Is this amount of Flex Normal? Tikka CTR w/ Bipod

[Craqas18]

Hey guys picked up a CTR recently, threw on a Harris bipod, sling attachment, no tilt.

While rifle is on the bench, slight moving left and right, the rifle flexes a decent amount in the foreend.

 

[BishBeCool]

that does seem like a lot. on the left side of the rifle is the pressure relief hole just kiss the top of the stock inlet? the action may not be seated into the recoil lug properly.

I just hogged out my factory stock for more gap around my barrel and noticed I have a bit more flex init as well

 

[Rolando]

The decrease in stock-to-barrel clearance appears to be due to you twisting the stock. It's further exacerbated from the non-pivoting bipod.

 

[JDMBEND]

Not normal.

 

[Craqas18]

that does seem like a lot. on the left side of the rifle is the pressure relief hole just kiss the top of the stock inlet? the action may not be seated into the recoil lug properly.

I just hogged out my factory stock for more gap around my barrel and noticed I have a bit more flex init as well

I believe so.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’d say not normal, I use Harris and atlas bipods and I’ve never noticed enough flex on a tikka to do that.

My Ruger American rimfire is a different story, off a bipod it flexes and touches the barrel.

 

[BishBeCool]

I believe so.

That looks good

 

[sdupontjr]

I had similar but not that much. I took my CTR and put it in a roughtech stock. The CTR mag sticking out the bottom didn't jive with my hunting situation. So I opened the barrel channel slightly with dremel and installed SS pillars. I now torque the standard plastic bottom metal to 65in-lb instead of 45. No issues, very little movement and hammer as it should. You'll notice i left the ss tubing long. I measured it so that the internal washer in bottom metal would bottom out on it. Thus having a solid mount from bottom metal to action.

 

[Craqas18]

I had similar but not that much. I took my CTR and put it in a roughtech stock. The CTR mag sticking out the bottom didn't jive with my hunting situation. So I opened the barrel channel slightly with dremel and installed SS pillars. I now torque the standard plastic bottom metal to 65in-lb instead of 45. No issues, very little movement and hammer as it should. You'll notice i left the ss tubing long. I measured it so that the internal washer in bottom metal would bottom out on it. Thus having a solid mount from bottom metal to action. View attachment 1001761View attachment 1001762View attachment 1001763View attachment 1001764View attachment 1001765View attachment 1001766View attachment 1001767View attachment 1001768View attachment 1001769View attachment 1001770

Thank you for the pics and info.

I’m slighly exagerating the twist with my right hand to show the cant a but yeah, just seeing what’s tolerable .

 

[Robpiat]

I’ve shot alot of rounds through a ctr with a factory stock and a Harris bipod - maybe 1500. I push back on people that immediately call to upgrade it and say that it’s flimsy. I consistently shoot ,6-.7 with handloads. It simply gets stuff done and there wasn’t a notable difference trying it in a chassis. I think the tikka polymer stocks will hold up to abuse better than anything close weight wise, even expensive carbon stocks.