Will Tikka come out with a 6 CM soon???

[Chris in TN]

Sort of a question for you guys with 20" barrels already:

Let's say I wanted to be cheap here and I went with a basic 20" Lite version. I already have one (the youth sized Lite Compact) 20" in 6.5cm and with a ~12 ounce can on the front, it's very muzzle-heavy. The length is more than ideal but not terrible per se. The weight makes it awkward to sling-carry and as I'm not a strict backpack hunter, or even close to it, I'm really stuck on making sling-carry the default. I'd feel stupid hauling a backpack 100-300 yards to a deer stand here at home, and when I hunt public land with a daypack, I just am not set up to appreciate a rifle strapped to a pack, or even in one of the various gun-bearing gadgets other than a sling.

If I had a lighter can, say 5-8 ounces, and/or an OTB designed can that shifted the weight further back, this would be an improvement over the balance of a 20" barrel with a regular ~12 ounce can, undoubtedly. But would the difference be enough for a realistic person to say 'ok this is good enough', or would I still want to have the barrel cut to 17"-18"?

Asking because this might make a 20" barrel make more sense for me. I'm mainly trying to avoid the cost of either having a new rifle chopped or having an older rifle rebarreled.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Sort of a question for you guys with 20" barrels already:

Let's say I wanted to be cheap here and I went with a basic 20" Lite version. I already have one (the youth sized Lite Compact) 20" in 6.5cm and with a ~12 ounce can on the front, it's very muzzle-heavy. The length is more than ideal but not terrible per se. The weight makes it awkward to sling-carry and as I'm not a strict backpack hunter, or even close to it, I'm really stuck on making sling-carry the default. I'd feel stupid hauling a backpack 100-300 yards to a deer stand here at home, and when I hunt public land with a daypack, I just am not set up to appreciate a rifle strapped to a pack, or even in one of the various gun-bearing gadgets other than a sling.

If I had a lighter can, say 5-8 ounces, and/or an OTB designed can that shifted the weight further back, this would be an improvement over the balance of a 20" barrel with a regular ~12 ounce can, undoubtedly. But would the difference be enough for a realistic person to say 'ok this is good enough', or would I still want to have the barrel cut to 17"-18"?

Asking because this might make a 20" barrel make more sense for me. I'm mainly trying to avoid the cost of either having a new rifle chopped or having an older rifle rebarreled.

I have no issues with a 20” Lite barrel with an OG 6.5 or similar on it. I’ll probably never strap my rifle to the pack for a normal hunt, but I was impressed with the universal carrier attached to a Teratorn holding the buttstock and the muzzle held under the chest strap.

 

[Speaks]

Sort of a question for you guys with 20" barrels already:

Let's say I wanted to be cheap here and I went with a basic 20" Lite version. I already have one (the youth sized Lite Compact) 20" in 6.5cm and with a ~12 ounce can on the front, it's very muzzle-heavy. The length is more than ideal but not terrible per se. The weight makes it awkward to sling-carry and as I'm not a strict backpack hunter, or even close to it, I'm really stuck on making sling-carry the default. I'd feel stupid hauling a backpack 100-300 yards to a deer stand here at home, and when I hunt public land with a daypack, I just am not set up to appreciate a rifle strapped to a pack, or even in one of the various gun-bearing gadgets other than a sling.

If I had a lighter can, say 5-8 ounces, and/or an OTB designed can that shifted the weight further back, this would be an improvement over the balance of a 20" barrel with a regular ~12 ounce can, undoubtedly. But would the difference be enough for a realistic person to say 'ok this is good enough', or would I still want to have the barrel cut to 17"-18"?

Asking because this might make a 20" barrel make more sense for me. I'm mainly trying to avoid the cost of either having a new rifle chopped or having an older rifle rebarreled.

To walk a few hundred yards I would just carry the rifle.....

But think about the barrel length as a lever and the suppressor on the end as a weight. An OTB can moving it back would make a very large difference. I cant tell you for sure that it fully solves your problem but it should drastically improve it. You would still be better off than an 18 inch barrel and a fully forward can in terms of balance point I think.

 

[omicron1792]

Tikka T3x Roughtech Ranch 20"
I'm reallllly hoping they drop a 20" ranch in the 6cm shortly.

Yes me too. If you’ll let me know when they do I’ll buy the first one. Have roughtech ranch in 223 and love it.

 

[EuroOptic]

Tikka T3x CTR 6mm Creedmoor 24"
CTR's are in stock ​