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PHILLIP HAYES tests the Tikka T3x TACT A1 in 6.5 Creedmoor, exploring its design, features, handling and exceptional long-range accuracy. Tikka is well-known for manufacturing dependable, accurate and high-quality rifles. With sport shooting, and especially long-range shooting, taking the world by storm, in 2020 Tikka launched the Tikka T3x TACT A1 to fill the…

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