Member Waltert3varmint
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Surprised to hea that Tikka controls prices. Bought my .223 Varmint from Bud's for about $100 under other vendors. Free shipping and no sales tax. What's not to like?
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I'm not giving up shooting, but will shoot indoors mostly. Still have plenty of guns.
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You'll need a f.l. sizing die, even if you plan to neck size for that rifle only. I don't know if it'd be safe to fire your loaded rounds or not, but I probably wouldn't shoot cartridges that required a lot of force to close the bolt. IF you're going to reload, you should also probably get a Wilson or other brand case gage, for setting up the sizing die for proper shoulder bump.
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F.l.size, then neck size subsequent reloads.
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What about goof off? Wouldn't a wire wheel scratch the receiver?
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My only bolt rifle now is my Tikka T3 Varminter in .223. I don't see any deforming of the case mouths, regardless of how I eject the brass. I can't understand how the brass could be deformed, when he gently retracts the bolt.
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Still makes no sense to me. Please keep us posted. A shoulder that's been bumped too much absolutely won't cause the bolt to be hard to close, unless you've somehow buckled the shoulder slightly when seating/crimping??
I've never loaded a rifle case whose shoulder needed bumping that didn't require a “cam-over” of the ram during the sizing process. It's mechanically impossible to bump a case shoulder AT ALL, if you're backing the sizing die out one-and-a-half turns.
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I have it from a Sako corporate officer that the new Tikka rifle will be a joint venture with Glock/Austria. It'll be a pistol-caliber carbine. 8) It'll be called the Glikka.
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Well I ended up backing the fl size die back some so it doesn't bump the shoulder and now it's better and I'm able to get 2.282 with 55gr amax. The only thing I'm worried about is the neck is only getting halfway resized which might mess with my neck tension.
This makes no sense to me, but what should I, a class 06 ammo manufacturer know, anyhow? 8) 8)
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While I have used jags, I like slotted patch holders. One 30 cal patch shouldn't jam up the works.
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If you're not already using a Wilson or some other brand of case gage for setting up your Lee die, that could be the problem. I load almost exclusively with Lee dies on a couple of Dillon 650s. I have to screw the die down until I'm getting a “camming over” of the handle. In other words, you'll have to screw the die down until it touches the shellplate, then lower the shellplate and turn the die in a little more.
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So, if you seated a few thousandths off the lands, is there a problem?
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Get the Hornady device with the dummy case for measuring freebore with the bullet design you're using.
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I'm more inclined to embrace Tikkas that don't need to be worked on by a gunsmith! ;D
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I like Hornady's bullets, but I don't shoot anybody's ammo except that which I manufacture. I never have misfires! 8) 8)
