TOP 3 rifles

[Keyz]

1971 Brno Model 2
M1 Garand
Tikka d18 7rem mag I’m hoping to upgrade to an old Sako at somepoint

 

[Keyz]

Not for long, soon it will just be MRC Marshall... lol

Here's mine:
1. Tikka T3x SL in 6.5
2. Winchester 670a in .243
3. BRNO Mod 5 .22lr

Mmm I want a model 5 so bad!

 

[Keyz]

Not for long, soon it will just be MRC Marshall... lol

Here's mine:
1. Tikka T3x SL in 6.5
2. Winchester 670a in .243
3. BRNO Mod 5 .22lr

Here’s my 71 model 2

 

[Mish-pop]

Just the 3 I have right now

Tikka T3x 30-06 Stainless
Remington 700 in .243
Ruger 10/22

 

[Stearinlys]

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Here’s my 71 model 2

Nice! Way better condition than mine lol. But then, mine has been through 4 generations and has some stories to tell I bet LOL

 

[Keyz]

Nice! Way better condition than mine lol. But then, mine has been through 4 generations and has some stories to tell I bet LOL

Yeah but you can’t replace memories and I bet it still drives nails at 50yards though

 

[Scottielp0714]

1. Seekins PH2 6.5 creed
2. Tikka T3X stainless Hunter 308
3. Marlin 1894ss Ltd 44 mag

 

[Stearinlys]

Yeah but you can’t replace memories and I bet it still drives nails at 50yards though

iF I Do My PaRt...

 

[BenRobbins]

1. Tikka T3X Super Varmint in 6.5 Creedmoor
2. Savage Model 12 LRPV in .223
3. Savage 93R17 , 17 HMR

How much time do you have behind a super varmint? I am interested in getting one, I like heavier barrels. But I am not finding very many reviews online. How does yours shoot, and how long does it take to get the barrel too warm to shoot?

 

[Tower13]

1-KAC 16”
2-KAC 14.5”
3-Ruger American Ranch 556

These are also the only rifles I have so my choices are limited.

My favorite is Browning Xbolt speed 300 wim mag, 7mm x bolt speed , savage 300 win mag all three get the job done.

 

[whoop]

horizon vandal x 22 creed
um vesper 300prc
sig shr 970 in 270 win
the last one will most likely succumb to a tikka in 25 creed

 

[kthomas]

1. TacOps X-ray 51 (.308) with TacOps titanium suppressor
2. Mausingfield which has multiple barrels and different configurations, from PRS to hunting
3. KAC SR-15 Mod1

 

[Turkeytider]

How much time do you have behind a super varmint? I am interested in getting one, I like heavier barrels. But I am not finding very many reviews online. How does yours shoot, and how long does it take to get the barrel too warm to shoot?

Ben, I have right at 800 rounds through my SV. I got it primarily as a range rifle, shooting out to 500 yards and have been out to 1K yards. The gun is VERY accurate, particularly considering I’m shooting factory ammo only. When I don’t get in its way, it can put multiple hits in 3 and 4” gongs at 500 yards. I baby my barrels and don’t allow them to get over pleasantly warm before I pull the guns off line for cooling. I also shoot slowly. So, I’m really not the best person to ask about barrel shooting limits when it comes to temperature.
As far as being a hunting rifle, I’ve not weighed mine, but the gun only is listed at 9 lbs. All up, I’d expect between 10.5 to 11.5 lbs. , maybe a shade more. If I was going to be doing any hunting that required extensive trekking, I would probably look for something lighter. Then again, I’m 77 and not in the same shape I was in my 30’s. Or 40’s. Or 50’s ! For blind/ stand hunting in which less walking is required, I think the SV would be terrific.
In summary, I love mine. Typical Tikka smooth action and accuracy. Can highly recommend.

 

[Lionheart]

TIKKA 3x .223 chopped to 17”, STOCKY’S VG
TIKKA 7mm/08 in RT EMBER stock
TIKKA .308 RT barreled action chopped to 17.5” and moved to TIKKA CTR stock.

I have moved these barreled actions around after being chopped…(7mm/08 is 20”).
I have paired actions and stocks by recoil/weight….223 in my lightest (Stocky’s Carbon), 7mm/08 in the RT ember and the RT .308 barreled action in the CTR stock.
These moves now are being evaluated by range time…I’m a little concerned about how the different barrel contours will act in the different stocks.
May need to float them all?

 

[bullnose]

1. Tikka T3x .308
2. Winchester Model 70 .243 varmint barrel
3. Marlin 336 30-30 "Texan"

 

[BenRobbins]

Ben, I have right at 800 rounds through my SV. I got it primarily as a range rifle, shooting out to 500 yards and have been out to 1K yards. The gun is VERY accurate, particularly considering I’m shooting factory ammo only. When I don’t get in its way, it can put multiple hits in 3 and 4” gongs at 500 yards. I baby my barrels and don’t allow them to get over pleasantly warm before I pull the guns off line for cooling. I also shoot slowly. So, I’m really not the best person to ask about barrel shooting limits when it comes to temperature.
As far as being a hunting rifle, I’ve not weighed mine, but the gun only is listed at 9 lbs. All up, I’d expect between 10.5 to 11.5 lbs. , maybe a shade more. If I was going to be doing any hunting that required extensive trekking, I would probably look for something lighter. Then again, I’m 77 and not in the same shape I was in my 30’s. Or 40’s. Or 50’s ! For blind/ stand hunting in which less walking is required, I think the SV would be terrific.
In summary, I love mine. Typical Tikka smooth action and accuracy. Can highly recommend.

Thank you for the reply. How do you like the stock? I think my thought process is to go ahead and pick one up, and then slide it into a chassis or stock if I feel like it's necessary. I don't mind hauling around a rifle that's 10.5 or so lbs. For me the added accuracy is worth a little more weight.. I will never understand guys wanting 7prc or 300prc in like a 6 lb rifle.

 

[Turkeytider]

Thank you for the reply. How do you like the stock? I think my thought process is to go ahead and pick one up, and then slide it into a chassis or stock if I feel like it's necessary. I don't mind hauling around a rifle that's 10.5 or so lbs. For me the added accuracy is worth a little more weight.. I will never understand guys wanting 7prc or 300prc in like a 6 lb rifle.

I wouldn’t qualify as a connoisseur of fine rifle stocks, mind, but IMHO the OEM Roughtech stock certainly seems to be substantial enough. To each his own, but I certainly didn’t spend $1500 or so just to dump the stock. Apparently, a lot of folks do that with Tikka rifles, however. LOL, I think back to the M-16 I shot so many years ago and the SV feels like a MUCH more substantial firearm!

 

[BenRobbins]

I wouldn’t qualify as a connoisseur of fine rifle stocks, mind, but IMHO the OEM Roughtech stock certainly seems to be substantial enough. To each his own, but I certainly didn’t spend $1500 or so just to dump the stock. Apparently, a lot of folks do that with Tikka rifles, however. LOL, I think back to the M-16 I shot so many years ago and the SV feels like a MUCH more substantial firearm!

That makes sense to me. Probably the course to take it shoot it and see how I like it. This would be a substantial step up for me. My only long gun right now is a Howa 1500 hogue stock. I have been considering the new seekins, but the barrel profile has been giving me a lot of pause.

 

[nm.otter]

IMHO the OEM Roughtech stock certainly seems to be substantial enough. To each his own, but I certainly didn’t spend $1500 or so just to dump the stock. Apparently, a lot of folks do that with Tikka rifles, however.

An even larger portion modify the factory stocks - for very little money.

 

[Anschutz]

If we're talking hunting rifles:
1) Winchester Model 70 EWSS .270 Win. That's my go-to for everything where legal, and my wife bought it for me before moving to Alaska.
2) H&R Handi-Rifle .243. My first deer rifle after meeting my dad's accuracy standards with my BB Gun (the face of a quart sized coffee can at ~25 yards 1000 times over the summer with 10 misses allowed. I wore myself out pumping that Daisy, and he drank a lot of coffee). Technically, I only have the barrel after a cleaning crew mistook the frame for trash, but I bought another frame for it.
3) Savage 93 or 97 .22LR. The first rifle I bought with my own money at 10 years old. It's got somewhere between 25k and 40k and isn't as accurate as it once was but it stays around.

All Rifles:
1) Anschutz 2013 .22LR: I bought it with money I saved up from cutting grass over the summer with a little help from a savings account my grandmother established when I was born. It's still the most money I've spent on a single firearm, but it got me into a pretty good college. I haven't shot it since college, but smallbore prone is something I'll be able to do until I die.
2) AR-15 Service Rifle: I started shooting service rifle after college to scratch the competitive itch. It's about to be on its third barrel. I don't see myself stopping this sport until I can't shoot Offhand anymore.
3) The Winchester .270 mentioned above.


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