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[WRO]

All those are .73” muzzle thickness. So thick enough to thread….they are already threaded 5/8s.

The barrels aren’t slow. The chambers are long. Results in lower than normal pressure with factory loads, which makes them a bit slow. If you hand load it’s an advantage. You can load out closer to the lands and pick up some bonus velocity over a standard throat and handloads loaded to close to SAAMI specs.

The factory magazine and BM offering is by far the lightest on the market of any gun type. I’ve seen minimal reports of issues with them. It is plastic and that bothers some.

To each their own.

I’ve had 2 clients lose tikka mags over the years on hunts in the field.

 

[WRO]

Yes, yes, yes, the world has heard your opinions about Tikkas over and over. Let it go.

Pot have you met the kettle before?

 

[Motown]

What? You can’t be serious.

I have a 6.5 creed veil and with 135gr Bergers I get 2960 fps with a case full of RL26. Also have a 270 win roughtech that with factory 145 grn eldx ammo gets around 2800fps, but with RL26 I am 200-250fps faster than that.

 

[JGRaider]

What? You can’t be serious.

Just like the guy above posted, you may be surprised what a good dose of RL 26 will do for 139-147gr pills. My 20" CTR gets 2725fps with 147's.

 

[radiohead71]

You can go on Euro Optic to see their new offerings already (and buy them). Looks like the roughtech superlites are getting shorter barrels (20") and bells and whistles. Also saw this rifle on another site, the T3X Ranahan in 223 rem and 350 legend only

 

[redneckbmxer24]

Just like the guy above posted, you may be surprised what a good dose of RL 26 will do for 139-147gr pills. My 20" CTR gets 2725fps with 147's.

And you get all the issues that come along with double based powders. I used RL17 when I first started shooting Creedmoors and I settled on H4350 because it was far more consistent even if it was slower.

Regardless, if you run that same RL26 through a faster barrel it’s still going to be faster so it doesn’t mean that Tikka barrels aren’t slow.

 

[Matt5266]

@ Tikka just start selling barreled actions please

 

[JGRaider]

You can paint it any way you want, RL26 is outstanding in this cartridge and many others. It's not even arguable. I haven't had any issues at al with any RL powder, including 15.16,17,22, or 26.

 

[wind gypsy]

Has anyone proven that tikka even has longer than SAAMI throats typically? Definitely wasn't true in my 223, wish it were. Haven't measured anything else.

 

[atmat]

Pot have you met the kettle before?

Ah, you again. Always a pleasure.

 

[redneckbmxer24]

You guys aren’t even good Tikka fanboys, 7 PRC info got asked and posted on the hide before here. LOL

 

[redneckbmxer24]

Has anyone proven that tikka even has longer than SAAMI throats typically? Definitely wasn't true in my 223, wish it were. Haven't measured anything else.

I can go back and look in my note books but I don’t remember my CBTO being longer than the ones in my AINA WINTAC barrels that I used similar charges in and was running 100+fps faster with the 140’s the same .020” jump.

 

[Trogon]

Tikka jumped the shark. They are superb tools in a stainless version around 750$

 

[General RE LEE]

Wish Tikka would offer 6mm Creedmoor or 6mm ARC.

 

[wind gypsy]

I can go back and look in my note books but I don’t remember my CBTO being longer than the ones in my AINA WINTAC barrels that I used similar charges in and was running 100+fps faster with the 140’s the same .020” jump.

In the past i've gotten the impression that people are conflating issues.
Examples:
-6.5 creedmoor saami throat is long, if you try to get close to lands with a 140 hybrid the start of the bearing surface is going to be seated up the neck a ways.
-215 and 200.20x bergers have a long nose, getting close to lands in a saami 300wm throat is going to put you likely .200" past tikka mag length but that doesn't mean the throat is long.

 

[redneckbmxer24]

In the past i've gotten the impression that people are conflating issues.
Examples:
-6.5 creedmoor saami throat is long, if you try to get close to lands with a 140 hybrid the start of the bearing surface is going to be seated up the neck a ways.
-215 and 200.20x bergers have a long nose, getting close to lands in a saami 300wm throat is going to give put you likely .200" past tikka mag length but that doesn't mean the throat is long.

It’s just users that are so emotionally invested in their choices that they always have to paint it in a way that there’s no flaws.

I guess they have hybrid throats where their long sometimes but not all the time

 

[General RE LEE]

I talked to Euro Optic and they have some UPRs coming in. The UPR flies under the radar but has a fantastic stock and a CTR barreled action/barrel contour.

There were a few 6.5 PRCs in the UPR on Euro last year. I regret jumping on one.

The UPR stock is a better hunting stock than the Bravo. I sold my Bravo. I’m not sure what the Rokstok has going over the UPR stock.

 

[General RE LEE]

It’s just users that are so emotionally invested in their choices that they always have to paint it in a way that there’s no flaws.

I guess they have hybrid throats where their long sometimes but not all the time

Maybe you’re the one emotionally invested that all Tikka barrels are slow.

I’ve got 3 that meet or exceed published data in the manual with my handloads.

 

[left hunter]

I haven’t bought a new off the shelf rifle in a while but a left hand 20” threaded tikka in 7mm PRC would get me to spend some money

 

[redneckbmxer24]

Maybe you’re the one emotionally invested that all Tikka barrels are slow.

I’ve got 3 that meet or exceed published data in the manual with my handloads.

Still waiting for you to post a picture of those chrono results you claimed from like a year ago to back it up. You’d think it wouldn’t be that hard to snap a shot of a magnetospeed screen at that range, especially when you can snap shots of you flipping off the camera while driving your minivan.

But regardless, I’m sure all of the other people from every corner of the internet that have noticed Tikka barrels being slow are wrong too.

Is tikka bbl extra slow?

No chrono available, ballistic trueing only today (is that the right word?) Based on environmentals (80 deg, 13% humidity, 5-15mph wind, I forget the maybe 23.4 or so on the pressure, 5300ft elev) Based on verified drop, my 7RM is shooting factory federal berger hybrid 168s at over 200fps less...

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Tikka's Slow Barrels

I'm constantly reading comments about Tikka barrels being slow. I'm wondering how this be being determined. Are you comparing chrono readings to what the published data for a given load says it should be, or against other rifles with the same configuration? Also, has anyone offered up a theory...

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