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40 gr…hmmmm….I haven't been able to find anything under 53 gr around here, mainly 55 gr. I will see what I can find. I tried some 55 gr Remington, but found it to be about a 2 moa or more round.

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This rifle has a 1:10 twist. i understand that 69 grain is too heavy, right?

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Still trying various ammo. Hoping I'll find a winning combination.

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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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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'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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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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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.

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About how many rounds did it take to “break 'er in”?

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I got to shoot last weekend. Now I'm getting about 1.5 moa at 100 yards with the American Eagle el-cheap from Walmart ($10.50 for 20), which is better than earlier. I know I can get better than that and hope to find some ammo that aint crazy expensive that will do it. I also tried Federal Power Shok ($20 for 20) and it shot about 2 moa….TERRIBLE ammo for grouping (mark that stuff off the list). I'm gonna pop for the 53 grain Hornady Superformance ($25 for 20) and see how that does. Still searching for some decent priced ammo that is accurate for my Tikka 223 Lite.

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Thanks for the encouragement. I haven't given up by any means. I will continue to run different ammo and will try some of the kinds you mentioned. Since I have the 1:10 twist, I probably won't be shooting much heavier than 62 grain, and I will start to back off the 55 grain and move down to see how that fairs.

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I have my Tikka stock screws torqued at 40 in-lbs. I can try adjusting those to see if that makes a difference. I guess I'll dial in 35 in-lbs and then increment it by 5 in-lbs. I wouldn't want to go too high. What would be the max to go up too? 65 in-lbs is as far as my FAT goes to. I definitely don't want to snap one off in there. What is the Tikka recommended value(s)? Are people torquing the front first, then the rear? A good procedure would be nice. I'm already aware of making sure the barrel still floats and that I should bump the butt stock on the group while slightly loose to make sure the lug is setting against the proper face of the stock.

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Took the Tikka for a shot today. I believe the new rings helped, however I am still not real happy with the accuracy. The Winchester 62 grain FMJ is a bust, and I will chalk that to cheap ammo. Probably 5 moa….. even at 50 yards. The Hornady ammo Superformance shoot much better but still having trouble getting a good group. I'm going to keep trying different ammo and hope I find something it likes that ain't crazy expensive. Oh, I noticed when I engaged the bolt with the Hornady ammo, it felt like I was squeezing the ammo in there real tight. Could it be a little too big for the Tikka? It is the 223, not 5.56. I swapped scopes with the same results so I feel confident it is the gun/ammo. Both myself and my buddy shot the gun. Rock solid bench, we had no trouble with the other guns we shot.

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Got an email from Talley. On their particular rings I bought they recommend 18 in-lbs on the upper ring to lower ring, and they recommend 25 in-lbs on the bolts that hold the rings to the gun. The bolts hold the rings to the gun via the small threaded holes that a weaver rail can be attached on, not the dovetails. I'm going to get some of that purple locktite to use as well. I believe it it a little easier to remove than the blue but still holds 'em in there.

I'll report how the shooting goes with the new rings 🙂

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New Talley rings are now installed and man I like 'em. They are installed with the torq type of bolts. Luckily I have a set of these tools. Does anyone else have this type of rings? What is the recommended torque values for the bolts that hold the rings to the gun and the values for the bolts that hold the top of the ring to the bottom of the ring. Should I blue locktite these? The rings are aluminum.

Crossing my fingers that the original factory rings were the reason for my accuracy problem….

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