Tikka…

[ColPenguin]

well you can fix the issue of the ctr mag by converting it with regular tikka mag. i do like the compact barrel of the ctr and rail used by tikka. it is not that heavy and it is working great for my use.

Its not so heavy that you can't carry it around in the deer woods. It's maybe a 1 lb. difference.

CTR does have a nice steel pic rail, I forgot about that. One of the CTR dofferentiators was a factory threaded barrel, which is now standard on the Lite models.

The mag that came with my CTR had feeding issues, out of the box. I just had to adjust the follower spring. It wasn't a major issue. The exposed mag release on CTR may be easier to bump and drop a mag in the field than standard Tikka mag. Of course you can swap bottom metal and add a mag retention spring, and just use standard Tikka mags.

I like the CTR as a range gun, practice setup. I prefer a 20" Lite barrel with the standard mag in the field. I'm not poo-pooing the CTR, just pointing out it may not really be a $440 value-add.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

I just did this and really regret it. The nitride went over blasting material and caused a bunch of issues. Definitely on the company that did it but still something I wouldn’t have dealt with on a stainless

Had unknown do my action,bolt and barrel and its great.
Slick as snot.
I would do my best to make the company eat it.

 

[Cant hit em]

I buy blued and get them Cerakoted and have had no issues. I dont care for the stainless look


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[IdahoHntr]

Interesting.. I live in a drier western state, but own a lot of blued rifles that’s see quite a few days in weather without any issues. I would have never not called them “weather resistant”. After a week of hunting in the snow or rain it might need a wipe down, but never had the issues that a lot here seem to have.

I’d have no hesitation going blued especially if it was just for a once a year western rifle. If you’re hunting every day in the Pacific Northwest (I don’t) then probably a different answer.

 

[Timberline001]

Had unknown do my action,bolt and barrel and its great.
Slick as snot.
I would do my best to make the company eat it.

It’s $125, it’s not worth my time and not having the gun while fix it. I ran a copper brush inside the bolt body with a drill and cleaned it enough for it to operate.