Home Forums Hunting & Shooting The Lefty Forum Tikka T3X Lite LH 6.5 Creedmoor Pre Sale....

Got mine in nice rifle, mounted a Vortex 2 x 10 30MM with modified Talleys LW .

Checked loaded round length my Ruger FTW LH loads were long so made dummy,s with Hornady 147 and 143 gr seated to max OAL, going to start with box of factory, then RL 26 and 143 and 147 loads reduced and work up.

About 7# 8 ounces with scope and rings. Hope to shoot it Monday.

The Magazine is different than my 22-250 Mag and is Marked M+ bought a xtra 5 round from Whittakers hope it is same (new stylet) . To allow for the long bullets.

Whittakers is making to easy to spend $$ !

The USP website shows mine was delivered to my FFL Friday. Am picking it up tomorrow.

Picked mine up Friday from FFL and mounted a Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8x36 scope in Talley lightweights (the machined Talleys purchased from Whittakers). Due to conflicts it will be a few days before I can shoot it.

My plan is to zero the rifle with Hornady American Whitetail 129 gr Interlocks factory loads, if they shoot well enough in the rifle. This will be a rifle for my daughter and law to use this fall and this ammo would be something we can find locally if needed. I will report the results with this ammo once I can get out and shoot.

Inquiring minds want to know so keep us updated with your range report.

M+ magazine on the Tikka 6.5 Creemoor allows for longer cartridge overall length. Per Whittakers

well shot the new LH Tikka 6.5 Cr Moor, today all shots at 100 yards



Bullet & weight Group Size

143 GR ELDX Fact load 4 @ 1.85"

140 BTHP Fact load 3 @ .874" 4 @ 1.1"

120 Gr 3 @ .757 4 @ 1.01"

140 Gr M Way Bulk red tip 4 @ 1.14"

140 GR NAB 2 @ 1.2"

123 Horn A Max 3 @ .685 4 @ 2.1

147 Horn ELDM 4 @ 1.157"

143 Horn ELDX 3 @.781"

KKAlaska,

Thanks for posting your range results.

Ok, got to the range yesterday and today and shot the Tikka T3x. The Hornady American Whitetail loads did not fair well, I was not able to get 3 shots within 2" of each other. I thought it may be an issue with the rifle bedding so last night I remove the barreled action from the stock and saw nothing that indicated a problem other than the front action screw seemed a little light on the torque compared to the rear screw. I cleaned the screws and re-installed with locktite to 35 in.lbs.

Return to the range today and the American Whitetail load still grouped poorly. Shot some Hornady Precision 143 gr. ELD-X factory loads and had nice groups of 1 1/8" for 5-shots at 100 yds. Next shot Federal Premium 140 gr Accubond factory loads and again had nice 1 1/4" 5-shot groups. The good thing was the 143 ELD-X and the 140 Accubond shot to the same point of impact. These results got me thinking that the 8 twist barrel just liked the heavy/long bullets but that my not be entirely true, Remington Core-lokts 140 gr ammo group about like the American Whitetail at around 2" + 5-shot groups.

Looks like the rifle just likes the good stuff.

Note, I am 66 years old with bad eyes so others could improve on the above I am sure.

VaHunter, how did you find the trigger pull? Does it need any adjustments? Is the scope you were using a proven, reliable scope? Their could be some other things that are causing your groups to open up more than you want them to.

I have not taken mine to the range but hope to this coming week, provide the wind slows down under 20 mph.

The trigger needs to be lighten but I am hesitant at this point since this is for my daughter-in-law and she is new to this shooting thing and a light trigger may not be advisable. It would tighting the groups somewhat I am sure. I cannot find my trigger pull gauge or I would check it. The scope is a proven Leupold Vari-X lll that was taken off of a accurate rifle it has been on for 22 years.

Note that these are 5-shot groups (not internet groups) in a 10-12 mph wind that are very close to 1". If you have been shooting long you know some rifles prefer one brand of ammo/bullet over another, even rifles of the same model. I am sure with a few more rounds thru it, and/or hand loading, it will meet the magical 1" 5-shot group. THATS FIVE SHOTS NOT 3.

I recall you were reporting 5 shot groups and that's much tougher than the standard 3 shot groups shot by many. I'll be anxious to get mine out and try it out with some different ammo. Thanks for your report.

Your post asking about the trigger gave me the incentive to find my Lyman trigger gauge which I did, unfortunately it is giving me very erratic readings, the battery is very old and I am hoping a new one will make it work properly.

My first post may have come off as being negative about the rifle but I am actually very please with what it did with only a few factory loads, especially for a rifle only costing $650.00. Developing some handholds, a little more break-in time, plus the trigger work that you mentioned and I think it would shoot outstandingly. I have spent much more for rifles that did not do as well, three out of five Kimbers as an example.

Let us know how yours does when you get it out.

Ed

The trigger is very easily adjustable. I lightened mine to 2 lbs and it's perfect.

I scoped my Creedmoor this week and took it to the range today to shoot a few cheap rounds of Hornady American Whitetail 129 gr. My goal was to get a feel for the gun then dial it in later with some better ammo. The gun is everything I hoped for. It has next to no recoil, handles well and is a shooter but I will have to lighten up the trigger quite a bit.

After the initial 25 yard sightin I shot at 100 yards and only had a front gun rest since I forgot to bring my my shooting rest. Bottom line - three shot group was .8" and after I adjusted the scope and shot two more rounds the group was .5". And this was with a trigger I didn't like, no rear gun rest and cheap ammo.

I am hunting deer with this gun so if the same ammo shoots well at 200 yards I'll probably pass on the premium ammo.

I ordered a MRC X2 in 6.5CM back in January. Unfortunately, it had quality problems and wouldn't feed or extract properly so I sent it back for repair. In the meantime, I ordered and received one of the Tikka pre-order. I scoped the Tikka with a Zeiss HD5 2-10 x 42 and took it out hunting the other week. It's a very nice shooting gun with a silky smooth action and very reliable feeding. The bolt throw is smooth and short. After lightening the trigger to 2 pounds (very easy to do), the trigger is perfect. Mine has been very accurate with Hornady ammo. My one knock on the gun is that it's top heavy. When I say top heavy, if you hold the gun under the mag well, by your side, it wants to roll over. It's not a major thing, but it's noticeable compared to some other rifles I own. I'd be interested to hear if others notice the same thing with their scoped rifle. The Zeiss HD5 scope is a little on the heavy side, so I'll swap it with a smaller 3-9 x 40 Conquest I have and see if the balance is better.

I got a call from MRC this week that they've completed the repair on my X2 and they should be shipping it shortly. It'll be interesting to compare them side by side.

BTW: I'll be selling whichever gun isn't my favorite after I've played with them a bit.

Keep me posted, I may be interested...

Shot my LH Tikka 6.5 CM today with a 3 X 9 SWFA scope accurate , but velocity is slower than any 22" barrel 6.5 Creed Moor I have loaded for?

Showing pressure so probably at max. Any one else chrono there new 6.5 Cr Moor Tikka,s? And if so please post velocity and load. Alpha brass is heavier than Hornady so a reduced load has higher velocity.

CCI 200 Alpha RL 26 143 Horn ELDX 45 Gr 2540 FPS 45.5 2540 46 GR 2649

CCI 200 Alpha RL 26 147 Horn ELDM 45 Gr 2516 45.5 GR 2610 46 GR 2662 46.5 Gr 2648 GR

CCI 200 Alpha RL 26 45.5 GR 143 Horn ELDX 2613 3 @ .696" 4 @ 1.1"

CCI 200 Alpha RL 26 46 GR 143 Horn ELDX 2663 3 @ .617" 4 @ .92" Show pressure 45.8 prob max w Alpha Brass tr

CCI 200 Alpha RL 26 45.5 GR 147 Horn ELDM 2629 4 @ .956 3 @ .573" 1 sticky 45.3 prob max with 147 Gr & Alpha

CCI 200 Horn RL 26 46 GR 147 Horn ELDM 2570 4 @ 1.26"

CCI 200 Horn RL 26 46.5 GR 147 Horn ELDM 2585 4 @ .94" Accurate but slow try diff primer maybe mag?

CCI 200 Horn RL 26 47 GR 147 Horn ELDM 4 @ 1.75"

Your loads are right in line with quickload velocities. What is the water capacity of your cases? If it's 50gr of water then your load of 46grs is only operating at 45k pressure. To get anywhere close to 60k you need to get to 49.7grs ol rl 26.

Ok measured water capacity Horn FF case WC 52.8 GR Alpha FF Case WC 50.3 can you do a quick load based on that.

On 3 other 22" 6.5 Creedmoors can see above 2700 FPS with 143 GR Horn and Horn Brass similar velocity's in same rifles with Alpha brass
about 1 gr less. With RL 26 no obvious pressure signs.

In the New 22" Tikka seeing pressure, sticky bolt, or ejector marks, above 2630 FPS.

Could barrel break in result in higher velocities? I've seen that happen with other rifles.