Jim1187
Lil-Rokslider
Since you're looking at reloading make mine a 7mm08, 150 grain partitions at 2700-2750ish fps for almost everything and 120 grain TTSX for a non toxic option have performed well for me.
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OP what did you decide to go with? I’m a lefty in the same boat and am torn on which cartridge to get in the Tikka.Absolutely, I doubt if I could find factory 108’s in the .243 anyway. if I go the .243 route I would probably have the barrel set back and rechambered to AI if the barrel proves it can shoot which I have read most tikkas do. We shoot .243’s in my family and enjoy the heck out of them, but they are all slow twist barrels shooting traditional bullets. My oldest daughter has a savage 6.5 creedmoor that I have worked up a load for that shoots 130 tmk’s at 2900 fps which is also a decent setup. I am not necessarily a long range guy but would like a rifle setup that I could shoot out to 500 accurately. I practice at that range but have yet to kill game at that range. My longest shot on a critter the last Handful of years was an antelope at 330 so maybe I am overthinking all of this. I guess in the grand scheme of things I want a weather resistant left hand hunting rifle that is fairly light weight and light recoiling and these are the two options I have it boiled down to. Decisions,decisions
Went with a tikka .243 8 twist.
I know this is an older post, but would you mind sharing your load data on this? We're you able to fit in the standard mag or using m+? I am considering the same rifle. Thank youI will be using a 20” tikka 243 8” twist shooting 108eldm at 2900 for everything this year
Don’t have the rifle anymore but Tikka 243 are throated pretty short so standard mag will work. I think I was 2.8” on the 108I know this is an older post, but would you mind sharing your load data on this? Were you able to fit in the standard mag or using m+? I am considering the same rifle. Thank you
Thank you sir. Would you recommend that rifle?Don’t have the rifle anymore but Tikka 243 are throated pretty short so standard mag will work. I think I was 2.8” on the 108
No issues with mine. Shot great. Just wanted to play with something else. I now have a tikka 243 barrel that I had reamed out to 6prc that shoots phenomenal.Thank you sir. Would you recommend that rifle?