New Tikka Ace

[mxgsfmdpx]

Mine too. Dammit.

But on the new ACE rifles, I'm in the camp of "glad to see Tikka making new models" but neither of these are for me. What I really want is more Tikka Lite rifles with a 20" threaded barrel. Also, a compact model with an ARC/Grendel bolt face would be handy. And chamber some rifles in 6 Creedmoor and 280 AI.

Stay tuned this Spring on the Lites.

 

[HNTR918]

Pretty heavy for NRL factory. Leaves a 3# weight budget for rings, scope, bipod, and muzzle device. I.E. probably not getting there like they are configured in their own marketing pictures.

I see 9 lbs for Ace Game Rifle.

 

[General RE LEE]

I see 9 lbs for Ace Game Rifle.

NRL has a 12 lb limit I believe. 9 lb gun leaves 3lbs for scope and everything else.

 

[wind gypsy]

I see 9 lbs for Ace Game Rifle.

NRL factory class is capped at 12#, includes bipod if you want to use one. If a guy wants to use a triple pull that's what, half of the remaining 3# allowance?

 

[Hydra6]

It seems genuinely strange that they have a new rifle specifically for PRS, which is offered in 6.5cm and 308, but not a 6mm.

I suspect that people who buy a Tikka factory rig for PRS do not reload and therefore need factory ammo options.

 

[pugwylde]

Not my thing… I think it’s funny the Game rifle is the size of the chick posing with it as if she’s hunting the “backcountry”… yeah right.

I was hoping I wasn't the only one thinking how huge that was in her hands. And that tripod.... Must've hired a Sherpa to get that kit up the mountain.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I was hoping I wasn't the only one thinking how huge that was in her hands. And that tripod.... Must've hired a Sherpa to get that kit up the mountain.

The best part is the scope mounted 2 feet above the bore. When she inputs sight height into her calculators she types in "all the inches".

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

 

[wind gypsy]

Chick shooting from a tripod pic - nothing in that pic suggests to me she is supposed to be hunting. Muffs, safety glasses, mlok chassis weights, giant tripod, etc. Plenty of field shoots and shooting occurs where people aren't in something that looks like a range.

 

[ElPollo]

Stay tuned this Spring on the Lites.

Looking forward to the dirt on the lights. The Ace holds no interest for me.

 

[General RE LEE]

Looking forward to the dirt on the lights. The Ace holds no interest for me.

Are these going to be the chrome-moly sub $1k Lites with simply a threaded barrel? That is the ticket. I like basic black polymer stocks and chrome moly for hunting rifles.

 

[wind gypsy]

Looks like a nicely thought out chassis. Dont love the bag rider on the buttstock but it looks like you could modify something better to slap in there.

Seems like it has potential to be a little ass heavy in the 'game' config and might be better balanced in the target config.

 

[Macintosh]

I suspect that people who buy a Tikka factory rig for PRS do not reload and therefore need factory ammo options.

Thats not my impression, but even if true there are plenty of options for factory 6cm ammo. Lots of people I know use that factory ammo in 6cm shooting matches. No one I know shooting matches shoots a 308–not a single person. It just seems like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole…there’s enough other good options out there that checking 2 out of 3 boxes for people just isnt going to cut it a lot of the time.

 

[pugwylde]

So is this basically the XLR Element with the C6 buttstock? I see some minor differences, but it looks really similar.

 

[AZ_Hunter]

Is 6CM and 22cm still not recognized by the European Saami equivalent? I mean come on Tikka….

They could have just replaced the dovetail with integrated pic, had a nice carbon fiber stock option with modern chamberings and would sell a shit ton. Seems like a missed opportunity to me.

 

[ReaptheHeat]

Lol who the heck are these rifles made for? PRS? I am not buying a 9 lb gun to take hunting...

All we want are factory threaded barrels.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Lol who the heck are these rifles made for? PRS? I am not buying a 9 lb gun to take hunting...

All we want are factory threaded barrels.

There is a very large target market for this "type" of rifle. Rokslide "type" hunters and shooters in general aren't exactly that customer in my opinion.

 

[kkp005]

Ooof… nothing about this appeals to me.. let’s make a t3x lite with 18” threaded barrels in 22cm and 6cm

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Ooof… nothing about this appeals to me.. let’s make a t3x lite with 18” threaded barrels in 22cm and 6cm

You're better off waiting for the new Rokslide MRC rifle then hoping for this to be a thing from Tikka.

 

[dwhite0622]

Mine too. Dammit.

But on the new ACE rifles, I'm in the camp of "glad to see Tikka making new models" but neither of these are for me. What I really want is more Tikka Lite rifles with a 20" threaded barrel. Also, a compact model with an ARC/Grendel bolt face would be handy. And chamber some rifles in 6 Creedmoor and 280 AI.

Spot on.