Howdy, I haven't been on the forum in awhile and just came across this post. Is your 270WSM still for sale, or did it sell? Thanks.

It would be nice to see bullet manufacturers build some high B.C. bullets for this nearly forgotten, highly neglected caliber. I'm not saying the 257Wby specifically, but the 257cal in general. If it can be done with both the 6mm as well as the 6.5mm, then surely it's possible to make long skinny wind defying 257cal projectiles. I believe a whole… Read more

Good question, I was hoping somebody “in the know” would have chimed in by now, as I have the same question. I believe quite a few guys have used McGowen barrels (don't quote me on that), I read that somewhere, and if I think of it tnite, I'll post where to find the material I read. Good luck in the meantime !

Wow those are some nice groups, typical Tikka…lol !  TALK ABOUT HOOKED, I just came across a Tikka 7-08, It didn't list the model, so I'm going to call on it  in the morning. I sure hope it hasen't sold yet, Tikkas go quick, if you see one you want you better pick it up.  If I were to buy it, it will be my 3rd Tikka. The other 2 are both T3 Li… Read more

Hello Larry, I think I recall letting it sit for 3-4 days to dry before doing anything else to it, when I picked it up and felt the surface, it was somewhat gritty feeling from dust in the air. When I started to use the scotch brite and steel wool it seemed like the wood was alot harder and hardly made any dust but smoothed out real nice. I… Read more

Did you get your issiue sorted with the Hornady ammo in your rifle ? Please let us know the outcome in case on of us runs into a similar situation…thanks.

I'm not familiar with that model, do they come Ceratoated, or did you have it Ceracoated ? Whatever the case is, the problem needs addressed no matter if it came from the factory that way, or if you had Ceracoat applied. To me, the rifle should be flawless and to your liking, since it was your hard earned money shelled out for their product! 

Larry, Thanks for the info and reply and your point of having to redo an entire stock is duely noted. I was just experimenting when I stripped and finished the first Remington BDL that had the heavy shiny laquer coat.  The tung oil finish as you know dries hard as a brick, so I thought a satin laquer finish might work good. So far it has held up,… Read more

Ok I read all replies and all good suggestions. I'd like to make another suggestion. Take one of each UNFIRED factory cases, and stand then up next to eachother to see if the shoulder body conjunction datum line is in the same spot on all the cases. If the Hornady case has the shoulder height lower than the other 2 cases I would not fire the… Read more

You betcha, hope it turns out like you want it.  I hate glossy wood stocks too, a few I've done lately I stripped all the way down to bare wood, then used tung oil to seal the wood and bring out the natural grain. Then Instead of hand rubbing coats of tru oil or other oils finishes on, I've been using a Matte finish laquer spray. 3 coats of that… Read more

I should have mentioned in my above reply that, THAT'S the true beauty of the Tikka line of rifles. The T3 actions and bolts are all the same length, the simple to change or alter bolt stop is the only thing that makes it either long or short action.  The bolt faces are of course machined smaller or larger, to accept the different size cartridges… Read more

The simple answer is yes, the base of both case measure .473 so the bolt faces will be machined the same. Are you wanting to got from a short action cartridge (22-250) to a long action 25-06 ? If so the bolt stop will need replaced or altered to a shorter model to allow the bolt to be pulled further back to pick up the longer case from the clip.

Birchwood Casey makes a wood stock Maintenance kit. You will want to use the part of the kit called Satin finish Stock Sheen, it will look like milk with a super fine gritty texture to it. GO SLOW, take your time working small areas with light pressure to achieve the finish you desire.

Talley Lightweights (low mount model) are working great on my WSM,  I believe they were $54.00 from Midway.

Sad but true, most people think of shotguns when they hear the name Berretta, they think of really expensive rifles when they here the name Sako, and never hear the name Tikka associated with fine hunting rifle brand names.  IT sure would be neat to make some honest commercials, where they bring 5boxed up rem700s in vaeious calibers, and 5… Read more

I'll sure give the hornady a try.  If it means one less gun to have to load for then I'm all for it. Trying to keep my kid supplied with ammo for whichever rifle he feels like shooting is a real headache…lol  In a good way though.  He's 14 and has tagged out on elk and deer all 3yrs he's been legal to hunt….he puts in the trigger time th… Read more

I'm shooting the 150gr Federal fusions in my 270WSM and they have been amazingly accurate. My son shot his elk with it this year, and they are HAMMERS on elk even though they're designed for deer.  He pancaked her at about 275yds and she never twitched. Her vitals, looked like the were put in a blender on the puree setting. I wish they were… Read more

I didn't get any kind of testing information with either of my Tikkas, maybe they've recieved enough calls asking what their actual test bed ammo is and so they feel inclined to support their customers (doubtful but hey…lol) ?  Just out of curiosity what caliber Tikka did you purchase ? If you're not currently a handloader there has to be… Read more

One thing is for sure about Tikkas and this forum, and that is that most people aren't on here looking for help trying to get their rifles to group. You go on any other forum and people are pulling their hair out looking for the “Magic Recipe”. On here it's almost boring listening to yet another person shooting .5moa groups…lol. I love my… Read more

Yes the Tikka will handle any cartridge out there! They're built nearly identical to a rem 700 with the 2 large recoil lugs and same diameter bolt. You can load a 300win mag till hell won't have it and you're going to be the only thing being  hurt, not the Tikka action.  I'm a speed freak, and load everything to a safe MAX LEVEL but definately h… Read more

Hello, another 7mm Rem mag fan here. I'm not trying to hijack your post or anything and have been following the replies to gain somemore knowledge about the 7mag and any bullet/load combinations. I have a question about another caliber you mentioned. My question is about the “Bighorn” you mentioned, I've never heard of it, would you mind talking… Read more

Yes, Pacific tool has built all my other reamers and I own them and the drawings. Everything is signed and dated and photocopied then sent to Dave Kiff. I keep the origional drawings.

Elkhamr here, I talked with a gentlman at LRI ans he strongly urged against the build I was planning which is a 25RemSAUM On a T3Lite. He claims to have built a few and they didn't work out and the rifles were returned because they didn't perform as expected. He said if he does the job he can't guarantee anything and wants me to pay half for a… Read more

Elkhamr here been a member for awhile but have limited posts as I usually find an answer to my questions in the archived pages. I'm planning a build and need to have the barrel taken off my action by someone that has the tools and knowledge to do so without tweeking my action. any help will be greatly appreciated…thank you in advance !