Two barrels, one Tikka?

Does anyone use a Tikka setup with multiple barrels? Is this common?

I know the factory barrels are tough to remove but once that's done, it seems like a simple swap. I have a Tikka in 6 creed and a new to me 308 barrel that I'd like to start shooting/loading for.

Unthreaded Tikka are pretty cheap right now if i was to buy for a donor action, but when you add a stock and optics and it gets expensive. I'd rather just swap barrels back and forth as the mood strikes, are there any pitfalls to this I'm not considering?

Edit to add: I'm thinking I'd switch a few times a year, at most.
West Texas ordinance does a switch barrel system and can do it for tikka. You have to send in your action though. I haven't done it just know a guy that did. Seemed kind of expensive not really sure what the point is I'd rather just have two rifles
 
Swapping a barreled and scope action between a common stock would be easy enough. Pic ring scope not that bad either. Barrell seems like a giant pain.
 
I have been through this with T/C Contenders and Encores, a Tikka, a few CZ 457's and a couple Savages. It seems like a good idea, but in reality when you want to go shooting do you change barrels or just go shooting with the barrel that's ready? In my case I changed barrels once, and that was it.
Now I have several Tikkas and Savages, half dozen CZ 457's and a few T/C's- all complete guns. With a few spare barrels and stocks leftover. :)

Then there are the convertible handguns...
 
Get two Tikkas, have two barreled actions. Put a pic rail on both. Swap the stock and scope between actions.

You will have to pull the action from the stock anyway to swap barrels. Good pic rings are easy to switch and should be consistent enough you can record the difference in zeros and be very close before ever firing a shot.

You really should torque the barrels to 100 ft.lbs to be consistent, so makes a proper swap a touch harder.

Edit: I see this has been covered already.
 
It starts off as a great idea and it is. You can shoot the same rifle and get extremely comfortable with it.

What happens is that you get stuff dialed in and then you don't want to change anything around.

I started the same way with one zermatt action. Now I'm up to 4 with quite a few barrels laying around.

What I ended up on is a short action I use for hunting and then swap a 223 barrel on it for practice during the off-season. Another short action as a prs rig but I have the ability to run it as a short mag during hunting season. I have a medium length im building now for cartridges like 6.5prc and the new 25 western I built to get a little extra OAL room for heavy bullets. Then i have one long action setup as a 300prc for shits and giggles. I have 4 rifles with redundancy on the short actions during hunting season. All with similar stocks and a NX8 on top with the same reticle.

I went zermatt for the ability to swap bolt faces and a rem 700 footprint. That's the downside of the tikka, a new bolt is pricey but i believe UM is trying to make something to help there.

To sum it up, yes, do it but start with your main cartridge for hunting and a 223 trainer barrel. That's the most logical setup and you can buy one nice stock and one nice scope and be covered.
 
If you are close to the poverty line, I suppose this is a good idea. With how inexpensive Tikkas are, I just opt to have multiple rifles for quick and easy cartridge changes.
I suppose if you have a $1,000+ scope, $100 rings, $500+ action, and aftermarket $600+ stock all adding up I can see where OP is going.

Multiple rifles is ideal for sure, but not feasible for all.
 
I don’t do it with a single action and multiple barrels- I do it with 3 actions and 8 or so barrels currently. Works great. I like to shoot a lot of different cartridges. I’ve also got a model 7 with a couple remage barrels, and a savage. In no way is swapping barrel nut barrels “easier” than shouldered prefits. What they offer is the ability to headspace properly without a lathe for actions not held to tight enough standards to allow accurate prefits. Now there are plenty of options that allow prefits. A barrel nut barrel swap requires more skill. Headspace has to actually be set, and plenty of people screw it up. Shouldered prefit is righty tighty, lefty loosey, then Verify headspace is correct. If it’s not, you’re going to need to seek professional assistance.


I sometimes swap barrels without pulling the action from the stock or removing the optic.


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