New UL Tikka stock option

[Yellowknife]

Wildcat Composites out of Canada just dropped their first Tikka stock out of the mold. Looks like it's got the potential to be an excellent UL option for guys looking for lighter fiberglass stock. Saw the details on their Facebook page... Not really a facebook person, so lets see if this work:

Wildcat Composites - Photos | Facebook

The first stock blank ran 17.5 oz. Should finish up in the low 20 oz range depending on pad and finish. Price for a stock blank (he doesn't sell finished stocks) is listed at $299 USD.

Wildcat Composites is a one man shop out of Alberta and the stocks seem to be mostly used in western canada. I bought a Remington blank from him about five years and finished it up for my dad. Finishing one is not a job for a beginner, but it came out well. Will require sanding, filling, bedding, installing recoil pad and painting. Gunsmith or advanced tinkerer stuff. The one I did came out stiff and light, and has been a good stock for him.

If my "fun" account hadn't just been emptied, I'd have one already on the way.

Yk

 

[luke moffat]

What do OEM Tikka stock weigh?

 

[Yellowknife]

About 28 oz as I recall. This should easily put a Super Lite down around (or below) 84L weight.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[Jimbob]

I have other needs before a new stock BUT when I do get the extra cash I want to get one for sure.

 

[Grumpygunguy]

I wish he'd make one for a Savage.

 

[luke moffat]

Gotsha....yeah Kimber 84L stocks are roughly 26 oz and 84M run in the neighborhood of 25 oz or so. So if they can finish a Tikka stock in the 22 oz range that would certainly be under standard 84L range indeed. Cool stuff!

It would be especially interesting in a Tikka super lite 300 magnum or something like that since Kimber long action magnums are already nearly a pound heavier that the Tikka superlite magnums.

 

[colonel00]

It would be especially interesting in a Tikka super lite 300 magnum or something like that since Kimber long action magnums are already nearly a pound heavier that the Tikka superlite magnums.

Be gone with you evil incubus. Get thee behind me for I neither want nor need this.....well, I kinda want it but don't really need it...unless I really want it and therefore I need it to satisfy my wants...

 

[luke moffat]

Be gone with you evil incubus. Get thee behind me for I neither want nor need this.....well, I kinda want it but don't really need it...unless I really want it and therefore I need it to satisfy my wants...

You know you want it Brad!!! Just do yourself a favor and it in on the wait list already.

 

[Tastybearmeat]

I have a wildcat on my rem 700. Good stuff, light and stiff.

 

[realunlucky]

I have a wildcat on my rem 700. Good stuff, light and stiff.

What did your stock finish at weigh wide?

Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

 

[Yellowknife]

Believe the 700 LA ADL stock I did weighed 18.5 ozs as a blank, and finished up at a little over 21 oz. Depends on pad and paint choice though.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[Eagle]

Anybody pulled the trigger on one of these yet? I believe I'm about to give one a shot, on a T3x superlite.

 

[AK_Alpine]

Did you get the wildcat stock? How does it look? I'm thinking about getting one for my superlite 7mm.

 

[jack88]

I have one on my T3X 7mmRM. It is a huge, huge step up from factory. The felt recoil reduction is the biggest thing I noticed. It's light but I don't focus too much on weight and never had a chance to put it on to the scale. I give it a 9.5 out of 10. Make a Tikka actually feel like a real gun.

 

[Broomd]

Are they offered in LH? Didn't see that info...

 

[FURMAN]

I am not sure what recoil pad you are using that is only 4oz. Stocky's has a Tikka carbon stock that comes in at 24oz with a Limbsaver. They are very nice stocks.

 

[Broomd]

I am not sure what recoil pad you are using that is only 4oz. Stocky's has a Tikka carbon stock that comes in at 24oz with a Limbsaver. They are very nice stocks.

I think Cervatti makes pads that are 2oz....I've used them on superlight builds..

 

[Ndbowhunter]

How much of a drop is there in the comb? It looks drastic in pictures.

 

[Eagle]

Did you get the wildcat stock? How does it look? I'm thinking about getting one for my superlite 7mm.

I have one on order and will be doing a review and finishing how to article for Rokslide. I should receive it within the next two weeks and I'll be installing my 30-06 T3x superlite in it.

 

[AK_Alpine]

Thanks Eagle,

Very much looking forward to How To article!