Member yukonal
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Lord knows I love everything Tikka. So I thought I'd give it a try. Lapping the rings gave them every opportunity to perform properly. And perfect torqueing to specs insured everything was set up properly.
Maybe the rings are o.k., but the weak link is the clamping surface of the rings on the base machined into the reciever. It's just not enough.
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Your T3 should have included 1″ rings that mount to the integral rail, thus obviating the need to purchase aftermarket rings/base.After switching out factory rings on almost a dozen Tikka's for aftermarket rings, I finally decided to try a set of factory rings on a .308 I just aquired. By shot #20 the rear ring was sliding in the base (after lapping the rings and torqueing the ring-to-base connection to 35 inch pounds) and dragging the scope thru the front ring (which was torqued to 20 inch pounds). By shot #30 the whole set up had slid 1/4″ on the rifle.
I don't trust factory Tikka rings anymore. If anyone has had better luck than me, I have a bag full of brand new ones, and one used set for sale…cheap.
That said, I do have 2 sets of deadnutz ring/base combos for sale. Just contact me if interested.
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Welcome to the forum! You have it covered about perfect. Now get 2 or 3 of each, and you will reach “loony” status. Oh, and you'll need an 8 twist .223 to round out the arsenal.
Any questions, feel free to ask.
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In the meantime I'll be trying to kill another Aoudad with the new .284.
Hopefully, pics to follow. ;D
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I like it Jason! Seems easier to read? Here I thought you were just sitting around drinking coffee all day! 😉
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Good choice on the scope.
I have 2 “like new” DeadNutz scope mounts I need to sell. Let me know if you are interested…we'll work something out.
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I have one I could sell. Does it have to be in perfect condition?
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Cheap–Burris Tactical (at midway…on sale now). I have several, and haven't found anything wrong yet. They are bulky, tho.
The Best–NightForce UltraLites. Low-.885″ fits objective lens 50MM and smaller.
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Some people can't stand the fact that it's polymer instead of aluminum/steel.
It's just a personal thing. So, no, there's nothing you need to know. Go kill some more stuff with your Tikka. ;D
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If the 75gr A-Max is what you are talking about, they did not fit in mine. You'll have to single load them, modify your magazine, or get the aftermarket bottom metal if you want more than 1 ready.
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This website sells a yellow single shot follower that fits in your mag and allows you to drop in any length round you can load. I use one for F-TR competition, and shoot a long 80 gr Berger at 600 yards.
Snoop around the website's store, it's in there someplace.
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Harris swivel model.
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Bear-lots of questions to address. The 4″ ahead of the reciever is by design. I take off the stocks and sand the edges until my barrels are free floated up to the shank/reciever area.
The lug will hold up just fine. Don't doubt your purchase…Tikkas are the best factory rifles made…for the money.
The only fix for a longer seated bullet is a “long action” magazine, and replacing the bolt stop with a “long” bolt stop. Jason has these for sale here on the website.
On a medium…switched to a long…I have gained more than .100″ bullet seating depth with several rifles. Hope all this helps.
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Can't help with 300 loads, but I think somewhere on this site is a review on the B&C stocks. I think it's a mixed review, and in the last year I've heard more bad than good. Seems to be a well built stock, there just seems to be quite a bit of problems with the inletting.
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I think the varget max for the 87gr VLD is 39.5gr. I thought for a starting load of 38gr, it wasn't too bad. Do you think pushing it harder than that will give better results?
Don't really know, every rifle is different. But…book max is [almost] never the actual max for each rifle.
That said, I'll let YOU decide if you want to increase your charges by 3/10's of a grain until you feel or see signs of pressure. 😉 At that time you might see an improvement in accuracy. Then you can mess around with seating depth and fine tune your load. Good luck, and be careful if you do a little more experimenting.
