Let's See Your Semi-Custom Tikka Builds

[bigsky_hunter]

Kinda… didn’t want the weight or permanence of bondo. I started shaping some rigid foam but gave up on that pretty quick.

I used 5/8” dowel cut diagonally 1 3/4” long to taper it trying to get the grip more vertical.

Used scotch 2 sided outdoor tape to attach the flat side of dowel to grip. Then three layers of that tape to build it out. Tedious to measure and fit custom but each layer was wider and longer.

Found a thick all leather sheet from Amazon that had one side adhesive. To get shape right took a few tries but once it was right I took marine version of goop silicon at the edge of grip and my build up so nothing could get in under and ruin it weather wise then peeled the leather and stock it on.

Then did the same thing with half moon shaped on the very bottom. Then another light bead of silicon on all edges.

Doubled sided tape is a pain but holds well. The fact that much of this is adhesive bound to adhesive is pretty strong except the wood.

Done two now and I could do it in an hour if I do a third.

It’s 1 5/8” from trigger which works nice for me with thin gloves and bare hand leather feels very nice!

Thanks for the detailed response. Might be something I tackle this winter when I have some more free time. Trying to build the kids a budget rifle with a compact stock and shorter trigger reach. Just gotta find a used .243 for a decent price.

 

[Telford29]

My timber rifle. Tikka T3 with a T3x stock. Vertical grip and limbsavor pad. The UM rings are so good that they make the leupold hold zero. 35 whelen.