Seekins Hunter Chassis - Tikka Build

[ElkRcool]

Let me preface this by saying that I am not a gun nerd, just someone who runs gear hard and gets after it. I recently purchased a Seekins Hunter Chassis for my T3X in 7RM. I’m upgrading after my previous stock cracked. The Seekins stock seems well made and durable. I’m very impressed by the hinge on the folding stock, it’s very stiff. The stock is not the lightest, but that’s ok because I find that my gun shoots better around 9 lbs.


I’m curious if others have built a hunting rig for their Tikka on this chassis. I’ve run into a few issues so far that I’ve wondered if anyone else has noticed:

1. I’ve had a really hard time finding magazines that will work with this set up. I currently have a 5rd MDT that fits, but it’s ridiculously loud and large. I’ve previously always shot the plastic Tikka 3rd mags and have never thought anything of it. Finding a mag that fits the specs on their website seems impossible.

2. I’ve had to order taller scope rings, even with the cheek rest slammed down all the way. This has never been an issue in the past.

I haven’t seen too much online on people building a Tikka around this chassis. Would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.

 

[Wapiti151]

There’s a pretty extensive thread on this already

Thread 'Seekins Chassis now available'
https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/seekins-chassis-now-available.440367/

 

[Tahoe1305]

I have one (in that thread too). Shot it for the first time today. Besides making my magnum too light and it kicks like heck, I was impressed with it.

I modified a Hawkins Hunter mag (WSM) and it worked great. That said, I spoke with Hawkins at a recent hunting expo and there newest generation should work in tikkas they said (I don’t believe LA mags though).