6mm creedmoor tikka build

[_MountainBum]

18” OMR tikka prefit
Tikka T1x cheek riser stock
T3x action
4-32 NX8
Sico omega 300

Originally threw this build in a chassis, but got bored and opened up the barrel channel on this T1X stock, fully floated and incredibly nice feel. Simple. Will add the tikka vertical grip mod and send it this season.

Comes in at 9.4Lbs as pictured

 

[DLIP]

Sweet setup. Bet it’s a tack driver.

 

[Jamr]

I like it! I’m working on a 6 creed Tikka also.

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

that looks like a pretty good mountain rig i like it

 

[bojangles808]

What did the barrel weigh? Interested in how it shoots

 

[Tanner]

looks like a good setup.

for comparison and data sake, mine cut to 19” shoots the 115 DTAC at 2830fps now. Makes for a pretty handy rifle that carries 1800fps beyond a thousand yards.

 

[bowrunner81]

Is 1800fps the min of what folks want with the 115 DTAC? I know that’s considered the min expansion velocity with eldm/eldx bullets. I have a nearly identical setup coming with a 18” PPB, and I currently have some 103gr but the BC is a little low. The 115 DTAC sure looks better on the calculator, so I might try them.

 

[Ajsomp]

I’ve been looking at a 6 creed build, I just want to figure out which barrel to use that is close to the factory contour/weight and somewhere between 18-20”. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the 6.5 PRC I have, but something about shooting that 6mm creed is fantastic. I used to have a seekins in 6 creed and it was a tack driver and just fun to shoot.

 

[Tanner]

Is 1800fps the min of what folks want with the 115 DTAC? I know that’s considered the min expansion velocity with eldm/eldx bullets. I have a nearly identical setup coming with a 18” PPB, and I currently have some 103gr but the BC is a little low. The 115 DTAC sure looks better on the calculator, so I might try them.

I would have to defer to somebody like Form or Ryan on that. I want to say I recall that the 115 DTAC NR might want more velocity for expansion.

I always just use 1800 as sort of an Arbitrary number. Realistically I would limit myself to 700 and under with this rifle, for no other reason than that being my comfort zone.

 

[david2duck]

looks like a good setup.

for comparison and data sake, mine cut to 19” shoots the 115 DTAC at 2830fps now. Makes for a pretty handy rifle that carries 1800fps beyond a thousand yards.

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Can you post your ballistics calculation? My 6CM with 108’s going 2950 hits 1800 at 725y and hits 1800 with 115 VLDH at the same 725y but started at 2850.

 

[Tanner]

Being at 6500 feet helps. That’s at 50 degrees ambient temp. And this is actually using a Litz corrected BC of .600 instead of the listed .620.

 

[aledbetter05]

I've been trying to make a leap to the 6cm, heard they are great to shoot but barrel life is a draw back. Any experience with this? Or would keeping the barrel shorter extended the life?

 

[8nbait]

Should last 2000 rounds in a hunting rifle.

 

[Yooper906]

Should be done with my tikka build in a week! T3X 6CM, proof barrel and Peak 44 stock!

 

[Schmo]

@bowrunner81,
Also consider the 112 Barnes Match Burner. BC is about the same as the 115. Easy to source, and I’ve been told it’s very forgiving for loading.

 

[bowrunner81]

@bowrunner81,
Also consider the 112 Barnes Match Burner. BC is about the same as the 115. Easy to source, and I’ve been told it’s very forgiving for loading.

I thought I saw where they were fairly fragile and inconsistent compared to the eldx or eldm, but I could be very wrong. I’d have to go back through the 6mm thread and see examples. Is that not the case?

 

[Schmo]

@bowrunner81 No, they are solid. They’re actually tougher than an ELD. They have 3-6 inches of neck length, vs 2-4 of an ELD. Form has recommended them

 

[aledbetter05]

I'm interested to hear more on the terminal performance with these ELDm on big game. We have pretty big bodied deer here and would love hear some first hand experiences.

 

[_MountainBum]

Sweet setup. Bet it’s a tack driver.

Indeed it is! First three round group out of the gun was quite under a half an inch, immediately moved down to a six round group. Through the first round because I was settling onto a new target, but stacked five. Even with the first round, it is still barely over a half inch group. Crazy.


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[_MountainBum]

looks like a good setup.

for comparison and data sake, mine cut to 19” shoots the 115 DTAC at 2830fps now. Makes for a pretty handy rifle that carries 1800fps beyond a thousand yards.

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Awesome, thanks for the data. Getting components together, so I can start unloading after I spend this factory brass.


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