Let's See Your Semi-Custom Tikka Builds

[Low_Sky]

Nice build! Nothing wrong with that scope. Those gen 2's are proving to be pretty damn good.

I had a gen 1 die on this rifle when it was in factory trim. Hoping the extra weight in the gen 2 means it’s more robust. So far so good with this one, but I have that doubt in the back of my mind. Not enough rounds on it yet.


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[Tahoe1305]

Low sky shot you a PM about your build. Doing similar in 7wsm. Can you share the weight of your barrel if you got it before you mounted. Thx.

 

[Muley Buck]

I had a gen 1 die on this rifle when it was in factory trim. Hoping the extra weight in the gen 2 means it’s more robust. So far so good with this one, but I have that doubt in the back of my mind. Not enough rounds on it yet.


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I have been in the same boat. I totally understand your reluctance, but I'm happy with my gen 2.

 

[Shortmag11]

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Who did the smith work??

 

[basalpin]

Hello guys . i am french and i have a question for you.
Someone know if the gen 2 billet magazine mountain tactical own a shoulder in the body magazine to save the bullets tip? i hope you understand what i am looking for . thanks and sorry for my bad english.
ben.

 

[Lawnboi]

My Tikka CTR scout 20" barrel in .308.
Wearing a Manners ehta, Sterk bolt handle, mountain tactical rail, seekins rings, and NF atacr 4-16x50.

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What height rings?

 

[Lawnboi]

Hello guys . i am french and i have a question for you.
Someone know if the gen 2 billet magazine mountain tactical own a shoulder in the body magazine to save the bullets tip? i hope you understand what i am looking for . thanks and sorry for my bad english.
ben.

they do not

 

[CApighunter]

Hello guys . i am french and i have a question for you.
Someone know if the gen 2 billet magazine mountain tactical own a shoulder in the body magazine to save the bullets tip? i hope you understand what i am looking for . thanks and sorry for my bad english.
ben.

They don’t, but the HCA mags do if you’re building a WSM/Saum/PRC

 

[basalpin]

They don’t, but the HCA mags do if you’re building a WSM/Saum/PRC
[/CITATION]
no it's for 6.5 cm. i have contacted hca but he don't send in france. have you another idea ?

 

[Shortmag11]

Here's mine. Not super high end or special, but it looks sexy and shoots.

T3x superlite in .30-06
-Boyd's laminate stock, bedded by myself (steel pillars and probed 2000)
-Atlasworx bottom metal that I reshaped to be a slimmer profile and not feel like a cludgy POS
-Cerakoted the magazine, bolt shroud, safety lever, cocking indicator, bottom metal, and bolt stop to match the stainless
-1.5lb trigger spring
-Talley lightweights
-maven rs2 scope

Comes in at 7 lbs 5 oz with scope attached


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This thing is absolutely gorgeous!

 

[CApighunter]

You could try a standard long action magazine, I doubt they’d move around enough to damage the tip.

 

[JonC]

Who did the smith work??

I fortunately have a full-time gunsmith on staff at work

 

[eightyeight mag]

What height rings?

seekins .87"

 

[Shortmag11]

I fortunately have a full-time gunsmith on staff at work

ohh yea I would say that’s very fortunate!

 

[basalpin]

[QUOTE = "CApighunter, message: 1637152, membre: 27330"]
Vous pouvez essayer un chargeur long action standard, je doute qu'ils se déplacent suffisamment pour endommager la pointe.
[/ CITATION] je peux essayer j'ai un long magazine d'action merci pour ces idées.

 

[Jc213]

Not to "custom" but I will throw it out there:
t3x superlite 7 rem mag, mountain tac bolt handle, matching contour brake, trigger to 2 pounds, talleys, NF 2.5-10X42

Is that the Sako break? What thread pattern? Debating a radial like this or a APA micro bastard for a superlite.

 

[270quest]

It’s matching contour brake that my local gunsmith makes...It tames this down really well at the bench so far.

 

[2rsquared]

Made adjustable LOP spacers and a Limbsaver pad for my orangutan arms.

Doing the LOP spacers made a big difference in how the gun handles and acts during recoil. No regrets chopping the Mesa stock up.

I am my own not-a-gunsmith and I don’t think I hacked anything up too bad.

How did you go about making your spacers?

I have ape arms and a giraffe neck. I need a 15" or so LOP.


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[Low_Sky]

How did you go about making your spacers?

I have ape arms and a giraffe neck. I need a 15" or so LOP.


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Cut off the glued-on Pachmayr and trued up the cut. This gets you all the way down to the CF shell and expanded foam fill. Glued in a 1/4” spacer with T-nuts to serve as the base. Then shaped additional spacers and the Limbsaver. The screws are machine thread going into the T nuts, so nice and durable for changes. I used 1/4” and 1/2” Kick-Eez spacers from Brownells.
Honestly, for the difficulty and tools it took to do this, I’d say it’s probably beyond the scope of most kitchen table tinkerers. If you don’t look at it and immediately know how you’d tackle something like this, I’d probably let a gunsmith handle it.
Here’s an inside view of the adjustable spacer stack. I took out a lot of the inside material to lighten them.

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[eightyeight mag]

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