I’ve been considering a 280ai build on a tikka action for quite a while and wondering if anyone has a smith recommendation for tikka work? The only thing that gives me some concern is i’d like to at least have the option to run some high BC bullets up to 168-175gr bullets and the magazine Max COL is pretty short.
I think more and more gunsmiths are working on them these days. I’d probably think of who you’d use for a Remington or custom action build, then ask them if they do Tikkas.
LRI in SD works with them for sure, as mentioned they were offering the “tombstone” lug retrofit several years ago.
Southern precision rifles, bugholes.com offfers his “bugnut” system prefits for tikkas. Criterion makes prefits.
I know of at least a couple gunsmiths in Texas that will rebarrel tikkas, PM me for names if you’re interested.
