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Ive got one in a T3 Superlight .223 heading to the range with it today, plinking steel out to 400 yards...you might say I like it.... What’s your load? P 27.6 grains CFE223 and a 55 gr. NBT OR 24.0 gr TAC with same bullet... Try mine if you can load long. It’s great. P
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Come on man, this is the Fire! If you don't own a Tikka in 6.5 Creedmoor there is something really wrong with you! BTW NEVER, NEVER, NEVER EVER mount a Leupold on a Tikka! Uh-oh! I have three Tikkas and they all have Leupolds! You’re screwed!
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7500 posts. I think I see a flasher in front of that spoon ... I’ve been using pink wiggle hoochies behind a triangle flasher this year. Great results. P
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I just buy the bills and make my own. The action is fantastic and I don’t need a dodger.
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I'd seen articles by various scribes, but hadn't tracked any conversations here.
I wanted the straight story from the owners of the rifle.
"Trust , but verify." R.R.
Actually, I spend way too much time in the classifieds. Trying to get out more.... If being in the classifieds all the time means hiding under a rock, then yeah... There are tons of threads here on Tikka rifles.. To a lot of guys here, your thread seems like you were dangling some cheese. I'll bite though. If you are not aware, Tikka upgraded their rifles some time back with the T3X model. It has a better (steel vs aluminum) recoil lug (however, it's still detachable and cheesy and can still loosen up over time and cause accuracy issues): Here's a newer steel one that was wiggling around back and forth and causing some random flyers: ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/UsS3AVP.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/FCOfeBo.jpg) Tikka's are good rifles, but they are not "perfect" right out of the box, like a lot of guys around here think. One of the reasons I glass bed them and secure that tacky recoil lug system better.... Here are some before groups of that rifle that only had "160 rounds down the tube": ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/h1zWE87.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/YjBuhmH.jpg) Now after bedding: ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/5wICS6B.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/tM1wL5D.jpg) (continuted), alloy bolt shroud vs. plastic, lengthened ejection port, and better recoil pad. Although I have no problems with my T3X rifles, I do have an older T3 youth that I need to replace the recoil lug and bed. Any suggestions on an aftermarket lug that is better or all about the same. I did notice the Lumley aftermarket performance parts. DOes Lumley still make a titanium lug? I bought one a few years ago, very nice and reasonably priced.
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I just buy the bills and make my own. The action is fantastic and I don’t need a dodger. any of you boys want to send me one to try on Lake O....shoot me a pm. OP, did you mention what you are potentially trading for the Tikka?
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https://www.mackslure.com/index.php?ref=367&name=wiggle-hoochie™-bills
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1.5 or 2.25 size for coho?? Might need to try one next week at Buoy 10:) Thanks for the tip Pharm - much appreciated!
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So in my Tikka T3 research I find out they the bolt shroud is plastic, or steel lined plastic.
Gotta be a price point thing. Exactly how much plastic of the plastic has metal replacements available?
It looks like wood and fiberglass stocks are available.
It appears that by the time I bring it up to at least Remington standards I might as well buy something else....
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Remington standards....funny...
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Ok, I haven't kept up with Remington etc...
Let's go Mauser standards......
Or, Sako / Tikka first cuz.... Howa....
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The Remington rifles i have seen lately aren't bad, they function fine and have been very accurate, they are certainly not as bad as some let on, If you believed everything you read about Remington rifles on this site you would be afraid to shoot one as it most likely would blow up in your face 😁.....Hb
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So in my Tikka T3 research I find out they the bolt shroud is plastic, or steel lined plastic.
Gotta be a price point thing. Exactly how much plastic of the plastic has metal replacements available?
It looks like wood and fiberglass stocks are available.
It appears that by the time I bring it up to at least Remington standards I might as well buy something else.... They dont call them "Plastikka's" for nothin....I always replaced the bottom plastic with machined aluminum metal, replaced the bolt shroud with stainless steel and swapped out the bolt stop with a heavy duty stainless steel job from Mountain Tactical.....These three upgrades will run you in the $200 range but IMO are well worth it 👍.......Hb
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That's my issue with corporation price point.
Just build it right the first time.....
If they did that it would increase the cost to me $50, not $200
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That's my issue with corporation price point.
Just build it right the first time.....
If they did that it would increase the cost to me $50, not $200 Agreed 👍......Hb
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That's my issue with corporation price point.
Just build it right the first time.....
If they did that it would increase the cost to me $50, not $200 Or, the "issues" presented are not really issues at all, so save the $200 and just go shoot.
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That's my issue with corporation price point.
Just build it right the first time.....
If they did that it would increase the cost to me $50, not $200 Or, the "issues" presented are not really issues at all, so save the $200 and just go shoot. It depends on how you feel about plastic rifle parts, the plastic parts work and if your OK with them you will be fine but I hate plastic rifle parts so its worth the extra money for Me to get rid of them .....Hb
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It matters to me as I despise plastic whether on cars, or firearms. Cheap is cheap. Steel, wood and leather.
Now as to reality. It's the way the market driven companies produce their wares. So be it. That's why I prefer Mausers, '55 Ford trucks and yes, my old ugly yellow Jeep that still has a manual switch for the headlights..
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Adding metal parts to replace the functional synthetic parts on a Tikka is like replacing the rims on your car with aftermarket ones, it may make you feel better but it doesn't add anything to the functionality. Shoot it as is and spend the "bling" money on ammo.
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