The magazine for this Tikka is 2.80. ......That is a good thing.

This Tikka has a short throat. ..... That is not a good thing for longer 22 cal. bullets.

I checked out a few different bullets with a modified case to seat bullets into the throat.

Nosler 70 gr. RDF @ 2.55
Swift 75 gr. @ 2.51
Horn 73 ELD @ 2.56

You have to seat the Swift and Horn well into the case taking up some powder space. You can't seat them out.

The Nosler seats nicely, the base of this bullet at the bottom of the neck and that is the bullet I am going to focus on for this rifle.

I have no interest in shooting 55 grain bullets in this rifle, that is not why I bought a 1/8 twist.



Before I would pre-order or buy a Tikka in 6.5 CM I would want to know how the longer VLD's will fit its throat.