Thread: Tikka T3 Reloading help

Hey @andrem how are you, i hope you are well.
First things first, welcome to the forum. Now, as Gibo and 257weatherby already ask will be good to know those info, however, what you are asking is actually simple to answer. The problem with the Tikka's magazine is well know, they way short than you can seat the projectile to touch or almost touch the "lands", these rifles must the time will shoot well with projectiles seated with magazine length but, if you want to reload to make it as long is possible and "accurate" you will need to be happy to "SINGLE FEED"(one bullet per time via hand) your rifle.

I know it may sound a bit vague but if it still don't answer you please don't hesitate to ask again, many people here is very acknowledgeable and helpful, i have experience it myself.

All the best, good luck and be safe out there and reloading.

Mac

Originally Posted by PERRISCICABA

Hey @andrem how are you, i hope you are well.
First things first, welcome to the forum. Now, as Gibo and 257weatherby already ask will be good to know those info, however, what you are asking is actually simple to answer. The problem with the Tikka's magazine is well know, they way short than you can seat the projectile to touch or almost touch the "lands", these rifles must the time will shoot well with projectiles seated with magazine length but, if you want to reload to make it as long is possible and "accurate" you will need to be happy to "SINGLE FEED"(one bullet per time via hand) your rifle.

I know it may sound a bit vague but if it still don't answer you please don't hesitate to ask again, many people here is very acknowledgeable and helpful, i have experience it myself.

All the best, good luck and be safe out there and reloading.

Mac

T3's in 6.5x55 Swe are easliy loaded close to the rifling and still fit the mag with plenty of room to spare.

Originally Posted by dogmatix

T3's in 6.5x55 Swe are easliy loaded close to the rifling and still fit the mag with plenty of room to spare.

Thank you @dogmatix, i only reloaded for 2X 7mm Rem Mag and 1X .223 Tikka rifles, all 3 of them were reloaded for mad length and shot like this…



5 shots at 100mts sierra MK 168r mag length.

Calibre was 7.08 / projectile hornday sst (sorry forgot to mention) I think will just seat the bullets to work with the mag as suggested and go from there. It doesn't shoot badly now with fed blue.

Dogmatix, thanks thats good to know for any future purchases

Originally Posted by andrem

Calibre was 7.08 / projectile hornday sst (sorry forgot to mention) I think will just seat the bullets to work with the mag as suggested and go from there. It doesn't shoot badly now with fed blue.

Dogmatix, thanks thats good to know for any future purchases

Let us know how it goes, I have always thought that at least not trying them to mag length could be a case of trying to fix something that isn't broke.

Try a few different projectiles before getting hung up on mag length, chances are you will find the accuracy good on most seated to fit it. But that will depend on what your expectations or wants are I guess.