Tikka

[Vector32]

What’s the draw to Tikka ? I have never owned one or shot one. I am looking at getting another bolt gun. Is this the go-to now ? Just curious as to why everyone is talking about them.

 

[vonb]

Hilarious if you’re following this forum. The masses say they shoot. One guy says they don’t. You decide.



The truth is out there.

 

[Dark timber]

-They’re consistently very accurate out of the box
-Their receivers are machined to consistent tolerances, so much so, that barrel makers have prefit barrels for them.
-they’re relatively inexpensive
What’s not to like?

 

[HuntHarder]

On this site they are "The way". Mainstream, not so much. I personally think they are the best off the shelf production rifle.

 

[Ferrulewax]

-They’re consistently very accurate out of the box
-Their receivers are machined to consistent tolerances, so much so, that barrel makers have prefit barrels for them.
-they’re relatively inexpensive
What’s not to like?

to add to this
-they have significant aftermarket support, probably second to only 700s and the market is constantly growing
-they are tested and field proven to be very reliable and safe in harsh conditions, both in terms of not going off when on safe, and going off every time you pull the trigger

 

[rabbithuntr]

They are reliable, consistent, accurate, portable and affordable. I would also look at the sauer 100 for the price they are currently and the quality ( I’ve never shot one) I don’t think you would go wrong.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

It’s honestly stupid that a $600-$800 Finnish gun is the most reliable, repeatable, and generally accurate back country hunting rifle you can buy.

Guys don’t like to hear it, but from a pure “workhorse” bolt action rifle there really isn’t anything close to it for even double its price. The build quality from trigger to action to barrel is unmatched honestly and visiting their facility in Finland was eye opening to what goes into these guns.

 

[Tahoe1305]

I’ll add they are light for what they are. I.E. a long action. The weight compares closer to most SA offerings (outside newer Ti, or lightened $$ actions). That weight buys you a single action that can shoot any SA or LA offering (with a few exceptions) with only a bolt, magazine, and barrel change (sometimes a bolt stop too).

Additionally their factory bottom metal is by far the lightest and most functional (making the package even lighter). Some don’t like the plastic of it but few have reported issues with it.

I think they are as smooth as most custom actions. I like the trigger as well and don’t feel a need to upgrade.

After market support is good and improving to the likes of rem700 platforms in most things.

 

[Vector32]

Gotcha. I got a CA Evoke in a 6.5PRC. i haven’t even put the bolt in yet. I was thinking of trying to offload it and get the Tikka in a 6.5PRC.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

It is a strange thing. I got one back in like ~ 2009 or something at sportsman’s warehouse. A stainless t3 30-06 out the door for (if I remember right) 369.99. We used it to hunt elk and deer for a few years, I didn’t think much of it.

Years later like 2015, all of the sudden tikkas were the hot ticket on rokslide, I’d never even known anybody who had one. Now they are the go-to.

In my opinion, they are attractive because they are accurate, have good barrels, growing aftermarket support and they seem to be fairly reliable. I’m not sure what’s really out there these days that compares at all. Not many companies seem to make a basic, synthetic stocked, stainless workhorse rifle. The ones that do make them want a pretty penny for them. Winchester extreme weather rifles are pushing 1800.00, x-bolts are hit or miss, kimbers are now all fancy and weird, Remington….yeah.

Like I said, I don’t know what’s really out there for 800.00 that compares. The kimbers I have shoot as well as any custom I’ve shot next to. They are sort of boring in that if you’re not careful, all you’ll have is tikkas.

The only downside I can really think of it that the stocks aren’t great, replacement stocks are super expensive too so eventually you get to a point where to make any real difference with them you need to spend some serious $$$ I want a peak 44 for one of mine but it costs as much as another rifle or another silencer.

 

[Steve300xcw]

What’s the draw to Tikka ? I have never owned one or shot one. I am looking at getting another bolt gun. Is this the go-to now ? Just curious as to why everyone is talking about them.

cheap 'nuff.

Dont take much if any work to get them doing what they are supposed to do.

light/accurate

There are other rifles I like far better than a tikka. However they are hard not to like.