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 Re: T3 Lite feeding problem
[Re: ChadTRG42]
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08/29/17 05:12 PM
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patriot07
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Seems like something is wrong when people have to go sanding a factory stock to get the barrel adequately spaced from the stock. or go dropping washers between the action and the stock. And if this was on two rifles then it was most likely a common occurrence. JMO I don't disagree at all. Both rifles were advertised by Tikka to be free-floated and neither was even close. Both stocks tapered considerably just past the receiver even though the heavy barrels didn't taper much. Neither mod took more than 15 minutes fortunately, but I am starting to wonder about Tikka overall 'quality'. Of the 3 Tikkas I've had, 2 of them had very heavy triggers (crisp, but heavy). One of them was very light and crisp. A yo-dave trigger kit fixed the other two, but why is it so inconsistent? And now I'm finding that the mag follower on my 6.5 CTR will come out if you push the back end of the first round down too far... I don't mind too much since the guns shoot lights out and the trigger replacement is like $10 and the action is incredibly smooth, but it does give me some pause on overall Tikka quality. Free floated is technically the barrel not touching the stock forward of the chamber area. Many gun smiths will "free float" the barrel, but have the chamber area bedded (which I'm not a fan of, but some do this). Trigger from the factory is always set high. And if you push on the back of almost any mag follower just right, it will angle the follower up and allow it to come out of the mag- 100% normal. I see no reason of concern for a QC problem. Regarding the mag, that makes sense. I never had it happen with my savage 308 mag, but it's not really a problem - just an observation. Regarding the stocks, I do agree that both were probably in the chamber area. Interesting info - never heard that before. Regarding the triggers, I set the two heavy ones as light as they would go and they were still heavier than the light one set as heavy as it would go. All 3 trigger set screws were pretty stiff from the factory. But even backed off, 2 of the 3 were very heavy compared to the light one or the yo-dave trigger spring. The two heavy ones were the T3 Lite 223 and T3x CTR 6.5. The one good one was the T3x Varmint 223.
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Re: T3 Lite feeding problem
[Re: HuntingTexas]
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08/29/17 07:51 PM
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Been a while since I bedded an action and stock, but IIRC the instructions that came with the glass bed kits instructed you to bed the chamber area of the barrel as well as the action. That was about 20 years ago though. Never had an issue with bedding the chamber portion of the barrel or with ones that is free floated to the barrel attachment point to the action
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Re: T3 Lite feeding problem
[Re: HuntingTexas]
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08/29/17 10:18 PM
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Agreed kmon1. We always bed rifles from tang to about 1" forward of the recoil lug. Hill Country Rifles and McWhorter customs does the same thing. I thought this was normal.
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Re: T3 Lite feeding problem
[Re: HuntingTexas]
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08/29/17 10:30 PM
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ChadTRG42
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I know some smiths bed 3/4" to 1" in forward of the recoil lug, but I've seen some rifles not shoot bedded this way. But I've had some be absolute hammers bedded this way. But they were generally a thick barrel which will decrease the effect of this.
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Re: T3 Lite feeding problem
[Re: HuntingTexas]
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08/29/17 10:42 PM
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hermano W
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Just to clear up any misunderstandings, the contact point on the Tikka stock is not a QC problem, it is part of the stock's design. The Tikka's accuracy in the little Tupper-ware stocks is pretty good proof the designers knew what they were doing.
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Re: T3 Lite feeding problem
[Re: HuntingTexas]
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08/30/17 01:31 AM
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  Mine shoots great, but I didn't like the look of it.
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Re: T3 Lite feeding problem
[Re: hermano W]
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08/30/17 02:39 AM
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Just to clear up any misunderstandings, the contact point on the Tikka stock is not a QC problem, it is part of the stock's design. The Tikka's accuracy in the little Tupper-ware stocks is pretty good proof the designers knew what they were doing. The contact point on the T3 lite stock may not be a QC concern, but the contact points on the heavy barrel models on the side of the barrel 2"-3" forward of the receiver may or may not be. I have talked to others who said their heavy barrel models were very clearly free-floated from the factory. And if you saw it, then it would be clear that it's not a designed-in contact point since it was inconsistent on left and right sides and the profile just didn't match the barrel at all. It might be intentionally designed that way, but I'd be surprised. I agree that the lower contact point on the T3 lite models is an intentional design feature.
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Re: T3 Lite feeding problem
[Re: HuntingTexas]
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08/30/17 03:26 AM
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ChadTRG42
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A quick application of sand paper or Dremel tool will fix it. I bedded my Howa 1500 and took a Dremel tool to my stock, and free floated it all the way. But the varmint Tikka's with heavy barrels I have seen had ample day light between the barrel and stock. I have the 223 Varmint model and several 308's, all free floated with lots of room of free float.
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Re: T3 Lite feeding problem
[Re: J.G.]
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08/30/17 03:59 AM
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Donor rifle actions now, getting as bad as Remington Put down the crack pipe. James-Buzz-the cat man-Skinner. That's gonna be you. You're getting cats. I thought it took a month or two for the retirement thing to kick in. Buzz your lips are burnt and you have been puffing that whistle devise too often it appears.
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