DIY Tikka Facelift

[PanhandlePilgrim]

My little winter DIY gun project. I picked up a lightly used Tikka CTR in 6.5 Creedmoor. After shooting it I realized I hated the factory Tupperware stock so I bought a beat up Bell and Carlson stock from the classifieds, fixed some cracks and screw holes, added texture to the palm swell and then painted the stock as well as painting the barrel and action with Cerekote. I am pretty happy with how it turned out and how it shoots, but we'll see how long it stays a Creedmoor.

 

[Shortschaf]

Hey that's pretty nice work

But what does it weigh!

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

Hey that's pretty nice work

But what does it weigh!

Way too much, like 12lbs. I plan to get a lighter scope and eventually a lighter stock like a Mesa or maybe a Rokstock if i decide i like ugly rifles. It would make a good NRL hunter gun in its current configuration though.

 

[Krumfola]

Looks great

 

[Harvey_NW]

Way too much, like 12lbs. I plan to get a lighter scope and eventually a lighter stock like a Mesa or maybe a Rokstock if i decide i like ugly rifles. It would make a good NRL hunter gun in its current configuration though.

I dig the multicam paint job, that looks clean. I'm working on a couple Stocky's VG's right now and for the discounted price they might be a candidate, since you're like me and have no problem mutilating stuff. I'll post a thread when I finish up as well.

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

I dig the multicam paint job, that looks clean. I'm working on a couple Stocky's VG's right now and for the discounted price they might be a candidate, since you're like me and have no problem mutilating stuff. I'll post a thread when I finish up as well.

Yeah I've considered one of those as well. I look forward to seeing how your project goes.

 

[matthewmt]

Stock looks sweet, did you make your own stencils?

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[sierracharlie338]

Did you do the bake on cerakote or air dry?

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

Stock looks sweet, did you make your own stencils?

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I have made my own in the past and it's a royal pain in the ass, I used a mixture of Kuiu Vias stencils and OCP stencils. I was hoping to make it closer to the vias pattern with OCP colors but it didn't quite work. Next time I'll do the brown first.

 

[TxLite]

Rifle looks great but that range is the stuff dreams are made of

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

Did you do the bake on cerakote or air dry?

So the stock is actually duracoat painted, they didn't have the colors in the C-series (air cure) to make the multicam/ocp pattern, but the action and barrel are Cerekote. Looking back on it I didn't word that very well in my post.

 

[dailyherold]

Rifle looks great but that range is the stuff dreams are made of

Seriously, I paused on that picture and let my mind go.

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

Seriously, I paused on that picture and let my mind go.

You guys will hate to hear that it's a public range and I usually have the place to myself if I go during the week.

 

[BigDog00]

Sweet rifle! What did you use for the texture?

 

[Machingeaneer]

Looks great!

 

[sierracharlie338]

So the stock is actually duracoat painted, they didn't have the colors in the C-series (air cure) to make the multicam/ocp pattern, but the action and barrel are Cerekote. Looking back on it I didn't word that very well in my post.

Looks awesome man

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

Sweet rifle! What did you use for the texture?

Marine-Tex

 

[Jmort1754]

What do you use to spray it?
That looks great.

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

I used a hobby airbrush. I bought a hvlp airbrush off Amazon specifically for this but couldn't find the parts to connect it to my air Compressor so I used the airbrush I already had and it worked fine, you just have to spray more because you're not laying down as wide of a pattern

 

[justin davis]

Very nice