Thread: Which bolt 223 to look out for

I rate my 1:8 twist Tikka Light, I've had it for around 10 years and shoots all ammo well, can get some nice direct fit 10 round mags for them too

Sako 85 carbonlite has 1:8" twist.
Mechanically better than the vixen action.
Spare mags available if you need high volume. They hold 6.
If you plan to go to carbon, this would avoid obtaining a bespoke inlet and bedding job on a stock never designed for the extra short action.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Sako 85 carbonlite has 1:8" twist.
Mechanically better than the vixen action.
Spare mags available if you need high volume. They hold 6.
If you plan to go to carbon, this would avoid obtaining a bespoke inlet and bedding job on a stock never designed for the extra short action.

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Thanks guys all extremely positive comments, @mudgripz I’ve been following the maxtoch evolution, we will catch up soon, but I agree you can spend a whole lot more to get less, I’ve reloaded for one of the guys at the handloaders club and that was a weatherby, it shot very nicely in the end.

The vixen I looked at looked as if the barrel was aftermarket, it had a heavier barrel, could be wrong though, the action was very nice.

Thinking a little further along, as I’ve been caught out with a rifle I used to own, mag length, I don’t want to find that a mag length would hinder my ability to reload to a longer seating depth, I know there are after market mags I could try and get, are there any particular makes that this could be a problem in?

Again thanks for the comments, I’m in no immediate rush, just doing some due diligence first, but the comments are already comming in very handy