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Check scope mounts.
Take the action off the stock.
Adjust trigger to 2 lbs.
Put the action back on, being careful to line up the slot in the receiver with the recoil lug.
Torque the action screws to 45 in/lbs
Try again.
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I wouldn't settle on it but I love tinkering. I have a few Tikkas....only one gave me fits and that was due to cracked filling/pillar area on a McM Edge that bedding quickly fixed.
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Yeah i would try it with another scope with more magnification, at least 9 or 10 power, I never could shoot tight groups with a low power scope.....Hb
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I’ve seen a few Tikkas have wandering zeros...
I’ve never seen one shoot worse after bedding the lug permanently into the stock.... but I’ve seen several shoot better, and maintain zero better. Is your 6 creed bedded? 
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![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/AnYBvxs.jpg) After this I’m immediately suspicious of rings if a tikka isn’t shooting well
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I’ve seen a few Tikkas have wandering zeros...
I’ve never seen one shoot worse after bedding the lug permanently into the stock.... but I’ve seen several shoot better, and maintain zero better. I sure wish you'd post a pic of your lug bedding job if you don't mind. I'm with you.....can't hurt.
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Somebody put a Tikka sticker on your Remington. Try a 3/4” square “dot” to shoot at. I swear there’s nothing better for a 6X. IMHO.
In the meantime, check all that stuff. You ain’t in Tikkaville yet.
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And be sure mount screws aren’t hitting the bolt head.
Seen it....
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After this I’m immediately suspicious of rings if a tikka isn’t shooting well Just wow! What rings are those? I suspect aluminum bodies. I went with sportsmatch in steel. I did use the pin though. Yeah i would try it with another scope with more magnification, at least 9 or 10 power, I never could shoot tight groups with a low power scope.....Hb I'll do that last, but honestly, I can see the dot just fine with the 6x. I'm pretty happy with the image, but if all else fails.
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Rabid Creedmoorians ring my doorbell ...
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"Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior , 6.5Creed?"
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Yep! I’d practice more, or blame a buddy if I shot like that.
I probably should blame a buddy..... and practice more.
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Are they aluminum? Looks like they are from the posts I've found.
Last edited by WoodrowFCall; 06/19/19.
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I’ve seen a few Tikkas have wandering zeros...
I’ve never seen one shoot worse after bedding the lug permanently into the stock.... but I’ve seen several shoot better, and maintain zero better. I sure wish you'd post a pic of your lug bedding job if you don't mind. I'm with you.....can't hurt. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/DkRXWwY.jpg)
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I’ve seen a few Tikkas have wandering zeros...
I’ve never seen one shoot worse after bedding the lug permanently into the stock.... but I’ve seen several shoot better, and maintain zero better. Is your 6 creed bedded? You mean YOUR 6 Creed? No.... hasn’t shown a need for it.... it’s s fuggin hammer.
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I have a few tikkas and always shot them off the bench with a short harris bipod and averaged around 1-1.25” groups. I forgot my bipods last fall and had to use my caldwell bag and the groups suddenly dropped to around .5-.75” in all 3 rifles. I no longer use the bipod when shooting these rifles from the bench and just stick to the caldwell bag and a rear bag as well.
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I’ve seen a few Tikkas have wandering zeros...
I’ve never seen one shoot worse after bedding the lug permanently into the stock.... but I’ve seen several shoot better, and maintain zero better. I sure wish you'd post a pic of your lug bedding job if you don't mind. I'm with you.....can't hurt. Tikka recoil lug bedding done right.
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I know a bunch of the guys here don’t have an issue with it, but I can’t shoot good groups with a 6x. I can’t always tell if I’m holding in exactly the same spot every time. Maybe a larger aiming point would help. The shape of what you're aiming at matters, as well as the size. With appropriate targets it's no biggie to shoot well below MOA with even 4x. A good general purpose target that works with a lot of reticles/magnifications is a large open diamond. Targets made to suit specific reticle/magnification/distance combinations are even better. Got a recommendation of the target I should try? Try These. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/C8HkJte.jpg)
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JG, nice shooting, what scope you running. I assume yours is a sporter w/standard round barrel?
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