My first outing with my Tikka 65 PRC about 6 weeks ago was with factory Hornady 147. I had MANY that I could barely open the bolt. Been searching around to see if this is common problem or not.
Great thread with super info. Found this looking around, but I’m sure you’ve all seen it. I’m relatively new here and still stumbling through A LOT of information.
https://mdttac.com/mdt-field-stock-chassis-system/
“Comfortable to carry long distances in the woods with a traditional stock...
Bought can from LGS through the silencer shop portal on 12/6 and silencer shop’s expert service finally got my paperwork submitted to the feds on 2/13. This one was a trust submission and I hope to get it by hunting season, but I doubt it.
Since this submission my LGS has started doing their...
The whittle Tikka is now in Portland, TX at Red Beards getting a 2.4” haircut and thread.
And they just so happened to have an AB Raptor 6 556 that called my name. So I got that going too. I keep seeing these new super short wait time reports. Won’t happen that way for me but we’re giving it a go.
100 pages down and only 240 to go.
My RS special shoots lights out with BH 77 TMK’s! Love it.
Next up is shortening and threading. I know. I know. It’s a shooter, don’t mess with it. I don’t like the noise pollution.
Love this thread.
50 pages down. Only 284 more to go. Tikka 223 stainless arrived. 77 tmk’s. First group .783 MOA. More than satisfied with the start. Looking forward to the journey.
I’m in the process of converting as we speak. I was wanting to rebarrel my SA Origin to 65 prc. Now it wasn’t just a plain barrel and bolt face change so there were some added costs; fluting, muzzle threads, cerakoting…
After quotes on making that conversion, I bit the bullet and went Tkka...