Lightweight Tikka Action?

[Ryan Avery]

Yes, you can send in your action.

 

[ID_Matt]

Yes, you can send in your action.

Is there any worry of losing some strength in the action by the cuts?

 

[Ryan Avery]

Is there any worry of losing some strength in the action by the cuts?

No, the lock-up area is hardly touched.

 

[Tahoe1305]

@Ryan Avery

I have a call into UM, just waiting for the call back….figure some others may have similar questions so will double tap here.

1) for pricing, many bolts are factory fluted. Is there a cost for action cuts and full nitride without the bolt fluting?

2) for those actions with factory cerakote (veil, wildland, etc) can you nitride those still?

Thank you.

 

[Ryan Avery]

@Tahoe1305
1. $325
2. Yes, but they have to blast all the cerakote off

 

[realunlucky]

I'm getting this done on my new tikka.

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[Ryan Avery]

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[atmat]

How much for just the action cuts? No bolt fluting and no nitride.

 

[Ryan Avery]

$175

It’s all in the UM website

 

[atmat]

$175

It’s all in the UM website

My bad — thanks!

 

[Reburn]

Tikka Action Mods - Unknown Munitions

The whole lightening process shaves 4 ounces off of your T3X action for a total action weight of 24 ounces. Lead time is 3 weeks total for machine and Cerakote work, add 3 MORE weeks for Nitride. Bolt fluting- fast spiral, slow spiral, or diamond Action body pockets- Pocketing in body and...

www.unknownmunitions.com

 

[Reburn]

Biggest question I have is where do yall move the serial number to? Bottom of the action is the logical place but thought I would verify.

@Unknown Munitions @Ryan Avery

 

[Hoggetter]

Looks nice and clean but it forces you to use their tikka rings to clamp to the side of the action. There is only one threaded front hole. All scope rings require two threaded holes to mount on the top of the action. Just be aware of this in advance.

 

[Ram94]

Looks nice and clean but it forces you to use their tikka rings to clamp to the side of the action. There is only one threaded front hole. All scope rings require two threaded holes to mount on the top of the action. Just be aware of this in advance.

There are more options for dovetail rings than just UM. But I’m not sure why someone would choose anything other than a dovetail ring for a tikka anyways.

 

[ljalberta]

Looks nice and clean but it forces you to use their tikka rings to clamp to the side of the action. There is only one threaded front hole. All scope rings require two threaded holes to mount on the top of the action. Just be aware of this in advance.

If not using UM or Sportsmatch, I’d be going rail anyway. I haven’t had any good experiences with direct mounts yet on the Tikka using the top screws.

 

[turbobrick]

I think I may have to sent one of my Tikkas in, this really looks great.

 

[ndlawrence]

Looks nice and clean but it forces you to use their tikka rings to clamp to the side of the action. There is only one threaded front hole. All scope rings require two threaded holes to mount on the top of the action. Just be aware of this in advance.

Or run a rail.

 

[Quicksilver]

Just what I needed today, a post to make me give away some Benjamins.

 

[Hoggetter]

There are more options for dovetail rings than just UM. But I’m not sure why someone would choose anything other than a dovetail ring for a tikka anyways.

Maybe some one dont like the looks of dove tail clamp on style, there is no weight difference. UM tikka rings weigh the same as a rail and hawkins rings. Built hundreds and never had one move. Like I said action looks good and clean but if some one was going to put some hybrids or two piece talley’s on top its not going to work.

 

[atmat]

How much of the weight reduction is removing the top of the rail vs just the side pockets?

Isn’t one of the benefits of Tikkas that it’s a more closed system with less space for debris to enter the action?