Newer shooter with questions

[Pinchecharlie]

Ok , so I research a “training” rifle a little and it’s a deep hole too. Talked to my gun friend and we kinda agreed to just get a decent .223 bolt gun and then maybe after iam a little better mess with a custom-ish rifle on a 6 or 6.5 or something hand load and fast and fun. Anyway so do you guys have any recommendations on a training rifle? I went looking around today and didn’t really find much but iam going to drive a town over tomorrow to a big gun store and look there. I see tikka has a 16 1:8 or a 20 1:12 . I want to suppress it cause it’s just nicer to listen too but dunno if it matters to have a 16 or 20 inch barrel or the twist? I could also buy a tikka action with barrel from a vendor on this site for around a 1200 and do a mdt stock for under 300 if that would make a better rifle ? or I could just buy another brand rifle too? My friends dad told me to buy a weatherby and my buddy said maybe a cz but they just said a solid rifle like I’d know ? I went and held a few and I just can’t do a ruger American cause it just feels like junk. I dunno I just thought I’d ask since I started this thread.ill copy cat a nrl hunter winner later after I can shoot past 200 lol! I won’t buy a thousand dollar tri pod though cause that is just to much lol! So any one wanna hold my hand on the training rifle deal?

 

[wesfromky]

Ok , so I research a “training” rifle a little and it’s a deep hole too. Talked to my gun friend and we kinda agreed to just get a decent .223 bolt gun and then maybe after iam a little better mess with a custom-ish rifle on a 6 or 6.5 or something hand load and fast and fun. Anyway so do you guys have any recommendations on a training rifle? I went looking around today and didn’t really find much but iam going to drive a town over tomorrow to a big gun store and look there. I see tikka has a 16 1:8 or a 20 1:12 . I want to suppress it cause it’s just nicer to listen too but dunno if it matters to have a 16 or 20 inch barrel or the twist? I could also buy a tikka action with barrel from a vendor on this site for around a 1200 and do a mdt stock for under 300 if that would make a better rifle ? or I could just buy another brand rifle too? My friends dad told me to buy a weatherby and my buddy said maybe a cz but they just said a solid rifle like I’d know ? I went and held a few and I just can’t do a ruger American cause it just feels like junk. I dunno I just thought I’d ask since I started this thread.ill copy cat a nrl hunter winner later after I can shoot past 200 lol! I won’t buy a thousand dollar tri pod though cause that is just to much lol! So any one wanna hold my hand on the training rifle deal?

Threaded tikka in .223, suppressor, swfa 3-9/maven rs1.2, 77gn tmk - aka the rokslide special (rss).

 

[mtnbound]

Ok , so I research a “training” rifle a little and it’s a deep hole too. Talked to my gun friend and we kinda agreed to just get a decent .223 bolt gun and then maybe after iam a little better mess with a custom-ish rifle on a 6 or 6.5 or something hand load and fast and fun. Anyway so do you guys have any recommendations on a training rifle? I went looking around today and didn’t really find much but iam going to drive a town over tomorrow to a big gun store and look there. I see tikka has a 16 1:8 or a 20 1:12 . I want to suppress it cause it’s just nicer to listen too but dunno if it matters to have a 16 or 20 inch barrel or the twist? I could also buy a tikka action with barrel from a vendor on this site for around a 1200 and do a mdt stock for under 300 if that would make a better rifle ? or I could just buy another brand rifle too? My friends dad told me to buy a weatherby and my buddy said maybe a cz but they just said a solid rifle like I’d know ? I went and held a few and I just can’t do a ruger American cause it just feels like junk. I dunno I just thought I’d ask since I started this thread.ill copy cat a nrl hunter winner later after I can shoot past 200 lol! I won’t buy a thousand dollar tri pod though cause that is just to much lol! So any one wanna hold my hand on the training rifle deal?

Check Eurooptic for a Tikka. You can buy it and have it shipped to your dealer. 1-8 twist barrel is best, IMO, and I would do a 16-18-inch barrel. A gunsmith can cut and thread the barrel if it is not already threaded. Tikka 223 magazines are questionable in the 6-round size. There are other mag options, but all are expensive. Switching to a different stock with AICS mag compatibility is one option, as is installing a Waters Rifleman AICS bottom metal.
For a scope, SWFA is a good choice and is affordable. Maven RS1.2 is very popular.

If you search for "Trainer rifle" or "Rokslide Special," you will find a lot of info.

https://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3x-rifles?f=X3JwcF89NDgmYmdfZmNoXz1NYW51ZmFjdHVyZXJzJTNFVGlra2ElM0VUaWtrYStUM3grUmlmbGVzJmZpbHRlci5jdXN0b21fY2FsaWJlcl9vcl9nYXVnZT0uMjIzK1JlbSZwYWdlPTE%3D