UM Tikka bolt handles

[FB Trout]

Kind of a thread hijack, but do yall know if the bolt handle is ambidextrous?

I’ve put them on both left handed and right handed Tikka bolts/actions without a hitch. As noted, they are straight, so they are ambidextrous.

 

[NSI]

One of the few scenarios where the straighter you are, the easier it is to go both ways.

-J

 

[K_pem]

Has anyone heard about the incoming skeletonized version, what kinda weight savings you’re really getting and when to expect that???

 

[satchamo]

How do these compare to the roughtech/ctr knobs? I assume they’re bigger?

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

How do these compare to the roughtech/ctr knobs? I assume they’re bigger?

They're an improvement on those units. Ball isn't much larger though.

 

[Dobermann]

How do these compare to the roughtech/ctr knobs? I assume they’re bigger?

I haven't measured them, so if @mxgsfmdpx says they're similar, I'd go with that.

However, I have/had CTR knobs on all my other Tikkas (other than Sterks) and the UM felt bigger - perhaps this is just because it's a more pronounced transition to the ball / it doesn't flare out like the CTR does.

But this is not just psychological - because you can actually grasp more rounded surface area, rather than the flare of the CTR, I think you get more control with the UM.

Had the UM knob not existed, you didn't like the swept-back position of the Sterk, and didn't want to support China with the Turbon aftermarket knobs, I would have said CTR all the way. But now the UM is available, I think it's a better option.