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tikka rifles are one of the best bang for the buck going now days, however I have a Howa 1500 i picked up for a doner action toward a 6.5 creedmoore build that shoots out of this world. Was so impressed with this rifle that I elected to keep it scoped to turn coyotes on their ears.
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Not 500 yards but 500 meters. Tikka .308 Varmint chopped 17.5' dropped in a Manners T3 ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/q2j8o6c.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/JtPy46Q.jpg)
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Very, very nice. Thanks for resurrecting this thread. Lots of great rifles here.
It seems I've been living under a rock, and knew nothing of the new KRG Bravo. I'm intrigued. Enough so that I've tossed one in a shopping cart @KRG, along with two 5 round AI mags. No flies on the CTR has it sits stock, but I'd be interested to see how it handles in the Bravo.
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And damn, I hate Photobucket for crashing so many of these threads.
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And damn, I hate Photobucket for crashing so many of these threads. Take the time to apply the Photobucket Fix as described in that thread. As long as the original posters don't get pissed off and delete their accounts, all the pics will still be there and visible in a normal manner. It works fine for me in Firefox 56.
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Sometimes you have experience stuff first hand to believe it or "get on board". I recently did this with my Tikka CTR package. "Building" a LR tikka should consist of buying a rifle - lite, superlite, ctr, what ever floats your boat. Quality rings/bases, and a top notch scope - depending on your usage, and go shooting. For the most part, anything else is going to be for cosmetics - rather than increase in performance.
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Sometimes you have experience stuff first hand to believe it or "get on board". I recently did this with my Tikka CTR package. "Building" a LR tikka should consist of buying a rifle - lite, superlite, ctr, what ever floats your boat. Quality rings/bases, and a top notch scope - depending on your usage, and go shooting. For the most part, anything else is going to be for cosmetics - rather than increase in performance. Accuracy isn’t the only measure of performance...
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Performance is the only measure of performance....
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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Performance is the only measure of performance.... Mind. Blown. LOL My .223AI Varmint 8 twist, with MDT 10-round poly mags, replaced trigger spring, and extended bolt handle performs pretty nicely with 75’s...
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Hittingstuffedness consistently... is my number one priority in rifle performance....
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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My rifle shoots like crap, but man is it pretty and a joy to carry.
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That’s aided greatly by setting up the rifle to bughole slickery bullets in repeater fashion, and in a configuration that is optimally ergonomic for the shooter. Those things aren’t cosmetic, and certainly increase the “hittingstuffedness” quotient.
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"Stick" is wearing off on you all wayyyy tooo much....lolol
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Did we ever get a video? or is it still 'next week'?
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Working on the stock.. ![[Linked Image]](http://i68.tinypic.com/j6o1ms.jpg)
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Working on the stock.. Sweet... What you thinking on stock and bullet?
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Had it throated for 140 berger as generic starting point. Want to shoot 150 sierra. Have extra bell and Carlson until I can afford McMillan. 8 twist Krieger #4 at 26".
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Cool...
The 140 gets forgotten a bit these days....
- Greg
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I actually like the B&C tikka stock. Same shape as original. I need to open channel, bed and paint.
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Manners has a mini chassis available in a couple of their stocks
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