Pissed off big time .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

I recently bought a t3 from a local gunshop ,got it home and put the strap and scope on it from my .222 with a veiw to get out and zero it .Its fitted with a t8 silencer so weighs a bit .Put the strap onto my shoulder to see just how heavy it is and the front stud pulled out the rifle ,dropping everything on the floor.A look at it revealed that I could push the fecker in and out by hand .The scope is dented and the front glass smashed ,basically a write-off .The neoprene sleeve on the silencer saved the barrel and action from damage but the scope took the full force on a tiled floor .Phoned up the gun shop and was told to bring everything in .Photo's were took and the tikka rep phoned and informed while I was there .He said there would be no problem sorting it out through their insurance IF indeed it was a faulty stock?.The whole thing was posted off to tikka /berretta ,I'm not sure which and I was to await the arrival of a new stock fitted and sent back to the gun shop .Phone-call today to say its back so in I trot to be told tikka will not honor the scope replacement and get this -They say a scope cannot be damaged in that way by a simple fall off the shoulder and that I must have done the damage myself !.The gun shop owner says its out of his hands and gives me a number for tikka complaints .Spoke to someone there and expained the situation but was passed to someone else [how unusual]. The next chap stood by their decision NOT to replace the scope as he had seen it himself and agreed that the damage was UNLIKELY to have been caused from a fall from the shoulder .They had after all he said ,replaced the stock at their own cost,cheeky c**t.A few choice words from myself and the phone was put down not to be answered again .The scope cost me £347,five years ago which back then was the cost of a good scope but its the fact that I now dont have one at all for a centre fire thats pissing me off .

The chap on the phone did say that if I had fitted a harris bipod to the synthetic stock then the warranty would have been void?.

Anybody thinking of purchasing a tikka should bear this in mind .

[Guest oldskool]

you done right to let us know about that... sound like proper c**ts to me mate...

[Ricky-N.p.p 0]

I know its not the point mate, but have ye tried yer home insurance ?

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

I know its not the point mate, but have ye tried yer home insurance ?

 

Thats an option mate but I dont see why our premiums should go up because of someone elses f*ck up .

[Tikka T3 0]

srry to hear about this mate .i would take it further ,feck em .put it in every magazine let all people out there that uses these firearms that if they gets a problem that this is what to expect from the maker in question

but i bet it does make your blood boil

 

regards t3

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Note to self: Never Ever even consider buying TIKKA stuff ~ and repeat that sorry tale to Everyone and Anyone who will listen, for the rest of my days!

[martin 332]

There must be more you can do mate.Try threatening them with the 'Sale of goods act'...........link

[IanB 0]

Hey mate, TIKKA obviously need to sort their act up with regard to customers.... I'm sure many won't be parting with their hard earned cash in future if this is the sort of outcome from whats happened to yourself...very poor OF TIKKA!!

[Simoman 110]

Awful customer service, sorry your out of pocket foxdropper but thanks for highlighting it to the rest of us........

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Thanks to the generosity of a good mate ,I now have a scope for the tikka .More of which will follow in a new topic !

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

This is what damage it caused .Meopta 6-24x50 .

[v-max 2]

Sorry to hear & some damage to the scope too.What if it held for a short walk to a highseat then gave way or when climbing or going over a fence.Good to remember to unload your rifle when doing so you never know.

[moley 115]

Sorry to hear & some damage to the scope too.What if it held for a short walk to a highseat then gave way or when climbing or going over a fence.Good to remember to unload your rifle when doing so you never know.

 

write to the md at tikka , tell him the problem ,name names, tell him you are on the internet and go on most of the shooting hunting sites and will tell them all about it aswell and explain that you will take legal action if they do no put this problem right, worked for me when i had a problem with a car dealer, from pissing me about for 13 weeks to having it sorted in 4 days

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Sorry to hear & some damage to the scope too.What if it held for a short walk to a highseat then gave way or when climbing or going over a fence.Good to remember to unload your rifle when doing so you never know.

 

Good point there mate ,never thought of that.

[BULLRUNNER 7]

As everyone else has said Foxdropper,sorry to hear about your misfortune. The metal on the scope isn't that thick where its gone in the picture and with the rifle dropping say 3 foot or so from your shoulder wouldn't take much to bend it like that. Don't let it drop bud.