The Shoot2hunt Podcast

[Formidilosus]

What bolt face do I need (tikka) and mag for a 6arc? Anyone know off the top of their heads?

You can get a 223 bolt opened up, or get a 308 etc bolt bushed. Standard 308 mags work.

 

[Juan_ID]

What bolt face do I need (tikka) and mag for a 6arc? Anyone know off the top of their heads?

PPC bolt head as had already been mentioned. I used standard M mags with good results. Kinport Peak Rifles can open up your 223 bolt no problem.

 

[steelheadmike]

What bolt face do I need (tikka) and mag for a 6arc? Anyone know off the top of their heads?

The bolt face issue alone would make me continue with 6CM in a Tikka. The 6ARC sounds great but having to rebarrel AND get bolt work done to get LESS performance seems a little wonky.

But, if you have a 223 bolt, open it up!

 

[khuber84]

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$350, idk if CAD or USD. But be pretty simple to strip the guts out your existing bolt and install onto this unit. I'd acquire this prior to barrel fitment to avoid any headspace issues.

 

[Bluumoon]

What bolt face do I need (tikka) and mag for a 6arc? Anyone know off the top of their heads?

I’d be interested in a stainless .223 barrel takeoff. Just trying to help w your planning.

 

[GoatPackr]

What we need is a Tikka bolt with changeable bolt face .
Come on UM let's get this going

 

[wind gypsy]

What we need is a Tikka bolt with changeable bolt face .
Come on UM let's get this going

Sounds cool in theory but seems like something that will cost near as much as a whole tikka action so I have a hard time seeing the practicality. With rebates a guy should be able to get full tikka rifles for less than $700, maybe less than $600 in some cases.

 

[atmat]

Sounds cool in theory but seems like something that will cost near as much as a whole tikka action so I have a hard time seeing the practicality. With rebates a guy should be able to get full tikka rifles for less than $700, maybe less than $600 in some cases.

Totally agree. Tikkas are so cheap it’s just easier to dedicate new ones and not be interchangeable.

 

[The Guide]

Would the 22 ARC clean up a 223 chamber? You could buy a 223, get the bolt cut for the new boltface, ream the barrel, and shoot the gun with either cartridge. If not, I'm sure it could become a 22 CM barrel for another action. Lots of options.

Jay

 

[wind gypsy]

Would the 22 ARC clean up a 223 chamber? You could buy a 223, get the bolt cut for the new boltface, ream the barrel, and shoot the gun with either cartridge. If not, I'm sure it could become a 22 CM barrel for another action. Lots of options.

Jay

No, a 223 case shoulder is substantially forward of where the ARC shoulder is. Barrel would need sufficient shank for a setback.

 

[roosiebull]

You can get a 223 bolt opened up, or get a 308 etc bolt bushed. Standard 308 mags work.

Excellent, thanks

The rifle is currently chambered in 308, so it sounds like a pretty clean project. This is one of the states that 6mm is the smallest legal caliber for elk, and you made the 6arc sound like the most logical choice, planned on a 6creed, but I think for the niche this rifle will fill, the better trade off is recoil since nobody will be shooting over 400yds, and mostly half that or less.

 

[Ferrulewax]

What bolt face do I need (tikka) and mag for a 6arc? Anyone know off the top of their heads?

6ARC Tikka

So I had toyed around with 6arc in the past. I picked up a howa mini but wasn’t fond of the action or trigger. I currently have a 223 and 6.5 prc tikka, and I know tikka doesn’t make a 6arc factory (nor a 6mm creed either) but it got me thinking: -Legal to hunt anywhere that allows centerfire...

rokslide.com

 

[Gstew1930]

Podcast today was great! The prank was hilarious

 

[Formidilosus]

Excellent, thanks

The rifle is currently chambered in 308, so it sounds like a pretty clean project. This is one of the states that 6mm is the smallest legal caliber for elk, and you made the 6arc sound like the most logical choice, planned on a 6creed, but I think for the niche this rifle will fill, the better trade off is recoil since nobody will be shooting over 400yds, and mostly half that or less.

I think you will like it.

 

[ThatDUDE]

You can get a 223 bolt opened up, or get a 308 etc bolt bushed. Standard 308 mags work.

Do you think a 6 BR or 6 Dasher would feed reliably from Tikka Mags?

 

[Formidilosus]

Do you think a 6 BR or 6 Dasher would feed reliably from Tikka Mags?

I’m sure they would. Or could be made to.

 

[Chris_in_Idaho]

Did @Ryan Avery ever give a follow up on the carnivore diet? I know Jake blamed his gout on it and quit. I don't think I ever caught Ryan's AAR.

 

[Dobermann]

@Formidilosus - Ryan said on the latest podcast that you said something along the lines of "everyone should have a 308 hunting rifle".

Given you've posted many times here before about recoil differences with smaller calibers, what's the reason for this? Availability? Being familiar with a classic? Learning wind with a "slow" cartridge ... or something else?

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

@Formidilosus - Ryan said on the latest podcast that you said something along the lines of "everyone should have a 308 hunting rifle".

Given you've posted many times here before about recoil differences with smaller calibers, what's the reason for this? Availability? Being familiar with a classic? Learning wind with a "slow" cartridge ... or something else?

I believe this is so he has more 77 TMK’s for himself

 

[NSI]

Availability of inexpensive great consistent ammo, 50 state legality, and a barrel life so long that the gun’s stable period is virtually indefinite. All adds up to reliability.

-J