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[SChuntr]

Trying to decide on a caliber for a new bolt gun
I currently have a tikka t3 .270, I’m wanting something with a little bit lower recoil, for my girlfriend to shoot. I’ve been looking at building a howa mini in 6 arc would like something to put in a nicer chassis or stock and use for deer hunting and possibly some long range shooting. I don’t reload but have a good friend of mine that does. Trying to keep the rifle and chassis around 800-1000 before optic. Or should i just upgrade the stock on my tikka to make it a little more comfortable and save some money?


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[Hnthrdr]

6 arc seems fun! I think the .270 will need a bolt swap and a new barrel if you wanna size down caliber wise. Few other manufacturers making 6 creed or 6 arcs in bolt guns ( ruger & savage) not ideal but maybe look at those too?

 

[RWT]

Tikka 243 fast twist and a KRG bravo. If you get a threaded barrel and done have a Can the add a SME for $100. It will slightly reduce recoil and mitigate the noise a small percentage. All of this combined will make it more enjoyable for her to shoot

 

[RockAndSage]

Your girlfriend (any anyone) would benefit a lot from the greater volume of more pleasant, cheaper shooting you'd get out of the 6 ARC.

 

[RWT]

Agree with above on the ARC. My old go to for new shooters was a heavy barrel savage in 22-250. Sold it and am now on a 6.5 Grendel ruger ranch in a bravo chassis. All in $900 The 6arc is similar in recoil but for me I wanted to standardize on a single projectile and my primary is 6.5CM. ARC or Grendel under 300 yards and the animal won’t know the difference. I have a greater hunting bullet selection with the Grendel vs the ARC

 

[30338]

Cheap and easy way.

HSM 27014N Low Recoil 270 Win 130 gr Orange Polymer Tip 20 Per Box/ 20 Case - Armed in Michigan

HSM 27014N Low Recoil 270 Win 130 gr Orange Polymer Tip 20 Per Box/ 20 Case

armedinmichigan.com

 

[SloppyJ]

The 243 tikka is the easy button. But a 223 would work too.

 

[jaredg]

I bought my wife the Tikka 223. She loves it. Cheap to shoot, capable of elk at (800yds last check?), grizzly & walrus. Suppresses nice. But for the pricepoint a Howa mini and an Oryx chassis is what my wife started with. Gun shoots excellent to 650. But we both hate the bolt on that thing. Reason she moved to Tikka. I vote for the Howa in 223 in an Oryx.

 

[SChuntr]

I bought my wife the Tikka 223. She loves it. Cheap to shoot, capable of elk at (800yds last check?), grizzly & walrus. Suppresses nice. But for the pricepoint a Howa mini and an Oryx chassis is what my wife started with. Gun shoots excellent to 650. But we both hate the bolt on that thing. Reason she moved to Tikka. I vote for the Howa in 223 in an Oryx.

Not confident enough in the 223 for much big game, elk at 800 yards? Want there to be some forgiveness on shot placement and i don’t think there is much if any with a 22 cal


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[Deere_Man]

Not confident enough in the 223 for much big game, elk at 800 yards? Want there to be some forgiveness on shot placement and i don’t think there is much if any with a 22 cal


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I really wish Tikka made a 6mm Creedmoor.

6mm Creedmoor, 6 ARC, or a 243 Win would all be perfect.

 

[jaredg]

Not confident enough in the 223 for much big game, elk at 800 yards? Want there to be some forgiveness on shot placement and i don’t think there is much if any with a 22 cal


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[Swamp Fox]

Trying to decide on a caliber for a new bolt gun
I currently have a tikka t3 .270, I’m wanting something with a little bit lower recoil, for my girlfriend to shoot. I’ve been looking at building a howa mini in 6 arc would like something to put in a nicer chassis or stock and use for deer hunting and possibly some long range shooting. I don’t reload but have a good friend of mine that does. Trying to keep the rifle and chassis around 800-1000 before optic. Or should i just upgrade the stock on my tikka to make it a little more comfortable and save some money?


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Too bad there isn't something like a .243 out there ...

 

[JPeters218]

Highly, highly, highly suggest a suppressor. Especially if she’s new to shooting. The noise is just as much of an issue as the actual recoil is. Now that I’ve got a few suppressors, I don’t want to ever shoot without again. It makes shooting 10x more enjoyable. And this is coming from someone that grew up around guns and shooting.
My suggestion would be to get a suppressor and a decent optic, and start cheap on the rifle. There’s little things you can do to cheap rifles to make them perform better/ more enjoyable to shoot while you save up to upgrade in the future.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Suppressed 243 or 223

 

[Deere_Man]

My M70 Featherweight in 243 is one of my favorite rifles. I shoot 85gr TSX out of it.

 

[BigEd36]

My M70 Featherweight in 243 is one of my favorite rifles. I shoot 85gr TSX out of it.

10 inch twist?

 

[coyotekilla]

Tikka 243, get a can. Once you hunt with a can, you will almost not hunt without 1.

Keep your 270 as it is.

6arc is a cool shell, but if you don't need the 2.26 coal restrictions it's designed for go 243, especially if your trying to get some long range outa it.

1 argument for the 243 over the creed... you can buy 243 ammo everywhere if necessary, and generally with variety.

 

[Deere_Man]

Yes, 1:10

It shoots up to 100gr as long as they’re flat base and not a boat tail. I saw where Nosler began offering the 90gr ballistic tips, so I picked up some of those. But the 85gr TSX have been pretty effective.

 

[davsco]

swap stocks to something like a pure precision altitude and add a brake (i had mine threaded 1/2x 28 which wasn't hard for my smith to do). doing both these things worked wonders on my 300 wsm tikka. and have her wear plugs AND muffs.

or get a proof carbon prefit barrel (already threaded) and an appropriately channeled pure precision stock. i ended up doing this subsequently.

 

[Speaks]

I really wish Tikka made a 6mm Creedmoor.

6mm Creedmoor, 6 ARC, or a 243 Win would all be perfect.

Yea I would buy one immediately. I should just get a 6.5 and do a barrel swap but would rather get one factory.