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Anyone got experience building a 22 arc from a Tikka? What donor calibre did you start with? Tips and tricks …
Scored an MDT HNT26 Tikka SA chassis to slot it into.
This comes ofF reading the 223 for deer thread, parts of the rokslide post and mentally going round in circles from 223 to 22 arc to 22CM.
@Jaco
This man will help.
Standard bolt face. 308 etc
Sounds like a good plan but the ARC is a real short case for a long tikka action.
22cm would make more sense imo.
Will be a nice shooting set up either way
An ARC on a Tikka is probably possible but might have feeding issues etc unless you're going to AICS mags etc (and even then you might have less than Stellal feeding. As GPK mentioned 22 CM is a much better bet (and bettet all round cartridge) than ARC
Factory ruger American 11
Good point on the ACIS
My 6arc feeds beautifully out of a 10 shot ACIS mag
If you go 22 ARC you will need a .223 sized bolt face ( the .308 sized bolt is to big for the ARC ) which your gunsmith will have to alter into the ARC’s bolt / case head size and play with the extractor etc .
It has been done and there is a thread on an American forum somewhere showing it , I believe that guy got 308 sized M factory mags to work .
Personally I’d either get a.223 or just go 22 Creedmore/ 22-250 ….Much easier and a real step up in performance.
It'll work. But I can think of better actions to start with. The Ruger American is one
My 6arc is a howa 1500. With the bolt face sleeved down.
Run mdt acis 6 arc mags, with no feed issues
Will be using ACIS mags with the MDT chassis.
Have been mentally flip flopping between creedmoor, arc and 223. All have pros and cons. Availability of some factory ammo to use initially tipped towards arc.
And not the 223rem????Quote:
Originally Posted by dombo3
75g+ projectiles …
This thread does raise the question of when Tikka is going to enter the 2020’s and offer some of these new cartridges in their lineup.
I love Tikka’s ….I own 4 of them but it’s time to catchup.
Lots of manufacturers do 1:8 223s which will shoot 80gn+ no problem, including Tikka. Check out the "223 on deer" thread.
And Horandy do 73grn ELDM factory loaded ammo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Build a 6x45 ( mine throws a Sierra 85gr hpbt at 2865fps / 22 inch barrel ) or if you want a bit more oomph a 6mm204 , someone on here was talking about the 6mm204 recently and the performance is outstanding when you consider the case size .Quote:
Originally Posted by dombo3
All that involves is a donor .223 rifle / new barrel / Dies and cheap and easily available.223 Brass , 204 brass isn’t as cheap or available, but neither is the 22 ARC .
6mm is where it’s at :thumbsup:
Soooo many options.....
I believe tikka are going to be released in 350 legend and maybe in 400 legend .
Talking about 2020’s ….
Yeah. More like 1920sQuote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
Well there is still a good market in the USA for straight wall cartridges it seems. Otherwise they would not do it.
I think they only do it because of the hunting rules, not because it is best for purpose. It allows them to hunt out of "normal" rifle season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
From Wikipedia.
The .350 Legend, also called 350 LGND (9×43mmRB), is a SAAMI-standardized[2] straight-walled intermediate rifle cartridge developed by Winchester Repeating Arms. The cartridge was designed for use in American states that have specific regulations for deer hunting with straight-walled centerfire cartridges.
Or 22-204’no new barrel needed 80s at over 3000 viable optionQuote:
Originally Posted by Ground Control
I was getting up to 3100 with 90 gr TNT I'm my 6.5 , 204 caseQuote:
Originally Posted by Kelton
They were only doing 2650 in a 19” barrel when tested a box.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
I thought the ARC were based from the 7.62x39 / PPC cases so need that 0.447 base dia and 2.205 COAL for best efficiency.
The logical choice for an action is a Howa mini or a CZ that are made for 7.62x39.
The tikka T3 is made to handle a 300 Win Mag and is just a waste of space for any small cartridge.