Member ElkHamr
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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.
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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 new furry of wildcatting would take place. Any of the current cases used to house 6mm and 6.5mm bullets, would surely spit any 257cal bullet out at substantial enough velocity to make it a viable, multi weight, high B.C. production option. JMHO. God forbid companies support the first caliber to ever break the 3000fps barrier!!!
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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 !
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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 Lites chambered in 223 and 270WSM. I want to get them both set up with good bottom metal BUT, I can't seem to quit buying rifles long enough to save the money it will require…lol.
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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 cleaned it with some alcohol on a rag and sprayed it, using steel wool in between coats. The laquer I got is from Midway, and I'm not recalling the name off the top of my head, but will post the name if I still have the can.
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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.
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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!
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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, and no bubbles or chips have shown up yet. Also I've done 4-5 more Rem. BDLs without issues, and have fixed the bubbling chipping issues the CDLs are notorious for on the forend tip and grip caps.
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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 Hornady ammo. I'm thinking it's going so deep into the chamber that it's causing EXCESSIVE headspace and the cartridge is not setting back against the bolt face and could potentially be a dangerous situation. Let us all know how the cases match up before firing any ammo out of that rifle….just looking out for your safety !
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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 with super fine steel wool in between coats then stock sheen to finish it and they come out real nice.
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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 the Tikka line chambers.
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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.
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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.
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Talley Lightweights (low mount model) are working great on my WSM, I believe they were $54.00 from Midway.
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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 Tikkas boxed up in the same exact calibers using the same ammo. Hands down Tikka would win the accuracy showdown. I have a bunch of rem700s, most are customs and after fine tuning loads for them they shoot pretty darn fair. When I went to the range with factory ammo and my new Tikka, I wasen't expecting much but man was I wrong for being doubtful.
