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New Tikka T3 in .223, inaccurate :(
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I'm still on a quest to get my Tikka Lite in .223 to shoot well. Tried some Superformance Varmint 53 grain and it shot terrible at 100 yards. Not a good round for this particular gun. I'm going to do some additional cleaning and would like some advice from the experts. Right now I'm using the Otis system. I want to change to a bore guide and quality rod. What are my options? Looked at the Possum hollow but it seemed there may be some better options out there as far as bore guides. Haven't looked at rods, attachments, etc yet.
The Superformance in my gun shoots better out past 100yrds…I'm guessing it needs more distance to stablize with the velocity. I can shoot 1″ groups or better at 100yrds, but consistant 1″ groups at 200yrds…shot 8″ balloons out to 500yrds using this ammo.
The Nosler 77gr match is still some of the best factory ammo I've shot to date out of my gun.
Next in line would be Hornady 55gr Varment Express & Hornady 75gr match shooting about the same at targets out to 200-300yrds. Beyond 300yrds the 75gr match is much better, but the Nosler 77gr out performed Hornady on every range session.It might just be my gun but from my experience the 1-8 twist likes the slower bullet velocity. Even with my handloads…I'm getting a 55gr nosler BT tipped to perform excellent at both 100 & 200yrds with a 3000fps velocity, if I speed it up the accuracy goes to shit. Same thing for any of the 75-77gr projectiles….2600-2700fps seems to be the sweet spot for 75-77gr.
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My Tikka has the 1:10 twist. Should do good with 53 or 55 grain, right? I will see about getting some even lighter ones when I can find some.
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My Tikka has the 1:10 twist. Should do good with 53 or 55 grain, right? I will see about getting some even lighter ones when I can find some.
Try some Hornady 40gr vmax… Your gun may like projectiles lighter than 55gr but I'd be surprised if Hornady 55gr varment doesn't shoot well. Also test flat-based & boat tail bullets in the same weight…some guns do have a preference.
Also highly recommended :
Federal Nosler Ballistic Tip 55gr
Nosler Trophy Grade Varmint 40gr BT
Nosler Varmageddon 55gr -
I'm thinking about sending the rifle back to have Tikka check it out. Has anyone done this before? I think my LGS said they would send it back if there was trouble when I purchased the gun. Hopefully there isn't any monies involved? Do I need to contact Tikka first?
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Just a thought did you break the barrel in , first 5 rounds clean after every one , the after every 5 up to 25/30 rounds ( sorry if this as been asked before )
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No. I clean it after every shooting but thats around every 20 rounds or so. I've run around 200 or so rounds through it since I got it.
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I went through a long process (and not obvious by any means) on the Beretta website to get to the part where I could tell them about the trouble I was having and seeing how their guarentee of 1 moa with three shots worked. Well not happy at all, I explained to them all the things i have done to try to get this to reliably shoot 1 moa. They told me I could send it back but they would charge me $70 dollars if they don't find a problem. $70!!!! That's crazy. Now if I send it in and they use some crazy expensive ammo and try it a few times and get 1 moa, not only will they not fix it, but will charge me $70! This is not right. It makes me not want to ever buy a Tikka or Sako in the future and tell everyone I know just how unhappy I am.
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Still trying various ammo. Hoping I'll find a winning combination.
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Still trying various ammo. Hoping I'll find a winning combination.
Try Federal Gold Medal Match with 69 grain Sierras?
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This rifle has a 1:10 twist. i understand that 69 grain is too heavy, right?
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This rifle has a 1:10 twist. i understand that 69 grain is too heavy, right?
You are correct
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This rifle has a 1:10 twist. i understand that 69 grain is too heavy, right?
Try them, it's not like they are going to blow your rifle up.
Sierra says up to 1×10:
https://www.sierrabullets.com/store/product.cfm/sn/1380/224-dia-69-gr-HPBT-MatchKing
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Never did get back to everyone to say thanks for all the help. I fully floated the barrel on mt T3 even though I was nervous. Added some Warne rings & set the trigger to 2#. What a difference it made :D. Put a Vortex Crossfire II 4-12 BDC on it as well. I am now getting groups under .5 moa routinely. If it were not for those on this forum I'd still be scratching my head. Now my daughter wants me to work on hers. Hope it works out as well.
Paul
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Have a try of some gekko 55 gr if you can get them !just shot some today 5 shots 1/2 moa at 200 meters
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For the record I'm using 20.0 grains of Reloader 7 pushing a Sierra 60 grain HP. Cases are Federal, neck turned with CCI400 primers. COL is 2.30 adjusted for ogive on comparator. Twist rate on mine is 1 in 8. Rifle likes 63 grain Sierra SMP as well but only shot a handful of these. Does not like 62 grain SS109 in any way shape or form.
Paul
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