TaperPin
WKR
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2023
- Messages
- 3,169
I believe Form recently warned people to not break loose the factory Tikka trigger bolt, because that makes it more susceptible to self loosen and cause a slam fire. I think it’s hilarious, but no you shouldn’t sell all your tikkas because of it.For posterity/ people reading this thread in the future who are looking for information and capable of learning from others experiences. Not trying to change the mind of anyone who has participated thus far.
Trigger Failure
A few other threads have brought up Triggers Failing to fire. Here is the question. Who here has been on an animal and the trigger would not fire/release? BE HONEST! I have had it happen twice both times with a Jewell on a 700 clone. It was also in freezing rain conditions and the...rokslide.com
What's your worst mid-hunt equipment failure?
What piece of gear was it and how did you overcome the problem?rokslide.com
What has actually quit on you in the field?
After doing a lot of reading on the forum, I thought it would be interesting to ask what/how have rifles actually failed you guys in field use? What were they and what happened? There are a lot of great info in terms of scopes and their testing but really curious about experiences with rifles...rokslide.com
Ice/snow comparison between rifles
I have been asked by multiple people to do an ice and snow reliability eval between rifles/actions/triggers. Tthis is not a “test”, it is just a view at what generally happens. Doing a legitimate test requires more rifles and consistent conditions than I have. So… The rifles: 1). Tikka T3...rokslide.com
Google: (name of aftermarket trigger company you like) slamfire