[matt85]

yea, ive been in contact with eurooptic.com about ordering a rifle with a set trigger. they told me they could do it but it would have to be a bulk order and they don't think they would sell well enough.

this sucks, I normally shoot with muzzleloaders and set triggers are a huge advantage!

-matt

[matt85]

thanks for the responce.

im sure the tikka lite would be more durable but i dont like plastic stocks on my rifles. the other rifle im considering is a CZ 550 FS in 6.5×55. its a little heavier and has a shorter barrel. the action on the 550 is a real beefy mauser action and the accuracy is reported to be good but not as good as the T3.

-matt

[matt85]

just a thought, are you using the factory scope rings? just reading around other posts on this forum have led me to believe the factory rings are garbage.

-matt

[matt85]

I don't have a Tikka yet but I have many other rifles and ive used all kinds of cleaning rods and bore  snakes. if you use a steel cleaning rod that's fine but make sure you use a brass bore guide. plastic rods will work as well and some claim you don't need a bore guide but im not sure what the plastic will do rubbing on the crown all the time. in my AK-74 ive been using nothing but a bore snake to clean the barrel and have done that for years now with great success. to deal with the corrosive 5.45×39 cartridge I wet the loop with denatured alcohol before running the bore snake. the only down side to the bore snake is I don't see it doing much for copper fouling, but for all other cases its great.

-matt