I have one of these in 338WM flavor and its just not shooting up to the standard Tikka potential. I reload and havent gotten it to shoot better than 1.5 at 100yards. The stock doesnt seem to be very high quality so Im thinking about replacing and/or fixing it. It has the black synthetic stock. Can this be bedded successfully or are there any drop in aftermarkets available that would be a significant improvement without breaking the bank?

I had a Tikka in a 30-06 that wasn't that accurate out of the box. It took about 100 rounds down the tube to break it in. It also had to have a fouled barrel, clean barrel had slightly different POI. I also found out that the screws holding the stock were not up to Spec. One had loosened up to almost finger tight. I got a torgue wrench and set both to 30 inch-pounds. Checked the scope screws and torqued them to 25 inch-pounds. The scope was on another rifle and I knew it was OK. So the gun is know shooting under an inch @ 100 yards, just fine. I am sure there are some Tikkas that have some problems but I don't know of any. Make sure the stock is not touching the barrel, use a dollar bill to see if it is free floated. Don't start bedding or anything until you have all the basics checked. Buckfever 1

McMillan & Manners Composites make stocks for Tikka rifles.

Ive checked the screws, swapped scopes, tried reloading several different bullets, 160ttsx, 200nbt, 210tsx, 180nbt, also shot some factory ammo with 225 and 250 grain bullets. Barrel is floated and I have cleaned it down to the metal, doesnt make much difference. Occasionally I will get a decent group, then it goes right back to up to 3 inch groups (at the worst).

Check the crown or have it re-crowned. Give it time to cool between shots. After all this take it back to the dealer and have them send it in. Still have time before hunting this year. Buckfever 1