Bell and Carlson Tikka Fit

[huntabsarokee]

I have Tikka Super Lite in 7-08. It has been a little picky with factory ammo but can get it to shoot 1 inch although with some ammo will shoot 1.5 to 2”. I bought a Bell and Carlson stock for it thought maybe it would help tighten up groups. First time out groups were 3” with Nosler ammo which usually it shoots best. I figured I didn’t have the recoil lug seated. Went back out today after trying to get the lug set correctly. Shot 3 shots and they were vertical probably 4” top to bottom with Hornady cheap whitetail ammo. I brought the factory stock and group was 1”.

Guess my question is does it look like I have to remove any material from the stock??? When I have the receiver bolts tightened I can fit a piece of paper between stock and receiver so it’s not touching. I think it’s just not bottomed out on the lug.

 

[Kauaihunter]

I’ve shot 4 Tikka’s (all factory barrels) in two different B&C stocks. 7mag, .308, .30-06 and .270. The .270 shot better in the factory synthetic stock. I shoot factory ammo and I tried 7 different loads. The 7mag had the biggest improvement. The .308 doesn’t seem to care which stock it’s in. The .30-06 started out in the B&C and stayed there since it shot very well. All torqued to 45in/lbs. The factory synthetic has the contact points and some rifles like it. My 6.5CM shoots great in the factory synthetic stock. My friends .270 shoots great in the Hunter stock which is free floated. FWIW, in all I have tried an MDT chassis, the B&C’s, Hunter (bedded lug), Peak Bastion, Peak Blacktooth and Boyd’s laminate (pillar bedded). The MDT and Boyd’s have been sold. Currently I’m running the Peaks and a factory synthetic. My friend is running one of my B&C’s and a Hunter.

The conclusion that I have come up, in my experience, is that all that is pretty much money wasted unless you are going for looks, weight or ergonomics. I have settled on weight as I walk a lot, miles when I hunt so that works for me. My opinion is based purely on hunting rifles, I shoot out to 300 yards. I’m not a target or long range shooter so YMMV.

 

[huntabsarokee]

This gun is getting a take off 6.5 barrel as we speak and I asked my smith to put it in the BC and see if he sees any issues. Will shoot it as he returns it and if it’s good it will stay that way. If I don’t think it is shooting good enough will try the factory stock.

I also prefer to stay light weight. This BC actually weigh an oz less than the factory and less than stated. I emailed BC and asked if they changed anything and they said no just within the standard variation.

 

[Kauaihunter]

My B&C’s both weighed in at 34oz on my scale. The only issue I had with one of the stocks is that there was a high spot in the barrel channel at midpoint that was closer to the barrel. I sanded it down to even out the float.