Giving Tikka another try

[Remington92]

Well after a few years of trying everything but tikka I finally caved and ordered one of the new stainless lites in 6.5prc. The previous tikka I had was a blued walnut t3 that I wasn’t overly impressed with and kind of jaded me to them. I’m hoping this new one will be different. I went near full rokslide on it and ordered a set of sportsmatch rings, a stockys vg (rokstok is too far out for this season, and a 3-12 leg (I have a 3-9 swfa that could go on it but so far I prefer the lrhs) .

My question is for guys that run suppressors do you shoot the rifles first to make sure you don’t have a lemon or go straight to the smith for a chop and thread? Thinking I’ll go 22” to try and squeeze velocity and I’ve got a fairly short can (griffin explorr 30).

Obligatory pictures, please ignore the messy work bench and stock shipped today so should have it on sometime next week.

 

[TNKnoxville]

I have the same gun in a 308 and a Roughtech in 300 win mag. both are tack drivers!!! Enjoy.

 

[Harlequin_Forest]

Mine was threaded from the get go but shot lights out with or without a can.

 

[gtriple]

I've just immediately sent mine to be threaded. I'm 6 deep and never had anything lemony.

 

[waspocrew]

Odds are pretty good you should have a great shooting rifle. I've owned a few Tikka's over the years and they've all shot well. Enjoy!

 

[BAKPAKR]

I didn’t realize the Stainless Lite was available in 6.5 PRC. I would shoot it before having it threaded. Just because.

 

[Lawnboi]

Barrels are like tires. If it suck, screw on another. For that reason I’d thread it right away. If it dosnt do what you expect, you have a great action. Better yet while it’s getting threaded have the smith bust the barrel loose re torque so when and if a new barrel is necessary you can do it at home without a headache

 

[Remington92]

I didn’t realize the Stainless Lite was available in 6.5 PRC. I would shoot it before having it threaded. Just because.

They just got released. I’ve been holding off until they finally did as I didn’t the extra expense and weight of an ember.

 

[TetonRecon]

Chop, thread and send it!

 

[wind gypsy]

Since this thread got revived - how did it pan out @Remington92 ?

 

[Remington92]

Since this thread got revived - how did it pan out @Remington92 ?

Oof forgot to come back and update this. I had it chopped to 22" dropped, it in a stockys until rokstoks are more available, started with the griffin can but just picked up a scythe for it.

This rifle massively blew away my expectations. Shoots factory hornady eldx and eldm to basically same poa/poi. Rifle shows very little barrel temp shift so I have to be more careful shooting as it gets too fun racking in ammo and can accidentally get it smoking hot before I notice. My garmin xero should be here later this week so curious to see velocity and going to start trying to reload for it as its too fun/expensive to keep feeding it factory ammo. I have a precision rifle shoot this weekend I'm very much debating to take it too to really stretch the legs on.


I know 3 rounds groups don’t tell the whole store but this was at 300yds the other day

 

[Billyvan]

I have the same gun in a 308 and a Roughtech in 300 win mag. both are tack drivers!!! Enjoy.

What rounds are you shooting in your 300wm roughtech? I have tried some 150’s Hornady whitetails and 200 Eldx. Neither are great

 

[Hnthrdr]

4 tikkas, all have been awesome to set up and get great accuracy with little to no effort. Hard to get any other rifle at that price point

 

[TNKnoxville]

Billyvan,

The Federal 200 grain ELDX and the 200 grain Terminal Ascent. The terminal ascent shoot best.

 

[199p]

I have had prob 8 tikkas in just about all cal and none were shot before being suppressed straight to the gunsmith

 

[TNKnoxville]

Billyvan,

The 308 is set up for deer and shoots Federal fusion 150's in a nice tight group!