TIKKA Stainless - Phasing it out?

[Unckebob]

I ordered a 223 T3x Lite with a stainless action and barrel today. While I was looking for what I wanted, it appeared to me that Tikka was rapidly switching to blued everything with cerakote used for fancier models.

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Why did I buy the Tikka?
- 223 is a cheap way to practice with a lot of rounds going down range. 280AI and 6.8W are not cheap to shoot.
- I don't really like ARs.

 

[amassi]

The “blued” rough techs are stainless actions and barrels with some sort of coating applied over the top.
They still have stainless lite and superlites
What made you think they are phasing them out?


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[mxgsfmdpx]

Those models are stainless with cerakote, not blued.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

Plenty at my local gun shops.

 

[Unckebob]

The “blued” rough techs are stainless actions and barrels with some sort of coating applied over the top.
They still have stainless lite and superlites
What made you think they are phasing them out?


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1) When I called Tikka about my Roughtech Lite, I was told that the barrel was not stainless.

2) If you look at what is in stock at major retailers, the Blued Lite versions seem more plentiful.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

1) When I called Tikka about my Roughtech Lite, I was told that the barrel was not stainless.

2) If you look at what is in stock at major retailers, the Blued Lite versions seem more plentiful.

1. Yes. Some of the models are blued.

2. So you’re looking at all major retailers across the globe? Interesting.

Tikkas were originally brought over to the US as a budget line from Sako. A blued Tikka barrel is still a Sako barrel and will last longer than the vast majority of shooters will own it.

I have a blued .308 Tikka barrel and action that is somewhere around 8,500 rounds through it maybe a bit more actually. It’s been cleaned once and didn't need it. There is nothing wrong with a blued Tikka rifle or barrel.