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Took me a while but after I bought one I bought more, all have shot great with no mods.


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300 WSM B&C
6.5 CM 1-8 twist
22-250 1-8 twist
223
T1X 17 HMR

Top 300 WSM B&C stock Bottom 6.5 CM factory stock

Nice collection if you ever want to part with that 223 I’m interested 😀

Just bought the 223 like it, tough to find one!

Can’t find anything anywhere in left 223. ☹️

Tikka quit making the TX3 in 223 LH Ruger Discontinued RAR in 223 is a good one if you can find one

LH Zastava in 223

Euro optic is showing the Tikka CTR in LH 223, but who knows if they will ever get them

How do you like that B&C stock?

And rumor was you were thinning the herd ...

SC the forend is large and grip large if you have small hands you will not like it, ordered another the quality is a big step up
form the old B&C stocks.

And $300 shipped with no wait is huge and LH.

Jeff I am culling and have a total loss of 2 this year, so there!

Uh huh.

Would love a LH SS Varmint but Canada import would be about the only way to get one

Ok, im in for the CZ 223 or the 17HMR. They'd be more warm and comefortable down here in the lower 48.

Tikka will have a custom area on their website where you can build any rifle they offer and have it brought to the US through Beretta. Sako is already doing it and Tikka is following suit.

If this is the case i will be looking at getting a Sako Bavarian in the future.

Check their website. I think you can build your rifle there now.

SC


Pretty nice! I only have 2 but I am working on it.


Lefty

I have a T3X in 6.5 CM that I'm having threaded for a suppressor and putting a picatinny rail on it so I can swap between a conventional scope and thermal. With the 5 rd mags, it should make a nice hog gun.

When you ship down that little Zastava to me i dont need an optic. Irons will be just fine. Thanks.

Haha

Come up and get it! Did the scope arrive? Kurt

Yes scope arrived. Everyone seems to really like those Tikka. Most likely they shoot well bexause they sure are talked up a good deal. Ive gotten into more of the controlled feed and classic style rifles as i hit my 40's but maybe i should sell a levergun and pick up a Ruger American but its difficult to find the need or spot for it.

My Christmas present arrived from B&C put it on my LH Tikka 6.5 Creed,ordered on the 21st here in 3 days $300 delivered!

Very nice Kurt. Is the optic a fixed 6X or 10X?

3 X 9 Mil Q SWFA little smaller than the fixed shorter turrets. Tracks well.

All Look nice KKAK. Anyone heard what Tikka has in store for us LH'rs for 2021?

Tikka is discontinuing all their left hand models due to low sales coming 2021.

What do you like about the B&C stock over the factory stock? I've thought the factory stock to be pretty decent and don't have much experience with the B&C stocks.

Lighter , better built, better recoil pad and I am just a Looney! Plus it fits me and looks better.

Impressive that it fits different Tikkas which means Tikkas are built to the same tolerance, try that with a Ruger 77 they vary wildly.

Just got the B&C catalog they have a new Ruger Hawkeye/ MK2 stock where they mention the recoil lug may have to be spot bedded due to Rugers broad range of tolerances.

Full-length aluminum bedding block from front swivel to the grip which adds width in forearm and grip are which may be too big for some. But far better than the old
B&C stocks.

Plus I have 5 Tikka LH rifles now I can tell them apart, hate it when I go bear hunting and grab the 223 and the wrong ammo!


Kurt

That Really Stinks!

Ill go back to what I always say better buy LH models while there in production!

No kidding. Ruger has given the screw several times on that.

I believe mr oldpinecricker is just kidding about them being discontinued. At least I hope so

Ok. You busted me. I was hoping at least it would give a few folks sleepless nights.

But really you should get what you want while its available. I am.

You won't mind if I blame my upcoming LH rifle purchases on you, I hope...

Kurt,
Does the stock require any bedding tweaks or is it a good drop in fit?

Randy the B&C stocks fit perfect once you figure out how to install them, have to tilt barrel to get them to install. Try to set them in straight and they wont fit. And remove
small plastic index protrusion from floor plate. On 2 they have fit 100% with no mods. Kurt out!

kk, tell us your thoughts on why, and in what area you prefer the BnC over the factory Tikka stock.

ETA - you got me. Jerk.

Great shooting guns, love my 22-250

Very Nice collection.

For the tikka T1x rifle, you can get a Limbsaver recoil pad part # 10011 and it is easy to change out, direct replacement. It will add some LOP and also get rid of the plastic original pad. There's other benefits , if you are one to lean the rifle against say a wall and with a cement floor, that plastic original pad can be slippery and cause rifle to fall/kick out, where the limbsaver is rubbery and wont kick out so easly when rifle is on a vertical angle.

I recently picked up one of those t1x LH too, but before I scope it I'm thinking about squirting the metal in possibly cerakote.
already had one in RH and its really a well made/engineered rimfire.

KKA,
Is that the tan with black web or the brown with black web? You're peaking my interest on trying a B&C on my Tikka 6.5

Think it was Tan with black the new B&C fit and finish is great. Kurt

My lefty

Details on rifles and stocks nice that lefties have choices.

KK:

Nice battery you have assembled there. Like the optics too.

I'll admit that for years I kind of dismissed the Tikkas as a budget or price point minded offering and, by extension, I didn't pay them much attention. However, after reading the Canadian Ranger rifle tests a couple years back, I figured I'd give one a try. So far I've been impressed. Fit and finish is good, fantastic trigger, and exceedingly accurate with a number of different loads right out of the box. I also like the integral rail for scope mounting. I did upgrade to MT bottom metal and MT billet magazines, but I didn't have any trouble with the factory set up.

I've noticed, too, that B&C seems to have upped their game as far as quality and fit and finish, and I think they represent a great value compared to some competition. If they offered the M40 style in LH, I'd equip a few rigs with them.

I'm a stickler for good cheek weld and most straight combs don't fit me the best, so I usually end up looking for aftermarket arrangements. If weight isn't an issue, I'll go Boyds if they offer a model to fit, but the plywood can get heavier than I'd like for certain rigs. For a few years now, I've been buying Beartooth comb raising kits to use on synthetic stocks. I started with them as a way to try different heights before ordering a custom stock, but I like the way they fit and feel, so I've ended up just leaving them in place and using them on a few rigs if I can live with the rest of the stock.