1 premier custom rifle vs 2 custom tikkas - what choice to make?!

[_MountainBum]

Gents, I am planning to build, at a minimum, one 18” 6mm creed for a deer rifle. I have been going back and fourth on building one very premium rifle, or building two tikkas in different calibers for around the same price.

The builds would look something like this

Premium build
-Kelby Nanook
-proof prefit
-XLR/HNT 26
-etc

Tikka builds
-2 tikka actions
-reputable steel prefits (different cals)
-pure precision stock
-etc

What would you do, given the chance?

 

[Sadler]

Two is better than one. Get the tikkas.

 

[ETtikka]

2 is 1
1 is none

 

[Hnthrdr]

Unless you really want 2, beware of the man with 1 gun for he knows how to use it. I would go premium, this coming from a guy who has a grip of tikkas and also loves them.

 

[SamsonMan22]

My vote would be for one tikka, a couple barrels, and a lot of ammo.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Tikkas but with factory stocks (vertical grip) and lots of ammo.

 

[WormSportsman]

I enjoy shooting different rifles and working up loads for different guns. For me it would be 2 semi custom Tikkas. With Tikkas they tend to multiply anyways so you might as well get it over with from the start.

 

[Long Cut]

Will the 1 “premium” gun shoot 2x better ?

 

[prm]

What will the one nice custom do you for you that the two (or one) Tikka won’t?

 

[180ls1]

I always want a backup rifle as I travel for hunts so that makes the decision rather simple.

 

[Article 4]

Unless you really want 2, beware of the man with 1 gun for he knows how to use it. I would go premium, this coming from a guy who has a grip of tikkas and also loves them.

Premium 2nd vote - customize the chamber for your bullet and reap the benefits of everything being at the highest quality control and tolerances.
Tikkas are fine but if you are even thinking about a custom - buy one, cry one and never look back

 

[deadwolf]

Another option is your premier custom rifle with a second prefit barrel and bolt/ bolt head.


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[B_Reynolds_AK]

I think it’s the wrong way of looking at it, comparing a Tikka in one category and a “Premium” in the other.

I sold my “Premium” AnTi X and moved to 2 Tikka’s. Will not be going back. Would have done so even if the Tikka action was double the price.

 

[knale87]

I’d go with the one semi custom tikka, extra barrel and spend the rest on ammo or components.

 

[TxLite]

I just did a custom off of a 75 degree Nanook because I’ve been wanting a true custom for years. It’s really nice and cuts some weight over a Tikka, but I don’t know that it really offers much else (anything?) over my semi custom Tikkas.

I’ll also add that I have had 2 of the pure precision Mesa stocks for my Tikkas. They are well made but I much prefer the recoil characteristics of my Stocky’s VG’s over the Mesa.

 

[The Harbor Master]

Build 2 identical Tikkas. One in 6mm CM and one in .233 for training.

 

[Marbles]

2 Tikkas. Swapping barrels is not that convenient and I doubt many people actually train with one barrel, then swap to another for hunting. Hell, I get tired of moving a direct thread can between two rifles, and there was no zero shift so it was pretty simple.

If you shoot enough you will burn out the 6mm barrel pretty quick. Having a bolt trainer in 223 is a lot of fun and saves money in ammo and barrels.

I thought one rifle sounded like a good idea, but if I only had my 243 I would be on my third barrel at this point to have the same volume of fire from the past year.

 

[mitchellmountain]

You could spend twice the money on a gun that will not be twice as accurate or reliable.

Two is definitely better than one in this particular scenario

 

[bojangles808]

2 Tikkas in rokstocks. way better than the pp and cheaper

 

[bober90]

2 Tikkas!


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