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The trigger with textured face released crisply at 45 oz/1295 g without any overtravel. The bolt catch is a rocker lever on the left side of the action and has a textured surface that provides finger grip: all that is required is to press the rocker lever and the bolt can be removed to the rear. Cycling was good – the bolt ran smoothly in its tracks. When the rifle is cocked, an extension – also marked with a red dot – protrudes to be felt and seen. Pictograms in the form of white and red dots indicate the condition. The bolt handle ends with a ball knob that allows safe and fast repeating and can be exchanged for other knobs. Unfortunately, no additional coating was applied. All metal parts were neatly blued with a deep black satin finish. On the underside of the action, there is a cutout where the recoil lug embedded in the stock engages. A 1-11" right twist gives the projectile the necessary stabilization. The barrel, which is completely free-floating along its entire length, was deep-drilled, honed and then hammered. Lug inserted in the T3x's synthetic stock forms the recoil lug against which 243 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor and 7mm-08 Remington calibers, each in 20”/51-cm or 24.4”/62-cm barrel lengths. caliber, a muzzle brake is completely unnecessary, as the empty weight of 7.8 lb/3530 grams is enough for recoil damping. This means that the rifle is already factory-ready to accept suppressors or muzzle brakes. A knurled metal protective cap reliably protects the thread from damage. The match barrel is 20”/51 cm long, 0.78”/20 mm thick at the muzzle, and measures a respectable 1.18”/30 mm at the barrel root. The extractor is placed laterally between the lugs. The bolt encloses the rear of the cartridge. The bolt measures 0.68”/17.5 millimeters in diameter. The steel two-lug bolt locks into the barrel. When repeating, the bolt pushes the cartridge out of the magazine into the chamber and only then does the extractor slip over the cartridge's rim. Bolt of the Tikka T3x in detail: a short extractor, the ejector is in the bolt