Tikka 6MM ARC / 6.5 Grendel

[waspocrew]

Picked up my rifle yesterday. Test feeding is showing some issues with the rounds dropping in the rear and the bolt over riding them. Skips #2 every time. I’ll be shooting it tomorrow and getting some video/pics of the malfunctions to email Ascension. Already let him know that it looks like some reworking will be necessary for reliable function. As far as I know I have the only set he has made. At least when I ordered them I was. He absolutely mentioned that and to let him know how they function.

Good to know. Bummer they aren’t working out of the gate. I actually just ordered one the other day, so sounds like I shouldn’t expect much haha.

 

[Plague]

Good to know. Bummer they aren’t working out of the gate. I actually just ordered one the other day, so sounds like I shouldn’t expect much haha.

Already have a response from Ascension. We’ll be talking on the phone this weekend going over the issue. I’ll keep updating as things progress.

 

[waspocrew]

Picked up my rifle yesterday. Test feeding is showing some issues with the rounds dropping in the rear and the bolt over riding them. Skips #2 every time. I’ll be shooting it tomorrow and getting some video/pics of the malfunctions to email Ascension. Already let him know that it looks like some reworking will be necessary for reliable function. As far as I know I have the only set he has made. At least when I ordered them I was. He absolutely mentioned that and to let him know how they function.

Magazine arrived today and has the same malfunction you noted. Works with a single round. 2 rounds in the mag and the bolt rides over. 3 rounds loaded and first will feed, then completely misses the 2nd. If you look down in the mag, the 3rd round will be jammed in the mag at a downward angle.

With OMR bottom metal, I also had to be very purposeful about how the magazine was inserted, otherwise it won’t engage the magazine latch and lock in.

I’ll email them as well.

 

[gbflyer]

Not Tikka but 6ARC. I suffered with a Savage Axis metal mag that would feed the first and second one, subsequent rounds were hung up on the bullet tip in a nosedive. Savage has replaced with a full poly mag, no metal, and it feeds perfectly. The only problem is that the new spring is so strong that it’s very hard even for a semi - strong handed man to load rounds 3 and 4. Point being is there may have to be a stronger spring in the Ascension mags too.