Best Tikka prefit steel barrel

[Lawnboi]

PVA kind of contours differently. They spec the muzzle diameter at the length it seems, so shorter barrels are quite a bit lighter. Here’s a 16.5” 3b. Not too bad. It is beefier than factory.

 

[762 ULTRAMAGA]

Who makes the best steel prefit tikka barrel? Looking for a 7prc barrel, preferably fluted or with the option to get fluted.

I've had great luck with a number of McGowen tikka prefits.
Preffered barrels have been problematic for me

 

[sickles107]

Did quite a bit of digging on this topic a few weeks ago when on the market for a 6cm tikka prefit.

Ending up feeling pretty confident ordering from PBB. Groups will confirm my choice in June hopefully.

 

[Gtscotty]

I've had great luck with a number of McGowen tikka prefits.
Preffered barrels have been problematic for me

I'm looking for a shouldered Tikka Prefit in 7mm PRC similar to the OP, and Preferred was the direction I was leaning. I'm curious what kinds of problems you've had?

 

[762 ULTRAMAGA]

I'm looking for a shouldered Tikka Prefit in 7mm PRC similar to the OP, and Preferred was the direction I was leaning. I'm curious what kinds of problems you've had?

I bought two for precision rifles that wouldn't shoot better than moa, one sent 2 moa cold bore flyers and copper fouled like crazy.
I sent that barrel back, they said it needed recrowned, it still shot terrible but they refused to replace it.
I called them for weeks asking for a refund, finally they sent me a new tikka prefit barrel.

Right off the bat I found it chambered hard, turns out the neck was so tight it was shaving brass off the case.
They rechambered it for me and it actually shoots sub moa now, I can't get anything better than .75 out of it and it's finicky for sure.
This was 18 months ago.

I'm 5 for 5 with sub 1/2 moa shooters from McGowen, people on here love to hate on them but they're a much better barrel.
They are properly stress relieved, hand
lapped, and clean easy.

 

[Packmansion]

10 shot group from a 20"x.75" taperless fluted PBB prefit in 25 Creed. I paid a little extra and sent the barreled action in for them to crack the factory barrel loose and gauge this one. Not even 100 rounds on it yet, it's a shooter.
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is that a rough tech stock? No modification needed for the taperless?

 

[Harvey_NW]

is that a rough tech stock? No modification needed for the taperless?

Nope just a factory with some Krylon. Yes I had to modify the stock slightly by the chamber taper area, and I opened the channel up a little extra. It was pretty easy with a carbide roughing bit in a dremel tool to get the majority of the work done, and then some sand paper on a socket for finish work.

 

[Packmansion]

Nope just a factory with some Krylon. Yes I had to modify the stock slightly by the chamber taper area, and I opened the channel up a little extra. It was pretty easy with a carbide roughing bit in a dremel tool to get the majority of the work done, and then some sand paper on a socket for finish work.

Looks great, nice work!

 

[Lawnboi]

Ordered another PVA, have a sale going like they do every 4th of July. Not a bad deal for next years match barrel.




And here is 5 from my 16” 22 creed PVA prefit. This group was shot at 400 yards, don’t know how it’s possible but I about shit when I got down to the target.

 

[kswaterfowl]

I've had great luck with a number of McGowen tikka prefits.
Preffered barrels have been problematic for me

The only way I would order from mcgowen again, is if they got rid of Dan and were giving away free barrel blanks

 

[Jimbee]

Ordered another PVA, have a sale going like they do every 4th of July. Not a bad deal for next years match barrel.

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And here is 5 from my 16” 22 creed PVA prefit. This group was shot at 400 yards, don’t know how it’s possible but I about shit when I got down to the target.
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Is that a barrel nut prefit? I looked at their website and didn't see the sale.

 

[Lawnboi]

Is that a barrel nut prefit? I looked at their website and didn't see the sale.

Shouldered tikka prefit.

It’s a code used at checkout.

I ordered another match rifle barrel

 

[2UP]

I’ll try and get in touch with PVA, but does anyone know what steel profile would be the closest to a Proof Research Carbon Fiber Sendero? I have a stock cut for the Proof profile on the way, but I think I want a heavy profile Steel Barrel.

 

[762 ULTRAMAGA]

The only way I would order from mcgowen again, is if they got rid of Dan and were giving away free barrel blanks

Haha! Yeah I know what you mean about that dude..
Last time I ordered it was a new guy who was great to work with, it was a 300 NM Ackley prefit and it's shooting .3 consistently.
They straight up shoot, but go with whatever tickles your little pickle

 

[SDHNTR]

I’ll try and get in touch with PVA, but does anyone know what steel profile would be the closest to a Proof Research Carbon Fiber Sendero? I have a stock cut for the Proof profile on the way, but I think I want a heavy profile Steel Barrel.

Bart M24 or Rem heavy Varmint will be close.

 

[2UP]

That’s what I figured. I ordered the M24 last week. Thanks

 

[NSI]

I called the usual suspects and let my gut guide me based on the feel of conversations with whoever picked up the phone. I came away extremely impressed with bugholes and PVA, and have ordered from both.

-J

 

[sickles107]

Reporting back on very first shots through PBB 6 creed, bore sight, 1 sighter, 5 to group

 

[ResearchinStuff]

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Here’s a 16.5 3b PVA osprey tikka prefit.

There's definite variation in the pva 3b. My 16" 223 pva 3b is much thinner, and most annoyingly too thin for my can to shoulder on.

 

[Lawnboi]

There's definite variation in the pva 3b. My 16" 223 pva 3b is much thinner, and most annoyingly too thin for my can to shoulder on.

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Is that an osprey prefit?

I’ll have to make sure and call before my next one.

That’s the reason I went 1/2” with my first one, I actually would have been happy if mine was cut that way.