Thread: 7x57 users out there

At the end of the day they are the most popular medium priced rifle on the market.
Hello there is a reason for it!
I would suggest that those of you who choose to shit on the tikka have probably had your poncy $8000 custom rigs with all the bells and whistles have had their inadequacies of their rifles shown up by the humble tikka that has been well set up with scope and handloads.
the rifle is only part of it,most rifles of any quality will shoot moa but practice and quality optics make the big difference.
I do own one of the arguably best sniper platforms made and the durty old tikka is not that far behind
By the way whats a latte,is that when your running real late?

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

At the end of the day they are the most popular medium priced rifle on the market.
Hello there is a reason for it!
I would suggest that those of you who choose to shit on the tikka have probably had your poncy $8000 custom rigs with all the bells and whistles have had their inadequacies of their rifles shown up by the humble tikka that has been well set up with scope and handloads.
the rifle is only part of it,most rifles of any quality will shoot moa but practice and quality optics make the big difference.
I do own one of the arguably best sniper platforms made and the durty old tikka is not that far behind
By the way whats a latte,is that when your running real late?

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Jeez you guys with your tikka's are somewhat cranky if someone doesn't agree with your opinion, by the way I have a couple of Tikkas a 695 308 and a Battue .243 both wood blue. Saying that tikka plastic stocks are shit isn't shitting on your little gun gun so don't get so worked up about it, it is merely pointing out that tikka's have shit stocks

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

At the end of the day they are the most popular medium priced rifle on the market.
Hello there is a reason for it!

Really good marketing certainly helps!

GUARANTEED TO SHOOT about the same as anything else

Latte for Taihape lad Andy would be like drinking the beer out of your gumboot instead of the bottle.

Not quite right.
My point is value for accurracy out of the box is second to none.
I agree about the asthetics of the stocks are nothing flash but they do the job.
I am glad to see you do own a couple tikkas as now I know you just been winding me up!
By the way they are rifles not gun guns!

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

My point is value for accurracy out of the box is second to none.

Your point is wrong - at what, $1150 bare for a T3? Savage, Remington, Howa, Weatherby, Marlin (just off the top of my head) can provide the same accuracy at a lower price.

Howas shoot just as well as tikkas and are a couple hundred cheaper so do savages . The tikkas are nicer to carry but if value blah blah accuracy blah blah then howas would take that prize. You can pick up a brand spanker in stainless for 400$ chaper than a tikka.

Originally Posted by Cartman

Howas shoot just as well as tikkas and are a couple hundred cheaper so do savages . The tikkas are nicer to carry but if value blah blah accuracy blah blah then howas would take that prize. You can pick up a brand spanker in stainless for 400$ chaper than a tikka.

I talked a mate of mine into a brand new 6.5 howa as I rate them and he didnt want to spend the extra on the tikka.
We got it suppressed and of to the range we went.
I was that embarassed about how inaccurate it was I paid to get it bedded myself and I did a load up for it myself.
Thats the last time I will recommend a howa.by the way it goes great now but I was not a happy camper at the time

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OK
7x57
My Neighbour has just bought and older boat paddle Ruger in that caliber, had a shot or three out of it a couple of weeks ago off a bench at the beach here, seemed to shoot fine, factory ammo ,but he's a relaoder and I've no doubt it'll be stoked to near 270 levels by the time he's sorted it.

I dont know if every tikka I have any thing to do with goes well has caused me to be one eyed but then I thought about it and pretty well every new rifle that comes to the range with their proud owner shooting two inch groups invairably get sent away to be bedded a trigger job and a load development done.
So $400 and month later they finally own a moa rifle.
I have owned top of the range weatherby hs precision model seven rems all of which I have had to fxxk around with to get to do what the plastic fantastic does OUT OF THE BOX!

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

I have owned top of the range weatherby hs precision model seven rems all of which I have had to fxxk around with to get to do what the plastic fantastic does OUT OF THE BOX!

My current bog standard Savage 223 and previous 204 both shot half MOA or better with handloads (204 needed a re-crown to fix the previous owners mangled attempt at threading, can't blame the manufacturer for that), sub-MOA no problem with the right factory ammo either. Even my Savage 22mag shot sub inch groups at 100m!

Family members have a couple of Rem 700s and another Savage which do about the same. My Ruger is considered the inaccurate rifle in the family because it 'only' does 0.75 MOA. So you'll have to excuse me for not finding Tikka's accuracy guarantee overly impressive.

I'm not saying they're bad, just that other rifles are just as good - buy whichever you prefer the feel of.

Back on topic, my mate likes his Ruger 7x57 but does complain about the cost of factory ammo compared to more common rounds.

Originally Posted by GravelBen

My current bog standard Savage 223 and previous 204 both shot half MOA or better with handloads (204 needed a re-crown to fix the previous owners mangled attempt at threading, can't blame the manufacturer for that), sub-MOA no problem with the right factory ammo either. Even my Savage 22mag shot sub inch groups at 100m!

Family members have a couple of Rem 700s and another Savage which do about the same. My Ruger is considered the inaccurate rifle in the family because it 'only' does 0.75 MOA. So you'll have to excuse me for not finding Tikka's accuracy guarantee overly impressive.

I'm not saying they're bad, just that other rifles are just as good - buy whichever you prefer the feel of.

Back on topic, my mate likes his Ruger 7x57 but does complain about the cost of factory ammo compared to more common rounds.

At the start I put the savage in the same basket as the tikka as accurate out of the box.i rate the savage accutrigger as bloody good on a medium priced rifle. I have two savages in the safe one a 22lr which is unbeleivable for accuraccy.the other a older 7mmrem tactical which is a ripper as well.
I get alot of people asking me for advice about what rifle to buy.
To save egg on my face I will reccomend tikkas and savages as they shoot really well OUT OF THE BOX

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

At the start I put the savage in the same basket as the tikka as accurate out of the box.i rate the savage accutrigger as bloody good on a medium priced rifle. I have two savages in the safe one a 22lr which is unbeleivable for accuraccy.the other a older 7mmrem tactical which is a ripper as well.

So you did! Glad to see some good taste around here.

Tikka T3 long action bolt stop
My replacement bolt stop wasnt made out of tough enough ali and has mushed under the force of stopping the bolt

has anyone got one from somewhere other than beretta?
or is anyone handy enough to make me one?

cheers

Ooops I seem to have put this in the wrong thread, I most humbly apologise to the perfection of the Tikka LMAO just couldn't help myself.

Wetweasel - try the 7x57, you will need to find an older 2nd hand rifle, Ruger, Winchester, BSA etc. It will kill anything here in NZ comfortably and probably in Oz as well, wont cost as much as any of the rifles mentioned in all the previous bullshit. Usually very easy to get to shoot straight, and mild on the shoulder, a fun calibre with plenty of options if you dont reload, and lots more if you do. If you can find one at the right price, an old BSA Viscount [commonly called a "Hunter" but the Hunter was only made in 22 Hornet and 222], slap a decent scope, 4x or 2-7, and go shoot some shit.