7 SAUM Tikka throat question

[Gudim11]

Ordering a rifle
Tikka action/magazine, their bottom metal, 8 twist 20" carbon barrel, Bastion stock.

From talking to them, they usually just do standard chamber

I am a fan of monos and this will be primarily used for hunting out to say 650. Hoping the 160 cutting edge lazers, hammers, barnes etc shoot well out of it.. but wouldn't want to rule out the 180gr berger/eld etc bullets. Should I be asking them to throat it a bit?

 

[Cynoscion]

May be apples to oranges but I have a 700 short action, mag bolt face with an 8 twist Proof carbon fiber barrel reamed to SAAMI spec that shoots 168 Barnes LRX and 175 Berger elite hunters to the same POI and shoots them both very well. I shot the LRX out of it for a long time but the wound channels and quickness of kills with the Bergers is impressive.

 

[Gudim11]

May be apples to oranges but I have a 700 short action, mag bolt face with an 8 twist Proof carbon fiber barrel reamed to SAAMI spec that shoots 168 Barnes LRX and 175 Berger elite hunters to the same POI and shoots them both very well. I shot the LRX out of it for a long time but the wound channels and quickness of kills with the Bergers is impressive.

Thanks for that info.

Have you by chance ever hit an elk or something similar in the shoulder with the berger? Just always liked the idea of if the shot isn't great the monos will punch through, but I haven't done it with either one. What were you running for speeds?

 

[Cynoscion]

No elk but lots and lots of nilgai. Destruction is the best way to describe what that bullet does to shoulders.

 

[Tanner]

I’ve killed plenty of elk with Bergers and there’s no way I’d ever go back to shooting monos for anything but dangerous game. Build some dummy rounds with your desired bullets and desired COAL and the smith should be able to handle it from there.