Let's See Your Semi-Custom Tikka Builds

Put 100rds through the Preferred barrel this morning, no break in just 10x 10 shot groups as fast as I as felt comfortable with the barrel heat.

Very happy with how it’s shooting with a load I just threw together in some old Hornady brass.

Went from 2730fps to 2760fps. I think I can expect a little more speed up over the next 100rds.

Last 10 rd group:

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I had similar results with my Preferred Barrel 6.5, they are GTG in my book. Good shootin!
 
  1. Tikka T3X Light JRTXB316
Tikka T3X Stainless .308 22.4” View attachment 514374DNZ Game Reaper Medium One Piece Scope Mount, Leupold VX-5 HD 3-15X44 Duplex Reticle Rifle Scope - Model 171714. Installed Bell & Carlson Sporter Synthetic Stock black w/grey spiderweb. Mountain Tactical Bottom metal and Mountain Tactical 3 round billet magazine. Hardened stainless steel action screws. Butler Creek Quick Carry Sling with Swivels.
That looks simple and great. Do you know the overall length of that stock? I prefer shorter when paired with a 20” barrel
 
Originally a Tikka T3 300wsm. Installed a PB prefit 19" 6mm CM 7 twist barrel. SWFA 3-9, Sportsmatch rings. First 10 shots in the rain, 103 grain Vaportrail, 44 grains of Superformance. There are 8 holes in that target. YHM supressor, Limbsaver grind to fit recoil pad, bolt from my 6.5 CTR. Pillar bedded with some JB weld. 20230316_122013.jpg20230316_121748.jpg
 
Mesa Precision Stock
Mountain Tactical Trigger spring
T3X 6.5 Cm factory barreled action
Talley Rail
Talley Rings

Barreled action is being cerakoted sniper gray, bolt to LRI when everything comes back from cerakote, and then figure out what to re-barrel with down the road.

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I'm sure there are many like it, but finished mocking mine up. I'll get it to a smith to torque barrel to action and check headspacing before heading to the range. I like how it turned out.
7mm mag, cerakoted action, 22" proof (8.4" twist), AICS bottom metal sitting in a Mesa Precision Altitude. Next up is the can for it.
 

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6.5 PRC
18 inch bartlein #2b
Thunderbeast ultra 7
Stock’s stock ultra carbon vertical grip Strata camo
Mtn. Tactical bottom metal
Area 419 20 moa rail and 4 inch arca
ARC m-10 rings
NF ATACR 5-25x56
Bare rifle 6.5 lbs
Rifle with can 7lbs
Total 10lbs 2 ounces
 

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6.5 PRC
18 inch bartlein #2b
Thunderbeast ultra 7
Stock’s stock ultra carbon vertical grip Strata camo
Mtn. Tactical bottom metal
Area 419 20 moa rail and 4 inch arca
ARC m-10 rings
NF ATACR 5-25x56
Bare rifle 6.5 lbs
Rifle with can 7lbs
Total 10lbs 2 ounces
Beauty. This pushes a lot of buttons for me. What is the velocity you are getting with the 18” barrel? Tikka has the UPR in 6.5 PRC that has enough width in the contour to cut it back to 18-20”
 
Beauty. This pushes a lot of buttons for me. What is the velocity you are getting with the 18” barrel? Tikka has the UPR in 6.5 PRC that has enough width in the contour to cut it back to 18-20”
I am fortunate to reload. I am pushing 147 eldm with h4831 at 2920 with just under max book charge. I do have about 700 rounds down the tube.
 
I am fortunate to reload. I am pushing 147 eldm with h4831 at 2920 with just under max book charge. I do have about 700 rounds down the tube.

I reload as well and have a Magnetospeed. That’s smoking for an 18” barrel. I found a node with my Bergara HMR 6.5 PRC that was 2940 FPS with the 147 ELD-M. Thanks for sharing.
 
7mm wsm
22” KS arms stainless barrel
IOTA EKO stock
Atlas worxs DBM with MDT mag
Atlas worxs extended bolt handle
Talley rings with anti-cant level
Harris bipod
Vortex viper 4-16
 

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7mm wsm
22” KS arms stainless barrel
IOTA EKO stock
Atlas worxs DBM with MDT mag
Atlas worxs extended bolt handle
Talley rings with anti-cant level
Harris bipod
Vortex viper 4-16
Nice looking rig! How's the KS Arms barrel been for you? I'm getting one installed on a Tikka as well in the 7mm WSM's cousin the 6.8 Western.
 
7mm wsm
22” KS arms stainless barrel
IOTA EKO stock
Atlas worxs DBM with MDT mag
Atlas worxs extended bolt handle
Talley rings with anti-cant level
Harris bipod
Vortex viper 4-16
How is that IOTA stock? Was on my list, but ended up with a Mesa Precision. May keep that in mind for future projects.
 
Nice looking rig! How's the KS Arms barrel been for you? I'm getting one installed on a Tikka as well in the 7mm WSM's cousin the 6.8 Western.
I like it, it shoots great so far. I haven’t had a chance to really work up a load for it but this was 3 shots with 145gr LRX which is better than I do most days
 

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