Introductory special below for the most durable Tikka trainer available, the "Forevah Trainah".
This is only for right handed actions. Sorry lefties, but I am working on a way to make left handed .223 bolts along with the ARC bolts. But that will add about $135 to the cost (without an upcharge on the cost for bushing the bolt). I will also have to either use a PBB barrel or swap a factory barrel off a right handed rifle. If you are lefty and are interested, please feel free to PM and I can sharpen the pencil for you.
I have been working on the idea of putting together a nitrided .223 rem for a while. The plan is to always try to keep some on order and in the production loop so that they will be in stock or available in short order. I am putting in the initial order for rifles in two weeks. I will have them back from nitride and expect they will be ready to ship in 6 weeks, but guaranteed in 8 weeks.
If you have a new or clean barreled action you want nitride, I will be formally launching a nitriding service for actions and parts now that I have a good handle on the quality and speed of service. I think a barreled action will be less than $300 shipped. I need to confirm pricing with the nitride service after getting the best price I can by figuring out how many I can fit in a batch at the batch price. You have to pull everything off the barreled action (clean all copper if the barrel is not new). I will be breaking the factory barrel free, so it will be easier to change barrels later.
For the first batch of Forevah Trainer, I will do a pre-order special on a nitrided rifle for $959.00 plus shipping. No tax outside of AZ. Compare this to a Lite stainless model for $1,009 MSRP (all calibers), but the stainless 16" aren't really available. See thread here if that is what you want.
Nitride is better than stainless because it is a harder and slicker for the bolt, making a small improvement of cycling feel over a typical Tikka bolt feel. And, it is a more durable finish with higher corrosion resistance. That's why I am calling it the "Forevah Trainah" but it won't really last forever, but it will be the longest lasting .223 Tikka.
I am only nitriding the action and barrel. We don't nitride or coat anything else. If you want a coating on the bolt, we have been doing a vapor deposit PVD coating akin to DLC which is highly abrasive and corrosion resistant. With the dissimilar nitride and PVD coatings, the bolt is about as slick as a Tikka can be. Of course, a standard Tikka is the gold standard for bolt feel...
We don't nitride the Tikka bolt because it is already a harder more durable stainless, so nitriding doesn't have the same improvement. Moreover, there are also questions about the bolt lug's chipping because the nitride process hardens whatever steel is used.
I will pull each rifle apart, send for nitride and reassemble the same barrel/action. It will come in the factory black plastic stock. If you don't want the stock, I will ship for free. If you want to upgrade to a wood stock or compact stock, I can do that based on what I have available.
PM me your name, address, email, phone, and FFL. I will send an invoice for a "Forevah Trainah" Tikka in .223 rem plus whatever you add.
$959$1,099.00 for a 16" or 20" nitrided Tikka .223 with the factory threaded 5/8 muzzle threads (No tax outside of AZ.)
$25 shipped to your FFL. (I will ship barreled actions for free if you don't want the plastic stock)
If you want to do some upgrades I will add these at a discount for the pre-order:
$90 PVD bolt coating (only the bolt body)
$70 barrel lapping before nitriding
$85 10 round Mamba mag for factory bottom metal (limited number left)
$65 upgrade to a compact stock
$155 upgrade to a factory wood stock
$100 upgrade to a CTR stock/bottom metal
(no mag with it, the idea is to modify bottom metal to run .223 plastic MDT mags, as others have done on the forum. I haven't done it yet myself.)
This is only for right handed actions. Sorry lefties, but I am working on a way to make left handed .223 bolts along with the ARC bolts. But that will add about $135 to the cost (without an upcharge on the cost for bushing the bolt). I will also have to either use a PBB barrel or swap a factory barrel off a right handed rifle. If you are lefty and are interested, please feel free to PM and I can sharpen the pencil for you.
I have been working on the idea of putting together a nitrided .223 rem for a while. The plan is to always try to keep some on order and in the production loop so that they will be in stock or available in short order. I am putting in the initial order for rifles in two weeks. I will have them back from nitride and expect they will be ready to ship in 6 weeks, but guaranteed in 8 weeks.
If you have a new or clean barreled action you want nitride, I will be formally launching a nitriding service for actions and parts now that I have a good handle on the quality and speed of service. I think a barreled action will be less than $300 shipped. I need to confirm pricing with the nitride service after getting the best price I can by figuring out how many I can fit in a batch at the batch price. You have to pull everything off the barreled action (clean all copper if the barrel is not new). I will be breaking the factory barrel free, so it will be easier to change barrels later.
For the first batch of Forevah Trainer, I will do a pre-order special on a nitrided rifle for $959.00 plus shipping. No tax outside of AZ. Compare this to a Lite stainless model for $1,009 MSRP (all calibers), but the stainless 16" aren't really available. See thread here if that is what you want.
Nitride is better than stainless because it is a harder and slicker for the bolt, making a small improvement of cycling feel over a typical Tikka bolt feel. And, it is a more durable finish with higher corrosion resistance. That's why I am calling it the "Forevah Trainah" but it won't really last forever, but it will be the longest lasting .223 Tikka.
I am only nitriding the action and barrel. We don't nitride or coat anything else. If you want a coating on the bolt, we have been doing a vapor deposit PVD coating akin to DLC which is highly abrasive and corrosion resistant. With the dissimilar nitride and PVD coatings, the bolt is about as slick as a Tikka can be. Of course, a standard Tikka is the gold standard for bolt feel...
We don't nitride the Tikka bolt because it is already a harder more durable stainless, so nitriding doesn't have the same improvement. Moreover, there are also questions about the bolt lug's chipping because the nitride process hardens whatever steel is used.
I will pull each rifle apart, send for nitride and reassemble the same barrel/action. It will come in the factory black plastic stock. If you don't want the stock, I will ship for free. If you want to upgrade to a wood stock or compact stock, I can do that based on what I have available.
PM me your name, address, email, phone, and FFL. I will send an invoice for a "Forevah Trainah" Tikka in .223 rem plus whatever you add.
$959
$25 shipped to your FFL. (I will ship barreled actions for free if you don't want the plastic stock)
If you want to do some upgrades I will add these at a discount for the pre-order:
$90 PVD bolt coating (only the bolt body)
$70 barrel lapping before nitriding
$85 10 round Mamba mag for factory bottom metal (limited number left)
$65 upgrade to a compact stock
$155 upgrade to a factory wood stock
$100 upgrade to a CTR stock/bottom metal
(no mag with it, the idea is to modify bottom metal to run .223 plastic MDT mags, as others have done on the forum. I haven't done it yet myself.)
