Hornseeker
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Ok, after MUCH deliberation, way too much actually, yesterday I ordered a Superlight from Cabelas. 6.5 CM, 24" barrel. Talked to smith and he will cut it back to 19" for me, and thread. Its the new camo pattern exclusively for cabelas and the gun is listed at 6 pounds flat. I was looking forward to taking 5" off and losing about 5 ounces... but the cost is an extra few hundred with gunsmith and an interesting looking transition in the fluting to the thread/adapter.
Just this morning I see a model I haven't seen yet on Euro, and they are calling it Roughtech Superlight... it has a 20" threaded barrel and they have it listed at 5.9 pounds. Is this real? I don't see this gun on the Tikka site, but then the tikka site is an interesting one to navigate and now there are so many dang models. That barrel is marginally longer than I wanted, I had settled on 19 but am still thinking hard about 18. No gunsmith needed... no weird transition from fluting to threading/adapter... anyhow, main question is has anyone any experience with this 20" Roughtech superlite??
As far as money goes, I'll be ahead with my current purchase at $949 plus a few hundred for smithing.
Am I missing anything? Are there any other short barreled superlights I am not seeing?
Thanks. I am also now trying to choose a scope.
Just this morning I see a model I haven't seen yet on Euro, and they are calling it Roughtech Superlight... it has a 20" threaded barrel and they have it listed at 5.9 pounds. Is this real? I don't see this gun on the Tikka site, but then the tikka site is an interesting one to navigate and now there are so many dang models. That barrel is marginally longer than I wanted, I had settled on 19 but am still thinking hard about 18. No gunsmith needed... no weird transition from fluting to threading/adapter... anyhow, main question is has anyone any experience with this 20" Roughtech superlite??
Tikka T3x RoughTech Superlite 6.5 Creedmoor 20" 1:8" Bbl Roughtech Ember/Tungsten 4rd Rifle JRTXRBT382
Tikka T3x RoughTech Superlite 6.5 Creedmoor 20" 1:8" Bbl Roughtech Ember/Tungsten 4rd Rifle JRTXRBT382 For Sale
www.eurooptic.com
As far as money goes, I'll be ahead with my current purchase at $949 plus a few hundred for smithing.
Am I missing anything? Are there any other short barreled superlights I am not seeing?
Thanks. I am also now trying to choose a scope.