Picked up my first Tikka 2 weeks ago, a 20” CTR in 6.5 Creed. Torqued the action screws up (loose from the factory) to a realistic value, everything centered up and lined up PERFECTLY, and everything seems to be seated correctly. Mounted up the SWFA in Seekins rings, thoroughly degreased, the whole 9 yards.
I was installing my rev. indication stickers (my wife has a cricut machine and I have her print me off decals with a number corresponding to where in the travel range I’m zeroed), and noticed the free float at the end of the stock is about 3/16” between the bottom of the barrel and the stock. I know the standard Lite models aren’t floated that much because my brothers have them, but the CTR’s (from looking online) seem to be more floated.
Question is, is this normal? The barrel is centered up, it runs great, and this was my first 10 shot group from a bipod, so it shoots good. Can anybody with a CTR confirm what your (approximate) gap size is at the front end of the stock? I really feel it’s seated properly, it just surprised me and I have no frame of reference other than my brothers’ lite models.
I was installing my rev. indication stickers (my wife has a cricut machine and I have her print me off decals with a number corresponding to where in the travel range I’m zeroed), and noticed the free float at the end of the stock is about 3/16” between the bottom of the barrel and the stock. I know the standard Lite models aren’t floated that much because my brothers have them, but the CTR’s (from looking online) seem to be more floated.
Question is, is this normal? The barrel is centered up, it runs great, and this was my first 10 shot group from a bipod, so it shoots good. Can anybody with a CTR confirm what your (approximate) gap size is at the front end of the stock? I really feel it’s seated properly, it just surprised me and I have no frame of reference other than my brothers’ lite models.