Let's See Your Semi-Custom Tikka Builds

[mxgsfmdpx]

Where is the orange?

On the next one

 

[Wrongside]

You sure you're not from Alberta?

Hey! I’m from Alberta, and even I know that ain’t 4”!

(But working in the building industry, I’m use to converting metric and imperial back and forth. Didn’t think you guys could even get those mixed up tape measures down there. Hah.)

 

[mtwarden]

Got a little too excited there

 

[eamyrick]

Got a little too excited there

Mike you got me thinking about a superlite in 308 dropped into a Wildcat or Brown Precision (both would run around $1100 bedded for the stock but have to work out and import deal for the Wildcats). I’m thinking you could get awfully close to 5lbs. Cut the 22 inch 308 fluted barrel to 21.

 

[gerry35]

Old rifle with new stock and new scope/rings.

Tikka T3X .260 Rem
Stockys VG2
High Desert Bottom Metal
YoDave Trigger Spring
Maven RS1.2
UM Rings

First shots being fired tomorrow.

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Nice, we need more 260's, yours looks great! Mine is a T3x Lite stainless lefty.

 

[Pharmseller]

Hey! I’m from Alberta, and even I know that ain’t 4”!

(But working in the building industry, I’m use to converting metric and imperial back and forth. Didn’t think you guys could even get those mixed up tape measures down there. Hah.)

Imperial? WTF is that?




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[Wrongside]

Got a little too excited there

I’ve been there too.

I suspect Tikka has one length of fluting on the SL. A few years back I purchased a LH SL with their 24”+ barrel. Had it cut down to 22” and the fluting is ~2” from the muzzle now.

 

[Wrongside]

Imperial? WTF is that?




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May be better known as feet and inches for you guys south of the 49th.

 

[Dobermann]

Found it, looks close to 4”


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That squares with the thread job I had done recently - we didn't measure it exactly, but running the shoulder 1-2 mm in front of the fluting gave us about a 21" barrel.

This was just a rough measurement out of interest, but I was happy to have that extra inch for a tiiiiny bit of increased velocity out of the (comparatively slower) Tikka barrel than a 20". Unlikely to really matter in the field, perhaps, but gives me the warm fuzzies anyway.

Also meant no need to muck around with a thread adapter to get a shoulder if cutting into the fluting. I kniow Form recommends the adapters, but having the shoulder just in front means I can just run a direct-thread titanium suppressor and have one less part in the mix / one less option for what Phil Velayo calls the 'shit stacking effect'.

 

[mtwarden]

Mike you got me thinking about a superlite in 308 dropped into a Wildcat or Brown Precision (both would run around $1100 bedded for the stock but have to work out and import deal for the Wildcats). I’m thinking you could get awfully close to 5lbs. Cut the 22 inch 308 fluted barrel to 21.

What's the Brown weigh? I know the Wildcat is light, but I know they haven't (in the near past anyways) been overly excited about getting them into the US

The Peak 44 Blacktooth is 19-20 oz, pretty light- I think (someone please correct me me if I'm wrong) the TX3 syn stock is 28 oz

 

[eamyrick]

What's the Brown weigh? I know the Wildcat is light, but I know they haven't (in the near past anyways) been overly excited about getting them into the US

The Peak 44 Blacktooth is 19-20 oz, pretty light- I think (someone please correct me me if I'm wrong) the TX3 syn stock is 28 oz

Wildcat is supposed to finish at 20. Brown can do the same we just have to twist his arm. My factory tikka stock is 29oz

 

[mtwarden]

if you haven't seen it, worth perusing this thread to for a possible stock

https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/peak-44-rifle-stocks.338468/

 

[Pharmseller]

May be better known as feet and inches for you guys south of the 49th.

Copy

 

[Castronova]

Well I had mine in an XLR and while it was a blast at the range it was just too heavy and bulky for what I’ll likely do with it.

I grabbed a stockys with the discount code they threw us last month and sent the barreled action to LRI to get chopped to 17” and have the barrel and bolt fluted. I’ll shoot it tomorrow for the first time.

 

[Packmansion]

Well I had mine in an XLR and while it was a blast at the range it was just too heavy and bulky for what I’ll likely do with it.

I grabbed a stockys with the discount code they threw us last month and sent the barreled action to LRI to get chopped to 17” and have the barrel and bolt fluted. I’ll shoot it tomorrow for the first time.
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Does the stocks weigh more than the factory stock? Looks great!

 

[Castronova]

Thank you.
I think it’s close but can’t remember exactly. The rifle is 7 lb 4 oz as you see it with the Trijicon tenmile but without the bipod/ammo.

 

[Zman52]

Just finished this project up today.

Tikka T3x Superlite 7mm-08
Mesa Precision Altitude Stock
Mountain Tactical Bottom Metal
Fluted Bolt
Yodave Trigger Spring
Long Action Magazine/Bolt Stop
Sportsmatch Rings
Nightforce 3-10x42 SHV

How does this rifle shoot? I have been wanting to do something just like this but have heard the SS 7mm-08 have issue with accuracy. Any truth to this?

 

[Ram94]

It shoots like every other Tikka I’ve owned. 1.5 moa 10-shot groups, and “0.5 moa 3-shot groups all day long, if I do my part”.

No accuracy issues with this one.

 

[Castronova]

Well I had mine in an XLR and while it was a blast at the range it was just too heavy and bulky for what I’ll likely do with it.

I grabbed a stockys with the discount code they threw us last month and sent the barreled action to LRI to get chopped to 17” and have the barrel and bolt fluted. I’ll shoot it tomorrow for the first time.
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These things just shoot, shoot easy, no issues. No other brand I’ve owned just continuously works like my tikka.

 

[Smooch]

Well I had mine in an XLR and while it was a blast at the range it was just too heavy and bulky for what I’ll likely do with it.

I grabbed a stockys with the discount code they threw us last month and sent the barreled action to LRI to get chopped to 17” and have the barrel and bolt fluted. I’ll shoot it tomorrow for the first time.
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Is that a factory barrel?