Here the end of the story:
Told my dealer about the barrel – wouldn't believe me.
At least he asked the importer – he wouldn't believe dealer and me…label says 24 inch so I can't measure properly.
Everybody believed in that fxxxing label, not in what I had on my desk.
Later importer found out that he scewed up and dispatched wrong gun.
Now guns have… Read more

No, I didn´t start measuring from the face of the bolt. I started from where the barrel is screwed in the receiver. You might want to add a few centimeters to compensate for that – I guess that would make it a real 50cm barrel but definitely not a 60cm one.
I cross checked the results by measuring 60cm backwards from the muzzle: The meter stick… Read more

So is it me or the box or …

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C.

Box says 24″ which equals 60cm.
Meter stick still reads 49 cm.
Just because a box reads 24″ doesn´t make the barrel any longer…

Fun thing: Serial number on box and gun match up.
I guess somebody messed up somewhere…

I will upload pics later.

Thanks guys
Carlito

Hey Larkin,

did that before of course – website states that there are two options: 50cm and 60cm barrels (unfortunately there are no drawings that make clear what they regard being a barrel).
I measured about 49cm. Just the barrel from tip to toe.
Now I was wondering if I had to include the “breech” or system whatever that´s called.
I was ordering… Read more

Hey Larkin,

thanks for your reply.
Talking about 6.5 we also need to talk about barrel life:
Will a 6.5×55 be just as tough as .308? From what I calculated and read, a .308 barrel should last quite a bit longer than a 6.5.

Concerning the stocks:
Any Tikka stock might have problems with being free floating? Have you ever experienced that with one of… Read more