Should I go the cheap route or not

[Chris in TN]

Just curious how does a tikka platform loose 150fps by virtue of its action. I shoot and reload for both and they both seem to consistently match up pretty well with published speeds and pressure.

Tikkas are known for long throats.

Not an issue if you reload.

ETA: it isn’t a problem with the action. They just generally have long throats. I don’t even think if it as a problem.

 

[Jdeck09]

which 3 do you have?

Approach, Ridge and Highlander

 

[Mike D Texas]

Tikkas are known for long throats.

Not an issue if you reload.

ETA: it isn’t a problem with the action. They just generally have long throats. I don’t even think if it as a problem.

I haven’t experienced overly long throat in my Tikkas. I throated my .223 longer so I could seat the bullet more in a position that I prefer in the case.

I also lengthened the throat in my 300WSM Tikka, again strictly for preferred bullet placement in the case.

I hand load my .223 to seat at 2.450” with the 77TMK, but it shoots Black Hills 77TMK to the same POI and precision so even if they are a little long, it doesn’t hurt precision.

You want to talk about long throats, I have a R700 5R Milspec rifle that I have to seat Berger 175s to 3.050” to touch the lands. That’s .250” over SAAMI; Weatherby territory. But it still shoots 1.1” 10 rounds groupsj.