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Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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10/31/15 07:46 PM
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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10/31/15 08:04 PM
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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10/31/15 09:17 PM
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Dang good shooting! Are you planning to try 140 pills?
I was wrong...on anything technical. Fitz............. is right, ya know............
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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10/31/15 09:23 PM
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Yes 140's will be my next one to try .
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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11/01/15 02:26 AM
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Looks great. I think lapua scenars 130 grain grouped best in the one I'm familiar with. And he burned a lot of powder chasing the best load. You may want to give them a try. But what you have looks pretty darn good.
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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11/01/15 01:56 PM
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Question- Are you just selecting a load to try with each bullet, or is there a method to the loads you are trying?
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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11/01/15 02:31 PM
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Some of the loads I'm trying are loads the previous owner said shot well . Some of the others I'm trying the same bullet but powders some of yall on here said worked well.
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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11/01/15 04:04 PM
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When working up a load, you have to tune the ammo to the rifle. For example, you can load up 1 bullet and select one powder and try multiple powder charge weights like 41.0, 41.3, 41.6, 41.9, 42.2, etc. This will show you what the rifle will like and where the powder charge needs to be. See the target below. It's a 243 Win with a 115 DTAC shot at 300 yards. I like this target example, because it shows the perfect signs of reading the rifle and what the rifle likes. Center was Load A (the first and lowest powder charge) and showed an open group so I only shot 4 rounds. Load B low left, still open and not very tight. Load C top left is getting tighten, and stringing a little. (This stringing tells me I am approaching an accuracy node). Load D top right, shoots very tight about 1" at 300 yards. I was able to dial in this bullet with 1 powder tuning the charge to the rifle. When you pick multiple powders and bullets, and pick 1 bullet and 1 powder and powder charge at random, there's no way to see what the rifle is telling you on the accuracy node or where you can dial in that combo (bullet and powder) next with those components. All your looking at is how that certain combo does, hoping you get lucky with a group. I'd recommend selecting 1 bullet and 1 powder, and working with that one combo one at a time on tuning the load.
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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11/01/15 05:39 PM
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Just for info, for 100 gr Noslers in my 260, IMR 4064 was the go-to powder. For the 120s I used Reloader 17, but would probably switch to H4350 if I didn't have so much R17. Regardless, accuracy with the R17 was excellent.
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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11/01/15 06:06 PM
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^^What Chad said^^
Only change one variable at a time.
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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11/01/15 06:49 PM
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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11/07/15 06:35 AM
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120grn nos ballistic tip 43.5grn imr 4350 oal 2.86 primers win brass tikka 260 tactical This shot less than half inch in mine
Last edited by cattle69; 11/07/15 12:24 PM.
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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11/12/15 04:02 PM
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I would start with the SAAMI spec COL, research the best powder for the calber/bullet weight you want to shoot and start in the middle of the powder range. Start working up in .2 grain increments.
I bet without much effort the gun will shoot one hole groups, Tikkas/Sakos are shooters. If you don't get it try a different bullet.
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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12/03/15 09:44 PM
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Nice groups, I have the same rifle and this is what I settled on:
Lapua Brass 130 Berger VLD Hunting seated .040" off lands 44.5 grains H4350 (Hot but I get no pressure signs) CCI-BR2 primer Best 4 shot group .390" center to center
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Re: Tikka CTR shoots pretty good
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12/04/15 03:41 AM
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When working up a load, you have to tune the ammo to the rifle. For example, you can load up 1 bullet and select one powder and try multiple powder charge weights like 41.0, 41.3, 41.6, 41.9, 42.2, etc. This will show you what the rifle will like and where the powder charge needs to be. See the target below. It's a 243 Win with a 115 DTAC shot at 300 yards. I like this target example, because it shows the perfect signs of reading the rifle and what the rifle likes. Center was Load A (the first and lowest powder charge) and showed an open group so I only shot 4 rounds. Load B low left, still open and not very tight. Load C top left is getting tighten, and stringing a little. (This stringing tells me I am approaching an accuracy node). Load D top right, shoots very tight about 1" at 300 yards. I was able to dial in this bullet with 1 powder tuning the charge to the rifle. When you pick multiple powders and bullets, and pick 1 bullet and 1 powder and powder charge at random, there's no way to see what the rifle is telling you on the accuracy node or where you can dial in that combo (bullet and powder) next with those components. All your looking at is how that certain combo does, hoping you get lucky with a group. I'd recommend selecting 1 bullet and 1 powder, and working with that one combo one at a time on tuning the load. This is good info. Thanks
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