.....is changing to 1 in 8".
I actually gave a couple guys on here some bad information recently. James Jr contacted me about the 8" twist. Then Lefthunter contacted me with the same question. I emailed my rep and was told the price lists and the web site (Finland site) had the 8" twist listed incorrectly. I was told all 243's were still 1 in 10". Then things started popping up on other forums and was contacted again. I called my rep and he said nothing was announced at SHOT, so he assumed the information he was given was still correct.
A couple days pass and I called him again. I wanted clarity from the rifle design guys with Tikka. He called this morning to verify that Tikka has actually changed the twist rate to 1 in 8".
I'm awaiting a follow up email from him to address a couple of questions. I asked if the 1 in 8" guns would have a barrel stamp indicating the change. I also asked if they could provide a serial number start date to identify the change if the twist rate wasn't stamped on the barrel.
As soon as I have that info, I'll pass it along.
Good news from Tikka! ....and my apologies for passing along bad information!
