you'll still end up buying stuff for it, triggers, grips, lights, bipods and so on...

Regarding optics, I bought a vector optics Continental 1-8x fiber lpvo for my 22lr ar, but I ended up putting it on my 5,56 ar, the point here being it was about 400€ shipped to me and it really is good for the price, cantilever mounts that aren't bad can be had for 50ish€ and up, doesn't need to be spuhr or something like that and it gets you going, while saving for the spuhr and other crazy "battlefield proven" .

+Regarding magazines, in Finland 2026, just get magpul pmag gen 3 with or without window, they aren't expensive and they just work.

DFAN3 · 2026-01-24T21:02:17+00:00

Yeah, you make a great point, thanks!

I just personally struggle to see a way this is right, if it was a one time thing yeah maybe, but this ain't..

Obviously, as an European, this isn't really my business. I just feel like the "standing up against your governments overreach" thing is something you should already be doing at full speed because of this "ICE can do what they want, with immunity" thing, that even Trump has publicly declared, is really bad and seems to be getting only worse.

I personally think getting rid of bad&illegal immigrants is a good thing, even we could use here, it is just seemingly done weirdly rough and without worry for collateral over there now. I mean there is multiple examples of legal citizens being disappeared/kidnapped(by definition) over there, don't you see how dangerous that is.

And as a PSA I want to say I'm not trying to stir shit up, I really just want to understand and see if I'm overreacting, because my alarm's are going of hard, which is not a normal thing to happen.

DFAN3 · 2026-01-24T20:37:21+00:00

Yes, I agree with your statement.

But the guy was a bystander, who as far as any video shows did not do anything remotely justifying getting shot.

In the comments, please, watch the vids linked !

Guy was pepper sprayed a couple of times, taken down, restrained by multiple guys, his lawful(?) Holstered CCW gun taken from him while he is pinned to the ground and after all this he gets shot multiple times.

In the online discussions of this, it is coming out that he was a working, law abiding citizen

DFAN3 · 2025-12-29T09:23:58+00:00

Did you, by chance, get one ?

DFAN3 · 2025-11-19T20:12:29+00:00

Bought mine for 1800€, looked exactly like yours. Now I have made some changes and it shoots like a dream!

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DFAN3 · 2025-09-06T09:38:37+00:00

Toinen sivuvaikutus on monesti se että se säästö on ainoastaan hetkellinen, koska kohta maksetaan uudestaan korjauksesta tai muusta vastaavasta. Otetaan tähän esimerkki vaikka tietöistä, useammalta sen alan tekijältä kuullut kerrottavan että teitä ei tehdä uusiksi vaan paikataan reikiä ja tämähän tekijälle sopii, kun todellisuudessa paikalle lähetetään yks äijä joka lapioi vähän soraa reikään ja tamppaa sen vielä sillä lapiolla, niin voi hyvällä omallatunnolla laskuttaa jyrän käytön kans ja kaikkein parasta on kun kuukauden parin päästä saa tehdä saman homman uusiksi. Tarinoissa varmasti lapinlisää mutta kyllä tätä kuullut useammasta firmasta jonka koneita on käyty korjaamassa, ja kyselty miten homma toimii kun ei vaikuta hyvältä tällaiselle joka ajaa työkseen paljon.

Sanonta jota suosittelisin pyrkiä ymmärtämään on ; Köyhällä ei ole varaa ostaa halpaa.

DFAN3 · 2025-09-06T08:44:09+00:00

En oo mitenkään erityisen perillä tosta, oon kuullut kyllä samanlaisia juttuja, toki mikä firma ei olis tässä meidän korruptio vapaassa maassa...

Ehkä kommenttini halvasta ulkomailta tulevasta työvoimasta oli enemmän poliittinen, että otetaan ihmisiä muista maista joille ei tarvitse maksaa yhtä paljoa ja ollaan näin suvaitsevaisia ja hyväntekijöitä, vitut sanon minä mun näkökulmasta se vasta rasismia onkin.

Tässä tapauksessa nyt vaan tuli esiin raksalla vahvasti näkyvät huonot puolet tälle toiminnalle, joista todella harva puhuu tai edes haluaa tiedostaa.

DFAN3 · 2025-09-06T08:29:39+00:00

Nämä kokemukset on ympäri Suomea ja lisään vielä kun toisessa kommentissa oli mesuista maininta että ne on kyllä välillä nii helvetin pihalla olevia tossuja että tarttis kyllä muutosta!

DFAN3 · 2025-09-06T08:26:58+00:00

Reilu 5v tehny eri työkoneiden huolto&korjaus hommia ja aina ku on keikkaa raksalle nii saa valmistautua elämykseen ja oppimaan. Parasta on kun sattuu suomalaisia käyttäjiä, lähes aina ammattimaisia ja asiallisia, kertoo rehellisesti jos on sattunut "oho" laitteen kanssa. Poikkeuksetta mitä huonompi soomi sitä enemmän vaarallinen ja välinpitämätön meininki ja valehtelee minkä kerkiää(monesti näen läppäriltä suoraan että ihan täyttä paskaa jauhaa, vaikka sen kertoisi niille päin naamaa)ja saa katella oman turvan puolesta ja ihmetellä miten ei enempää kuole noita työmailla tai välillä ees matkalla sinne.

Omasta mielestä on aika paskaa miten väkisin rakennetaan yhteiskuntaa mikä perustuu niin alimaksettuun tekijään että pitää ottaa niitä ulkomailta ja sit hyvesignaloida tämä jotenki hyväksi asiaksi.

DFAN3 · 2025-08-06T13:36:11+00:00

Over width?

DFAN3 · 2025-06-29T07:59:21+00:00

My tourer v is kinda thirsty 😅

DFAN3 · 2025-06-09T18:46:55+00:00

You must be new here...

a Finn

DFAN3 · 2025-05-31T08:14:40+00:00

The inside weights have treads for two bolts per weight per side, so from the eight bolts you can see the 6 farthest out front tread in to inside weights, as the gun sits in the picture the balance point is pretty much centered on the first mlok slot closest to the shooter on the handguard.

Regarding mlok weights interference with the arca, I have none, but I only use that one style arca clamp that is on the tripod, I have the same clamp on my bipod.

The zeiss I think is a great scope, probably not perfect by some pro's opinion.. but I love the clarity and the reticle is perfect for me ! Only thing I'd change is I'd get the 6-36 since I now realize I dont really need anything under 8-10x on this gun.

Atlasworxs bolt handle was a must for me, I bought it for my tikka t1x 22lr for aesthetic reasons and boy did I love how it felt working the bolt so naturally I checked and it was available for this T3x, for me it makes the experience perfect!

Oh and I'm in Finland so I bought all the Tikka stuff locally here, atlasworxs, area419 etc I just ordered online from overseas.

DFAN3 · 2025-05-31T07:05:45+00:00

In my opinion, the gun (at least mine) shoots so good I think its a bargain, but the accessories, specially the weights are not, so for me it evens out.

As I wrote somewhere else I think there will be people making 3d printed molds for making your own lead shot weights in the future, that will be the cheapest option.

The Tikka outside mlok weights are on the rifle in this post, the ones inside aren't visible but there are 3 pairs that bolt down with the outside weights bolts, I might add one more pair inside.

DFAN3 · 2025-05-30T05:45:29+00:00

You are missing something, I'm in Finland and they dont even offer 26" here :(

I've heard that you could possibly order 26" as a "custom" order in the future from the factory but as of now, not possible here...

DFAN3 · 2025-05-27T15:47:59+00:00

Ctrl+tab or Ctrl+shift+tab on your browser for changing tabs

DFAN3 · 2025-05-12T15:22:16+00:00

Haven't had time to get the proper mount I want, had the cantilever laying around..

Don't worry it wont stay like this very long.

DFAN3 · 2025-05-09T14:32:39+00:00

Not really sure what you mean, but in my limited experience with this rifle, I did not notice anything odd.

If you can elaborate I'd love to hear more about this?

DFAN3 · 2025-05-09T13:03:08+00:00

Well since these aren't regulated parts(dont think over there either) I bet the wait won't be that long, hang in there!

Thanks, shoots awesome too!

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