Does anyone have a good summary of this thread? I’m putting together a new gun, definitely somewhat of a Rokslide special…MDT HNT26 chassis, and a Tikka stainless 6.5cm. Still looking into optics, but right now I’m thinking a Nightforce NXS 2.5-10 paired with sportsmatch rings. I’ve got a couple questions:
Good options for factory ammo?
From my research, seems like Hornady Precision Hunter (143g eldx) and Federal Terminal Ascent are the two most common recommendations. Any others I should look into?
Barrel length?
The Tikka comes with a 24.3” barrel from factory. I’m wanting to cut it down shorter, as I’ve got the folding MDT chassis and I think it would be great to have an overall shorter gun for my backpacking trips. What would be a good balance of barrel length to performance for this Tikka? I’ll be practicing out as far as I can, and would expect to hunt at a max range for 500-650 yards once I feel competent at those distances.