Ithaca imported the Tikka and put their name on it. It should be a Bofor steel barrel on it, the same as pre-Garcia Sako barrels that everyone wants. They are excellent rifles and usually shoot well. Tikka was not a part of Sako at the time but their factory was right next door and I believe there was a lot of cooperation between the two since their rifles seem so similiar.
I have one that came with factory rings. It looks very similiar to the current Tikka's setup. I know they do not take Sako rings. Sako's have a tapered groove rail with a indexing notch. The LSA/Tikka have parallel grooved rails without a notch. There is a screw that provides indexing on one of the rings.
Is yours a Deluxe or Standard? What type of bottom metal does it have? Hinged floorplate or detachable magazine?
