Good buddy of mine just picked up a new Tikka T3x SL in 6.5CM from Sportsman’s.
We were elk hunting together and he said it’s kicks more than he thought it would. But it is an accurate shooter. I looked at it and noticed the gap between the stock and barrel was pretty significant. Compared to my T3X SL 6.5.
Would this attribute to excessive rocoil?

Is this normal or should he take it apart to look at the stock and re install the action/barrel.
Or contact tikka?
Thanks in advance

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All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.