Tikka stock questions

[Badseed]

I just bought a T3x superlite in 6.5cm for my sons to shoot. This will primarily be a lightweight rifle for them to hunt deer/coyotes with. Based on everything I have read the rifle should be good to go out of the box but it sounds like the stock is the biggest item to upgrade if anything. My question is should I buy the victor cheek riser and vertical grip mod or just buy a new stock like the stockys VG?

I am already planning to get some UM rings will be mounting a trijicon creedo 2.5-15x42.


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[NSI]

If your sons are using it, you may not want to subject them to the SVG trigger reach.

I'd buy, in this order:
-Vertical Grip
-Limbsaver Airtech
-Cheap drill-through cheek riser (so you can cant it for negative comb)

Of course, Dremel the stock out viciously to enable 1-2 dead cat clearance w/ barrel all the way back.

-J

 

[Badseed]

If your sons are using it, you may not want to subject them to the SVG trigger reach.

I'd buy, in this order:
-Vertical Grip
-Limbsaver Airtech
-Cheap drill-through cheek riser (so you can cant it for negative comb)

Of course, Dremel the stock out viciously to enable 1-2 dead cat clearance w/ barrel all the way back.

-J

I had read about the trigger reach issues with the stockys but had planned on fixing that with marine tex. Is there another stock recommendation similarly priced to the stockys? Thanks for the reminder on the airtech.


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[JoeDirt]

If you can find a Tikka youth stock they're awesome but hard to find. My buddys son who is now 6'-3" still prefers his youth stock.

You might look into a MDT chassis, I bought one a few years ago for $300 around black Friday or another end of the year sale. I went with a locking Magpul adjustable AR butt stock with a limb saver and adjustable cheek pieces. It works well now for youth and adults.

 

[stooxie]

I agree with the T3x vertical grip, that makes a big ergonomic difference.

Beyond that, I would say see how it goes before messing with it. The Tikka synthetic stock is leaps and bounds better than the typical Rubbermaid feeling stock of other makers.

If your sons shoot it well, I would leave it alone.

If you DO want a different stock, I would suggest a GRS Fenris. Fully adjustable, requires no bedding, you can convert to a CTR mag for 10 rounds of fun, and it's fairly light as well (3 pounds).

-Stooxie