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Don’t know what you call cheap but German gun stocks look like there worth the little bit more £/$/€

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Also if you swop out the bottom metal you could change the mags , if the reason to change out the bottom metal is you think it will be more ridged I would bother

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I wouldn’t worry about the mag , just get the rifle and swop out the tikka mag for one of mountain tactical metal ones

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First 5 clean after every round then after that every five rounds up to 25 then crack on

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First thing to check is if the barrels fully floated all the way to the action ,

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Welcome you should get great accuracy as with any Tikka , as for a scope have a look at the cheaper Minox or second hand European scope

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If your practicing you shooting use snap caps (plastic dummy rounds )

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Get a mountain tactical one instead

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Glad your know a lot happier with your Tikka

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I haven’t heard of a problem ?

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If you reloading your own you need to adjust your die , if there factory try a different maker some manufactures make there rounds to the max on the sammi spec like ppu and the chamber in your rifle might be a little tight.

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I give mountain tactical a phone or email , there very busy at the moment so might have stopped listing the gunsmith work just to reduce the flow , if I was in the USA they would be my only call when it comes to Tikka’s

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Nanny state over here because it’s made up of some nasty chemicals ( no sh#t )

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Good plan if your going to reload start looking for h4350 powder it’s the best for anything 6.5 it’s a pity it’s being banned over here in England and Europe , might be available once’s we leave the Eu but I doubt it

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Got to say my next rifle will also be a .260 the A1 Tac , has it’s easier to get speed and accuracy because of the large case capacity , over here for a .260 you have to reload your own don’t know about where you are , you pays your money and make YOUR choose