Tikka super lites on sale at cabelas

[geriggs]

Looks like the ad has them for $799. Not sure if that's a deal or not.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Whittaker still has WAY better pricing on the regular lite version for the calibers left in stock.

 

[Muttly]

$569 for a T3x stainless at Whittaker ain't terrible..

 

[geriggs]

nope not at all. But cabelas is advertising 6.5 CM in the super lite. Im a lefty and Im waiting on the T3x in 6.5cm lefty. I have waited 2 years, whats a few more months?....hopefully

 

[Mudslinger]

I saw at the Gander Mountain in Dayton, OH that they had a T3 270 for $420 and T3x 270 for $449

 

[JWP58]

Check sportsmans, the had superlites for 649...no camo though.

 

[JollyRoger]

$569 for a T3x stainless at Whittaker ain't terrible..

Dang! There's a decent price difference for the 6.5CM. I saw $569 and figured you had to be talking about blued guns... nope, a 7Mag SS is $569. The SS 6.5CM T3X Lite is $649 for the pre-order. Still a good price IMO

 

[Muttly]

Yup. Developed a strange desire to get my hands on a 7 Mag this winter, been curious about the T3s for a while. And since the Missus was in a good mood when I used the term "new gun", and Whittakers had em back in stock, clearly, it was a sign...

 

[colonel00]

Cabela's stamps a pretty hefty on their version of the Superlite for the camo stock. Quite a bit more than the regular black stock version you can get at Sportsman's Warehouse. Only difference between the Superlite and the regular is the barrel fluting as far as I know which really doesn't shave all that much weight. Purely guessing but with some of the prices I've seen, I'd almost think you could get a regular model and get the barrel fluted for less than what Superlites run.

 

[GKPrice]

Cabela's stamps a pretty hefty on their version of the Superlite for the camo stock. Quite a bit more than the regular black stock version you can get at Sportsman's Warehouse. Only difference between the Superlite and the regular is the barrel fluting as far as I know which really doesn't shave all that much weight. Purely guessing but with some of the prices I've seen, I'd almost think you could get a regular model and get the barrel fluted for less than what Superlites run.

I believe I saw $699 for the Superlight at SW the last I was in there - that sort of makes sense, $649 on special .... "marketing"

most of the smiths I've known wouldn't flute a factory barrel and some don't believe in fluting at all - I love it myself

 

[colonel00]

Yeah, I have one myself. I got mine from SW several years ago because I didn't like the camo version at Cabela's and I knew I wanted to get the stock dipped. So, it was silly to pay more at Cabelas than SW.

Just saying that, aside from aesthetics and a minor weight reduction, you could probably shave weight in other places. Put the extra money towards a lighter scope.