Best Tikka prefit steel barrel

[longrangelead]

I've read of a handful of preferred issues but they certainly seem to have better odds of success than mcgowan. I'd feel even better about them if I was sourcing through LS Wild.

From a LRH thread - looks like basically zero freebore:

that's a burr on the trailing edge of the lands, usually from a dull reamer. it should be crisp on both edges of the lands.

 

[Harvey_NW]

OK. You order a 243Win barrel for a T3X how does the supplier know how to set the headspace? Or do you have to do something to set it?

From the way I understand it, Tikka T3X actions are typically consistent enough in dimensions to cut a shouldered prefit and be within headspace tolerances. You can also alter the headspace a bit with the amount of barrel torque into the action. I prefer tight torque and guaranteed headspace from a gunsmith.

 

[tall]

OK. You order a 243Win barrel for a T3X how does the supplier know how to set the headspace? Or do you have to do something to set it?

Some suppliers feel that the Tikka actions are consistent enough from the factory that a barrel can be cut to the appropriate headspace without needing to see the individual action. That’s the point of a “shouldered prefit.”

 

[skipper907]

OK. You order a 243Win barrel for a T3X how does the supplier know how to set the headspace? Or do you have to do something to set it?

the headspace is set to the action. Tikka actions have maintained a tight enough tolerance with the action to allow a barrel makers or gunsmiths to cut a barrel to a standard spec for the action and it to be properly headspaced.
It is a good idea to check the headspace with proper gauges after installing the barrel

 

[Dan Carey]

OK, thanks, I got it.