I’m just getting some funding together to purchase / build a new suppressed hunting rifle. I’ve decided on 6CM but want a short barrel and pretty much nobody make a barrel under 20”.
I’m on the fence about which direction I want to go, it’s pretty obvious that the RS community loves Tikkas. I’ve looked at several options and probably the one that makes the most sense is just buy an action, carbon barrel and stock separately and will end up around $2K’ish depending on the stock.
I can buy a CA FFT in 6mm CM with a 20” barrel for around $2K but I would really prefer a shorter barrel for the suppressor.
I can also buy a CA RL for like $1200 and rebarrel to 6mm CM with a 16” carbon barrel and still be about $2K total.
This rifle will be used for hunting and plan to be able to kill at 6-800yrds and will be topped with a Maven 1.2 scope which I already have.
Would love opinions or other options. I can also pick up a 6 ARC CA with a 16” barrel, but I’m not sure if it’s going heavy 6’s. I’m wanting to shoot 105-115gr bullets and I think all the CA are 1-8 barrels which might not be fast enough for heavy’s anyway.
I’d like to stay around $2K ish with the build.
I’m on the fence about which direction I want to go, it’s pretty obvious that the RS community loves Tikkas. I’ve looked at several options and probably the one that makes the most sense is just buy an action, carbon barrel and stock separately and will end up around $2K’ish depending on the stock.
I can buy a CA FFT in 6mm CM with a 20” barrel for around $2K but I would really prefer a shorter barrel for the suppressor.
I can also buy a CA RL for like $1200 and rebarrel to 6mm CM with a 16” carbon barrel and still be about $2K total.
This rifle will be used for hunting and plan to be able to kill at 6-800yrds and will be topped with a Maven 1.2 scope which I already have.
Would love opinions or other options. I can also pick up a 6 ARC CA with a 16” barrel, but I’m not sure if it’s going heavy 6’s. I’m wanting to shoot 105-115gr bullets and I think all the CA are 1-8 barrels which might not be fast enough for heavy’s anyway.
I’d like to stay around $2K ish with the build.