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Replacing the stock plastic with metal is said to improve accuracy. Do those of you who have made the replacement find this to be true?
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I haven't found it necessary to replace anything on the 3 I own and they are all sub MOA w handloads.
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Haven’t replaced the bottom “metal,” but I’d have a really hard time improving the existing accuracy.
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Haven’t replaced the bottom “metal,” but I’d have a really hard time improving the existing accuracy.
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I have owned over a dozen Tikka rifles and have replaced the plastic bottom metal on every one and experienced no change in accuracy for the better or worse....In my experience its just a cosmetic change for the better 👍......Hb
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I didn’t see any accuracy gain but it a starts out ridiculous accurate. I had two different ones. I had one that had to have a bunch of shims to make the magazine work right big downgrade to the plastic.
The other was a mountain tactical and that one felt really good and had no magazine issues.
I usually replace the action screws and recoil lug to the mountain tacticals. Not sure if it does anything I just like them.
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I've replaced both of my factory trigger guards with Mountain Tactical trigger guards. There was no change in accuracy,but accuracy was great to start with! I just like the MT guards.
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Same as others, no change in accuracy.
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Let’s put it this way- I wasn’t any more accurate after I replaced the factory bottom metal! Looks better, though.
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Ditto...
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I'll pile on here too. I have a Tikka T3 TAC in .300 WM that shoots factory ammunition into a little over 5-shot 1/2" groups and I saw no significant change after upgrading the trigger guard, bolt shroud, recoil lug and magazines with Mountain Tactical parts. That rifle has dropped three elk and one deer and like others have said, the upgrades were more about aesthetics with parts commensurate with the overall quality of the rifle.
I have two Sako S20s and am now convinced that Sako/Tikka make the best production rifles available. If they'd only increase the .30 cal twist rates I wouldn't even look at another manufacturer. As it is, I'm barely looking at other manufacturers any more.
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If Tikka made a .280 I might just sell a couple of rifles.
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If Tikka made a .280 I might just sell a couple of rifles. Ok, I gotta ask: other than, "just because," what will a .280 do that your 7-08s won't?
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If Tikka made a .280 I might just sell a couple of rifles. Ok, I gotta ask: other than, "just because," what will a .280 do that your 7-08s won't? Throw a 160 gr AccuBond close to 3k fps.
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Got it. I don't want to hijack this thread, but just a thought: why not have a 7-08 rechambered to .280? I believe the action will work, and you've probably already swapped the extractor and magazine with something from Mountain Tactical. Dunno, but it might be a good way to get what you want without waiting for Tikka to deliver. They do, I believe, offer a 7x64, but not sure about how to get one to the US.
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I don't believe a 280 reamer will clean up a 7mm-08 chamber, but I think a 280AI reamer will.
Then you would be stuck with the 9.5" twist, but it would be fine with 160's at over 3K fps, even with the 22" barrel.
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I don't believe a 280 reamer will clean up a 7mm-08 chamber, but I think a 280AI reamer will.
Then you would be stuck with the 9.5" twist, but it would be fine with 160's at over 3K fps, even with the 22" barrel.
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Thanks Scott.
I've looked at the chamber drawings quite a few times, and I think the minimum body taper of the 280AI makes it an easy rechamber from 7-08 without setback.
And with 160's, the Tikka magazine/action length should be fine too.
Twist and magazine length may eliminate the use of longer bullets though.
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