Completed Tikka build!

for you Tikka fans..

new stock from McMillan, the carbon fiber Game Hunter with molded in desert camo. CTR 16" 308, Mountain Tactical DBM, Talley Tactical rings, Steiner T3-15

I love it!!! I am looking for something just like this right now.

Need to test some subs through it!

I know a guy!!!

OK! I need to get some of the new expanding 180 Hornday bullets headed your way

Um... Mr. Ccoker... I don’t know how to tell you this, but... um... that’s not a 6.5 Creedmoor... I’m sure it was just an oversight on your part...but...if you don’t mind... you might want to fix it... The THF hive mind doesn’t like rifles that aren’t a 6.5.

Very nice boomstick.

Love it.

looks good...going to be interested to see your results, got a 16in 308 headed my way soon too

Looks awesome!

I've been playing with some lighter weight bullets, 125 and 150 grain, in the SBR and 16" rifles. I'm really liking these. The problem with short barrels is having a lot of unburned, slow burning powder that's normally used in 308 ammo with heavier bullets. You get about 8%-15% unburned powder in an 11" barrel out of an AR platform. Even a 16" will help with that, and put more of the powder to work with the lighter bullets with a faster burning powder. It's kind of cool!

The 168 ablr looks tempting but it is a bit heavy. Need to run some numbers with 168 vs 150 bullets

Will you please weigh it when you get a chance

man, I don't what I was thinking.. I am SO, so, so sorry..
I will get it rebarreled, scratch that, run it over in my truck.. it's only the right thing to do

Please, I hope you all can reach deep, and find a way (and I know it will be hard) to forgive me.

I plead with you..

Good start my son. 30 hail tikkas and you shall be forgiven.

I bet...

It will keel.

mine are just safe queens

Tell you what, lets have a suppressed .308 only night, on hogs.

Hold my beer and give me 6 months

Whoop I got a 308 I got night vision I got a suppressor I want to play

Love it!! I want one just like that, 6.5 or 223 in a Manners.

That’s never gonna work. My Tikka 308 has a 17” barrel. Makes all the difference!

Very cool rifle!

Morgan at Class3 Machining in Dallas did the chop/crown/thread
Such good work
highly recommended!

Range report??
Be sure and post all groups, not just the good "one"

Rifle that pretty should be a bughole shooter

Try to get out this weekend
It shot 178 ELDX very well in orihinal configuration after I freefloated the stock.

In the interest of testing. I am going to shoot it without bedding. The stock comes with a recoil lug installed and the action was nice and snug.

Tikkas being a hex shaped action don't tend to need bedding.

Free floating the forearm is one of the issues I was telling you about a few days ago.

What about pillar betting? Seems like a good idea.

it already is pillar bedded from McMillan

ITS GONNA BE A LASER !!!

The Tinmey two stage is showing up today..
As much as I like the stock trigger at 2lbs I think I am going to go ahead and install it.
Will be hitting the hunting lease tonight and will sight in and shoot after tomorrow AM's hunt.

well, I installed it, function tested it.
Works fine, just not a 2 stage guy


175 shipped

Does it act like Remington trigger now as is can be opened on safety ?

I didn't think to check and the other trigger is back in and headed out to hunt

Timney makes a 2 stage Tikka trigger? When did this happen?

Just cane out
It is very nice

well, crud, shot about a 4" "group" with 2 different loads.. that shot tight groups before..
swapped scope/mount, verified rail secure

need to make sure it's making solid contact with supplied (in stock) recoil lug and if it is, bedding it is next

it was the wind

Sure the barrel isn't touching the forearm?

Charles, describe the groups, as in the pattern of the groups (stringing diagonal or vertical, or just wide and open?

shotgun
just checked, 3 sheets of paper will easily slide all the way to receiver

That sucks! I hope you get it fixed ASAP!

I don't think the recoil lug is making full contact.
I put some water on it and reasemmbled, took apart and the cut in the action has just a trace of water. I tried to pull it up with pliers to no avail. I am going to contact the shop manager, but to see if it is just press fit vs glued in. He's probably at SHOT though all week.

I'm betting it's glued (epoxied) as that's how it is on my Manner's. But that's strange as it doesn't generally take a lot to make contact as it doesn't have a huge contact area.

You have a Tikka I presume?

it's definitely not making full contact, I would expect it to basically "fully" lock in on the top and sides with the action.

I have a couple. And normally you can feel it kind of "snap" into the action when it gets in the right spot. McMillan is good company and I'm sure they'll fix it. Just hope it's sooner than later!

yeah, that "snap" aint happening

McMillan services manager asked me to send in the rifle so they can check it out.

Leaving today.

Let us know what the outcome is when you get it figured out.