I like Dick and his son but I'm not sure QC is what it once was. I had a three piece takedown limb break at the bolt hole with no actual hunting use and I sent it back in expecting a new limb. They just epoxied it with JB weld and sent it back to me. I since bought a Stalker because I don't have...
@Unknown Munitions Weren’t the 700 short actions supposed to be done after two shipments based on your June update? Curious if that timeline has since been extended
Yes. I have a Tikka with a barrel that shot well in in a bedded AG but opened up significantly when I swapped it to a Rokstok. Went from 1.1 MOA for 10 to 1.6 MOA for 10. Swapped the lug for a Lumley and did an ugly but functional bedding job. Subsequent group was 1.05MOA. Yes, the recoil lug...
You may have to shim the bottom metal out from the stock to get reliable feeding and mag retention. I had to with my Rokstok and an Alterra on another Tikka. You can use washers, but these are better:
https://highdesertrifleworks.com/products/tikka-t3-shim-kit
It's fairly easy to make a vertical incision just behind the last rib after quartering to relieve pressure and get the tenderloins out. Just enough to let the stomach spill out and create a void to work in. I cringe whenever someone rips out the primary tenderloin muscle doing gutless.
Just got mine in the mail today. Looks and feels great, hopefully it makes this 7prc a little more shootable. The fit is pretty tight around the barrel. I ordered a sendero contour for an Ace #3. Should I think about sanding this out for better clearance? It's dead cat up until a couple inches...
I'm looking for a replacement bottom metal for a SA Origin 6.5cm build that will eventually live in a Rokstok. Does anyone have any strong opinions on the various options out there? So far I've looked at Hawkins, MDT, UM, and Atlasworx. They're all roughly around the same price point. Any input...
Mine will be here tomorrow. Ordered 8am MST 12/22, plain carbon Tikka with rail, Sendero profile.
Not sure why Fedex thinks it's necessary to send it to Memphis when I live less than 3 hours from UM, but I guess I can handle an extra couple days of waiting...
I had a negative experience with a 143 ELD-X in 2019. 75 yard broadside shot on a muley buck, bullet entered right behind the shoulder. He dropped and died immediately, but the jacket separated from the core and carved up a significant portion of the onside backstrap. It was a pretty shocking...