Tell me to shut up and buy the Tikka

[Pharmseller]

Thanks for the input guys. Strange hostility in this thread.. I was just looking for some input from folks that have used a Tikka 223 reference the action length. This is a great community and a wealth of knowledge and experience.. lets keep it friendly guys, we have enough folks out there that don't like gun guys and hunters, we don't need to get aggressive with each other.

I've ordered the rifle and 2 mag kits from Ascension. Starting with 400 rounds of AAC 77 OTM for practice. Thank I'll load some 73 AMAX or 77 TMK with the brass.

Excited to get the new rifle up and running, I think it'll encourage me to get more rounds down range.

My T3 Varmint really likes 75 gr ELDM over Benchmark. The ELDM are cheaper and much more available.




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[StupidLightweight]

How are you going to deal with magazine length if you go this route?

Was this in reference to the 537 or L461?

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Ascension is having a Black Friday deal also, 2 for $50.

I prefer my Ascension mags to my MT mags. Smoother feeding, lighter weight.

And I have plenty of Tikka mags to swap springs out. And they swap right back if I want to.
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This is the new gen 2 mag from MT you're comparing against for claification?

Does the spring need to come from a tikka 4rd 223 mag or is the same spring used in the other tikka 3rd mags? I'm not familiar off hand.

 

[Schmo]

Pharmseller says the Ascension mag feeds smoother that the MT. Not sure how that’s possible, as mine feeds very well, but I don’t have an Ascension to compare it to.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Pharmseller says the Ascension mag feeds smoother that the MT. Not sure how that’s possible, as mine feeds very well, but I don’t have an Ascension to compare it to.

How many rounds through yours do you estimate? I realize they were recently released so probably not a ton of time yet.

I need more tikka 223 mags, deciding factory 4rd or one of these options.

 

[Castle Rock]

Was this in reference to the 537 or L461?

You previously mentioned the 527 which is very short on magazine space, as is the Sako
The 537 is a long action which was why you were against the Tikka