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

[BLJ]

Yep so that is probably their next model!

Looking forward to Shot Show 2033!!

 

[gbflyer]

I’ve never looked at the print so I don’t know…wonder if a 6 Creed reamer will clean up a .243 chamber. Anybody know? If so, pretty quick job, restamp, and keep the good quality factory barrel. If a person has to have a 6 Creed.


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[Chris in TN]

I’ve never looked at the print so I don’t know…wonder if a 6 Creed reamer will clean up a .243 chamber. Anybody know? If so, pretty quick job, restamp, and keep the good quality factory barrel. If a person has to have a 6 Creed.


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No, unless you’re willing to set it back several threads, which also cost money.

It can be done but on a sliding scale it pushes you closer to the cost of a prefit.

 

[TimberHunter]

Fair (but see my comment below on final Tikka cost after necessary upgrades). Also I would always prefer a Tikka rifle (been shooting them for over 20 years), but my buying decision is largely based on cartridge preference for a specific performance, and Tikka is just getting too far behind the curve. If a rem clone I would definitely install a Geissele Super 7 trigger. Geissele also jumping in on the bolt gun game in the last 2 years. Can't wait to see where that goes.

Necessary upgrades is a bit of a stretch. With factory everything rifle except a vertical grip ($30), I have not been hindered by the rifle during longer shots or the S2H class

Often times people , including myself, are so worried about upgrading their rifle. Meanwhile the largest source of error is the guy behind the rifle and giving him as much practice as possible is likely the best place money can be spent


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[BLJ]

Often times people , including myself, are so worried about upgrading their rifle. Meanwhile the largest source of error is the guy behind the rifle and giving him as much practice as possible is likely the best place money can be spent.

Very much.

 

[Marbles]

Necessary upgrades is a bit of a stretch. With factory everything rifle except a vertical grip ($30), I have not been hindered by the rifle during longer shots or the S2H class

Often times people , including myself, are so worried about upgrading their rifle. Meanwhile the largest source of error is the guy behind the rifle and giving him as much practice as possible is likely the best place money can be spent


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Agree. I like my tweaked out Tikkas, but none of the tweaks are in the relm of needed.

Most of what we do to guns is not needed, only wanted.

"Needing" a $375 trigger (that is not currently in stock) for a $2500 rifle hardly makes the case.

My Tikka cost, this list is over a year old so prices may have changed.

Tikka stainless $880.00
Area 419 rail $80.00
UM bolt handle $70.00
Trigger $390.00 (Sako S20 two stage for "3 position" safety)
Rokstok $500.00
Cut and thread $200.00
Lumley Arctic dbm $119.00
=$2,260

Add $45 to the cost of a Rokstok
Change the cut and thread to $600 for a barrel
And = $2705 vs $2875 for the Villain with proper trigger.

Now, the Villain comes with a sub par stock (functionally looks no better than a factory Tikka stock), and I would actually need to replace the trigger guard with an Arctic variant. It also comes with a barrel that I would want to cut and rethread. Plus a bolt handle that isn't quite what I want.

The financial argument against a Tikka doesn't hold water in this comparison. And for me (will vary by person) the argument of buying exactly what I want off the shelf doesn't hold up. Then, you take the superior function of a Tikka and an argument for better equipment doesn't stand up. But, people get to spend their money on what makes them happy. It is the beauty of freedom.

There is not really a good argument for me to switch from 243 to 6 creed, but I'm still doing it because I can cover the expense. But, to think it is needed is to think like a fool.

 

[alexnelon]

The fact of the matter is you have to do a lot of contorting to tell yourself both that shooting a 6 is best for everyone AND that Tikka is the best option for everybody at the same time. The tradeoffs are very real.

Tikka doesn't make a 6 in a modern chambering, so if you want factory heavies, you have to rebarrel.

The bullets that do work well-ish in the .243 they offer aren't available in any factory loads, so you have to reload.

If you want to shoot a 6mm but don't reload and don't want to rebarrel a brand new rifle, Tikka is flat out the wrong choice.

 

[N2TRKYS]

The fact of the matter is you have to do a lot of contorting to tell yourself both that shooting a 6 is best for everyone AND that Tikka is the best option for everybody at the same time. The tradeoffs are very real.

Tikka doesn't make a 6 in a modern chambering, so if you want factory heavies, you have to rebarrel.

The bullets that do work well-ish in the .243 they offer aren't available in any factory loads, so you have to reload.

If you want to shoot a 6mm but don't reload and don't want to rebarrel a brand new rifle, Tikka is flat out the wrong choice.

Why would you rebarrel a 1:8 twist 243WIN Tikka, if you wanted a 6GT or 6 Creedmoor? I would set the factory barrel back and rechamber to what I wanted. The last I checked on that, it was about $300 to do so.

 

[nm.otter]

Works for a 6mm Creedmoor, but a GT would need quite a bit of setback (0.3644" from SAAMI to SAAMI).