Tikka won’t group…rifle bedding questions

[Harvey_NW]

Typical bedding a fully torqued Tikka factory barreled action in a good stock isn't going to materially change anything. Tikkas gain their stability and accuracy from they way they are torqued tight against the action screws and the recoil lug.

I know there are people who do it, it just doesn't make any sense. If Tikkas were the only rifles in existence, glass bedding never would have been invented.

It makes perfect sense, if there is space between the action and the sides of the bed things can still move. The whole point of bedding is to get as much interference of surface areas as possible to reduce any potential movement, which when done right, always helps.

 

[homers]

If under warranty, contact Tikka. If not, sell it and buy a new one.

 

[Castle Rock]

I hope you didn’t bed a tikka. Retorque everything and check your recoil block positioning.

 

[ArthurMorgan]

Idk if anyone has mentioned it but I'd bore scope it and see what it looks like inside. Then switch scopes. Very well could be bedding but I'd want to see inside the bore.

 

[DeepMauka]

Shot a bunch of powders today:

Benchmark, Varget, H4895, Lever, and Staball Match

Staball Match was the winner. I almost didn’t shoot this powder cuz I was running out of time and thought it was going to group the worst. I’m glad I did. Shot right at 1”. I’ll shoot 20 tomorrow to get an accurate average to sight in, chrono speed and validate at distance. Then it’s time to see what all the 77tmk hype is about, haha.

Virgin Starline 5.56 brass, cci450s, Staball Match 26.8g, 2.335”, 2872fps