C19 (Tikka T3 CTR)
Bolt-action hunting/patrol rifle in .308 Winchester adopted in 2016 by the Canadian Rangers to replace the ageing Lee-Enfield No.4; based on the Finnish Tikka T3 CTR with a red-grey laminated wooden stock.
C19 (Tikka T3 CTR)
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- C19 (Tikka T3 CTR)
- Alias
- Canadian Ranger Rifle / Sako Tikka T3 CTR
- Manufacturer
- Sako / Tikka (Finlandia) per Colt Canada
- Country
- Canada
- Year
- 2016
- Category
- Sniper rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×51 mm NATO (.308 Win)
- Muzzle velocity
- 820 m/s
- Effective range
- 600 m
- Maximum range
- 1000 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 510 mm
- Overall length
- 1060 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.6 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Bolt-action (Tikka T3)
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore rotante manuale a 2 alette
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile bifilare
- Standard capacity
- 10 rounds
Fire modes
Historical profile
The Canadian Rangers — Arctic reservists tasked with sovereignty in the Far North — used the Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I* from 1947; between 2014 and 2018 about 6,500 new C19s built by Sako/Tikka in Finland were delivered under a Colt Canada contract.
Selected for reliability at Arctic temperatures (-50 °C), the standardized .308 NATO calibre and the red/grey laminate stock echoing the Rangers' iconic red sweatshirts.
Used for Arctic patrols, training and protection against polar bears and wolves; fitted with Tritium battle-type iron sights and a 510 mm stainless steel barrel.
Variants
Main users
Canada (Canadian Rangers, ~6.500 unità)
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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