Hunting deer with mine this instant. Thumb sized entry and quarter exits. My gun is somewhat picky on ammo but likes the cheap PMC Starfire 240s the best. Married to a vxiii 1.5-5 it’s a great combo for woods carry. Not loud, no recoil and lightweight.
So here’s what I did
bought the gun first thing this AM. Converted over rail and scope from T3 lite and went to shooting. Cleaned barrel, shot once, cleaned, shot twice, cleaned, shot 3, cleaned, shot 5 cleaned and then fouled with 2 and shot groups. It was putting 5 around an inch with factory...
Going to pick up a superlite soon hopefully. If I can get it in the morning I would like to try and get the barrel going as quick as I can get to the range. Do tikka barrels need breaking in or do they just need a few foulers then start shooting groups?
I have a Pro-C model. I stepped up from an Akorn also. I like the Vision a lot better. I took some of the felt gasket material and lined my ash drawer tray with that, it now seals up great and I can hold temps great on long smokes. I do not use the starter port but I use the starter I just put...
I have butler creeks on 3 scopes and about to purchase for a 4th. My experience with moisture and snow has been favorable, and most importantly dust/debris control which is the biggest threat to clarity in normal use. If I had a once in a lifetime type hunt I might would splurge on Aluminas.
Well, we made the NC western opener. It’s been dry, it was windy, and we were too high in elevation. Took us too long to figure out that the bears were eating the corn at night and retreating to the deep thick hollers during the day. 17-18 miles in 2 days. Pretty damn country though.