Heat can change POI. But with your barrel and the time between shots , you should not have any issues with over heating.
I’ve seen guys who would take those groups and never look back.
Depends on what you are satisfied with.
They look okay to me.
Tikka can be interesting. I had a tikka t3 Hunter that had more recoil for the caliber than anything I have ever seen.
I had opportunity to get a tikka t3 Hunter for a price I could not pass up.
I thought the recoil would be terrible!
I pulled the wood stock and installed a t3 synthetic stock...
I can’t argue that except the rifle:
I’ve owned Tikka rifles in multiple calibers. The .270 win was the worst.
I have owned 30/06’s in Ruger, Savage, Remington, Winchester, . I was not pleased with any of them.
I had given up on the 30/06 until I was offered a NIB Tikka Hunter.
I put a synthetic...
In my unprofessional opinion, I would choose the tikka in .308-
The ammo availability. The quality, accuracy of the tikka. The Tikka factory trigger is easily manipulated to set anywhere you want.
The Tikka 30/06 is extremely accurate. Switch the factory pad to a limbsaver and the recoil is...
I could never be happy with a 1.5” group. The Eld-x was not impressive in my bergara 6.5cm. Still.. much better than 1.5” - here the temperature changes shooting considerably. I don’t shoot much in the warm months. Most rifles will begin to shift POI after or by the second 3-shot group in...