Tikka T3x Ace Target 223 Rem 24" Bronze Left Hand Rifle

A 223 Rem chassis rifle is a cheap way to shoot a lot of rounds without wearing out your shoulder or your wallet, and the T3x Ace Target is one of the better platforms to do it on. This is the left hand version with a 24 inch heavy barrel in bronze. The thick contour takes heat well, which matters more in a small cartridge than people expect, because 223 shooters tend to run long strings. Recoil is mild enough that a shooter can call every shot through the glass and work on position instead of managing the rifle.

Tikka builds the Ace around a modular aluminum chassis with adjustment at the cheek rest, length of pull and grip. That range of fit is what turns a good action into a rifle a shooter can drive consistently from prone, barricade or bag. The two stage trigger breaks clean, the muzzle is threaded, and the top rail gives plenty of room for a big scope and a night vision clip on if that is where the rifle is headed. Left hand shooters generally get one or two options in this class, and a true target chassis with a T3x action underneath it is about as good as that short list gets.