Let's See Your Semi-Custom Tikka Builds

[Jakeb]

They say mediums with clear up to a 63mm objective with a lite barrel and a 58mm with a heavy barrel.

Awesome thanks!

 

[kpk]

7mmRM superlite
6.5 Creed
.223

 

[Beaverdog]

Nothing to crazy, re barreled 300 wm to 6.5 prc, Ctr cheek riser, talley extra low, leupold vx5 and a form 1 suppressor. Love my tikkas.

 

[RyanT26]

Nothing to crazy, re barreled 300 wm to 6.5 prc, Ctr cheek riser, talley extra low, leupold vx5 and a form 1 suppressor. Love my tikkas.View attachment 387600

Which form 1 suppressor did you go with? How do you like it?

 

[Lawnboi]

Which form 1 suppressor did you go with? How do you like it?

I’d be really really careful going the form 1 route right now.

Check this out

Form 1 supressors mass denial.

I don't think the form 4 wait vs form 1 wait was really tied to anything other than with the form 1 it was possible to efile. That was the main speed factor and my reason for doing it. Now that form 4 efile is open, and hopefully working soon enough, I don't see as much appeal in the form 1 game.

www.snipershide.com

 

[Beaverdog]

Which form 1 suppressor did you go with? How do you like it?

Yeah I love it, short wait, turned out to be an awesome suppressor. But the last week the form one community pretty much came to a standstill with some atf bs. Right now I’d recommend doing a form 4. Check out diligent defense enticer s-ti, that’s next on my list since form 1 is dead.

 

[RyanT26]

I’d be really really careful going the form 1 route right now.

Check this out

Form 1 supressors mass denial.

I don't think the form 4 wait vs form 1 wait was really tied to anything other than with the form 1 it was possible to efile. That was the main speed factor and my reason for doing it. Now that form 4 efile is open, and hopefully working soon enough, I don't see as much appeal in the form 1 game.

www.snipershide.com

Dang that’s not good!

 

[Mountain huntr]

Alot of nice rifles!

 

[VinoVino]

No relief cut necessary. The Wheeler action wrench bolts were torqued way down, so had to put that in my bench vise to break them free so I could flip the upper portion. But once I got this set up and torqued down tightly in the barrel vise, two whacks with a rubber mallet on the action wrench and it spun free.

 

[Greg1953]

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No relief cut necessary. The Wheeler action wrench bolts were torqued way down, so had to put that in my bench vise to break them free so I could flip the upper portion. But once I got this set up and torqued down tightly in the barrel vise, two whacks with a rubber mallet on the action wrench and it spun free.

This has been discussed before.
One of the biggest mistakes people make in trying to remove tikka factory barrels is putting to much pressure on the action wrench bolts and compressing the barrel/action threads locking them to each other.
If you keep the wrench just snug enough to keep the action from moving and possibly marring in the jaws it makes it a lot easier to spin off .

 

[VinoVino]

This has been discussed before.
One of the biggest mistakes people make in trying to remove tikka factory barrels is putting to much pressure on the action wrench bolts and compressing the barrel/action threads locking them to each other.
If you keep the wrench just snug enough to keep the action from moving and possibly marring in the jaws it makes it a lot easier to spin off .

Yeah, I had tried using a 5” bench vise with aluminum barrel inserts, but it kept spinning, so took the plunge on Wheeler tools when they had their sale. I was surprised at how easy it was, but that’s what you get for using the right tool for the job.
Next is to put on my new .260 Rem barrel, hopefully today, if I get a break from work and meetings.

 

[83cj-7]

Simple and inexpensive build I just finished. Factory Veil Wideland .270 Win that I put into a Bell and Carlson stock and Cerakoted bolt, bolt handle and rings with Midnight Bronze. Shooting 150 SSTs at 3k with RL26 and man does it shoot good!

This is one round from 250,300,350,450 and 500 use a Snipe-pod and a Leupold B&C reticle.

 

[T3X]

Simple and inexpensive build I just finished. Factory Veil Wideland .270 Win that I put into a Bell and Carlson stock and Cerakoted bolt, bolt handle and rings with Midnight Bronze. Shooting 150 SSTs at 3k with RL26 and man does it shoot good!

This is one round from 250,300,350,450 and 500 use a Snipe-pod and a Leupold B&C reticle.
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Can't complain about those results. Nice touch with the cerakote, definitely compliments the rest of the gun.

 

[7mmHunter]

Mike at HCA has ordered a custom reamer for my upcoming build


Stainless T3x, lefty, LA
284 Winchester long throated
22” HCA Summit profile carbon barrel, thread 5/8x24 w/ Mike’s recommended self timing brake. (The threads will be cut to time a Deadair Keymo for suppressor use)
HCA bottom metal
Fluted bolt
Area 419 pic rail
Vortex matched 35mm rings
Leupold Mark5 HD 3.6-18
Anarchy swept bolt and CF knob.

Mesa Precision or AG Alpine hunter ( wish I could get a thinner palm swell and a vertical grip than both these stocks offer)
Cerakote and stock color TBD ( top of the list something bold. Maybe an orange camo )

No pics since the build has just entered it’s paperwork stage. Will for sure post when the rifle is done 8-9 months. ( More time to find more Tikka’s to build )

 

[Cant hit em]

T3 in a compact tikka stock
Lumley bm and shroud
Mountain gear NZ titanium bolt handle (9grams)
Bolt fluted and Cerakote graphite black
Action , 20” barrel has
Burnt bronze cerakote
Talley lows
Vx3i

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[darrenk75b]

Dropped my action into a hnt26 chassis. Dropped 10oz over my Mesa Altitude + Grayboe dbm combo. Will be 7 lbs 10 oz when the SWFA scope gets mounted.

The hnt26 chassis is 28oz on its own (folder) compared to 38oz for the Mesa + DBM.

 

[Sadler]

Here’s another one. Shoutout to JA outdoors. I ordered this XLR chassis on Saturday and got it yesterday. Total weight loaded is 9lbs 7oz. Has an 18” carbon six, TBAC 7, and an NXS 2-10.

 

[Lawnboi]

Ordered another eh1. One I’ll never have to worry about the barrel channel on again!

 

[Gorp2007]

Ordered another eh1. One I’ll never have to worry about the barrel channel on again!


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I’m tempted to go the same route, can’t wait to see how it turns out.

 

[Lawnboi]

I’m tempted to go the same route, can’t wait to see how it turns out.

Iv already got one cut for an m24 with a lite currently in it. Some think it’s ugly, but I like it. It’s nice to not have to worry about it.

More float is better than barely enough creating contact on flexing.