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Hello all. Need some advise.
Hello all, I'm new to this group.
I've dabbled with Howa (with catastrophic failure), Remmy 770, Winchester 70's…..
After receiving advise from a few friends, I've decided to try Tikka. I'm here for some tips to help with my search for the perfect deer / black bear rifle. I would like it to be an all weather platform and in .308. Accuracy is a must. Ranges will vary from 50 to 400yds. Weight, although a factor, is not an extreme consideration for me. I will sacrifice a pound or two for accuracy.
I have heard about Tikka utilizing plastic parts and I am leery. I'm not against polymer as I am a GLOCK fan but I would appreciate some input here.
So….. I have come to the Tikka experts for help. Will you please help me narrow down search among the many models and variations?
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Well, I can share my experience with Tikka. A friend turned me on to Tikka a few years ago. I bought a Varmint model in 22-250 and have found it to be very accurate. Tikka use to guarantee 1 moa group sizes out of their rifles. They may still do this, I just don't know.
I too was leary about the plastic stock, but from my experience, it has worked very well. Whatever material they are using, it's more than simply plastic.
I think you would be well suited with a regular Tikka in .308 for deer and smaller bear.
I'll include a picture of a cold bore mapping target I did. This involved bringing the rifle out to the range on 5 separate occasions and shooting a three shot group. The orange dot is 1″. This was done at 100 yds.
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Very impressive sir! I thank you for the response.
The plastic I'm concerned with is not so much the stock. It's the trigger guard, the bolt end cap, the magazine….
Some areas I hunt can see temps of -15f to -20f. I was concerned about the polymer parts holding up.
The all weather application leads me toward stainless. Does anyone know if stainless barrels effect accuracy factors? -
Hi all the parts that you are concerned about can be replaced with metal ones if you like , if you check out mountain tactical you can ( I think ) get all the parts from them and there made by people who know Tikka's, has for the accuracy of stainless steel , I shoot a .223 St/st super varmint and regular get as low as .4 moa and never now I've sorted my load out more than 1 moa even on the first 5 shot group with a cold shot / shots to start with , also when you've decided which tikka your after and I guess you are in America again try mountain tactical
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I currently own a couple of Tikka's as well as several other rifles. In my opinion the Tikka T3 is the best factory rifle for the money. All of mine have shot 1 moa or less with factory ammo. If you reload they will do better. I to was concerned about the plastic bottom metal, bolt shroud and mags. But I have never had a problem. Although I have heard of a couple people talk about their bolt shroud breaking. So I changed all of mine out to aluminum. Its relatively cheap and very easy to do. As far as Stainless steel barrels compared to Chrome Molly barrels I personally think that the stainless are a little more accurate and a little easier to clean. Hope this helps you in your decision but remember these are just my opinions and experiences.
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+1 to papa
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