Thread: Hardy Tikka Carbon Stock and Barrel Good deal ?

Whats a sako Carbonlite worth? Unless you want to build an obscure caliber, keep the tikka barrel, its the best bit on them.

Could have a sweet tikka, with a carbon stock and a decent scope for that money

Wouldnt you be better buying a kreiger barrel and a carbon fibre stock and still have change towards a decent scope.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

You wouldn't know whose barrel was under the wrap Andy or how many were tried before that one was used.... just saying

bloody hell!
the conspiracy deepens.
I might go get my tinfoil hat out of the cuboard as I might need it!

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

bloody hell!
the conspiracy deepens.
I might go get my tinfoil hat out of the cuboard as I might need it!

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You could borrow mine although these days I seem to constantly be wearing it

Originally Posted by Tahr

You are being a bit tough on Dan.

On Saturday I fired at Brad's hill-side 12 times with an HRE stainless barrelled rifle and didn't miss it once. You could see the great big holes in the dirt.

haha, I witnessed you hit steel at 600 yards at least once!

Lipstick and pigs come to mind here.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Lipstick and pigs come to mind here.

Yup, 4200 and you’ve still got a budget rifle...

Originally Posted by 7x64

Yup, 4200 and you’ve still got a budget rifle...

Those budget rifles shoot incredibly well in Stock form, dressing it up isn't going to make it shoot any better.

Spend your money on something special that will be still worth good money if you ever sell it.

Gold comes to mind

Originally Posted by Friwi

Gold comes to mind

Ah yes, but you'd have to be a bloody sneaky stalker to kill a deer with a lump of gold.

200 grains of gold pushed by a good dose of powder should do the trick from a distance ;-)
All that matter is that you recover most of it so you don't lose too much on your investment :-)

Any more really useful advice like this?
After recommendation to build a great lightish bolt action. I don't get like the carbon barrel thing either .Sako carbon lite.. they sound expensive ?

I have an 85 finn with a ken henderson stock on it, t2 brake and a vx6. It's like a toy to carry and is a very capable rig

And works out a few less pesos than a carbonlite

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Spend another $8-900 & get one with a proper stock, proper carbon fibre barrel & proper brake...just saying...

And it would still be "just a Tikka".

If my Suzuki Vitara had a $3000 paint job, $4000 worth of alloy wheels and tryes, and a $3000 spoiler kit, guess what? I still drive a Vitara......and it will still do what Vitaras do.

If you want to spend $4500 on a rifle, my view would be look for something that is a decent value rifle. You can spend that much on extras on any Tikka / Howa / Weatherby / or any other budget branded rifle, and it will still be the same brand rifle. It wont make it worth that much to anyone but yourself. And to be brutally honest $5000 is chump change for a rifle in Europe, try Kreighoff, Prinz Waffen, Purdey, Holland and Holland. And I am sure there are others. Now they make some serious kit.....

Probably more important is to consider what you are trying to achieve. If you want long range accuracy then go down that rabbit hole. It gets very deep but its worth it. It is not just a case of buying the best gun. Its also learning how to get the most from it. The more you learn about this the more you will learn about what you still need to get better. As your skill improves, so will your understanding of the equipment. (This is not suggesting anyone is a beginner as this statement is true for experienced shooters too)

If you want light weight for a carry, then that is mostly a different rabbit hole....but bear in mind where the biggest gains come. One bloke I know spent heaps on losing 1 kg from his rifle, when he would have had far more impact taking 10kg from his frame (Waist would have been a start) I also know someone who is deep into the lightweight hunting, and one of his comments is if you want a light rifle, why add weight by using heavy ammo? shave grams off your bolt or take one round out of the magazine for the same effect....He is looking at a 3lb rifle (SSR https://www.facebook.com/ssrnz/ ) I look at it that if I have trouble carrying a 4kg rifle and need to make it lighter, then I will really have trouble when I try carrying 20 times that in meat on the trip out....

It is all about the overall picture. What can be done and what should be done.

Originally Posted by timattalon

And it would still be "just a Tikka".

If my Suzuki Vitara had a $3000 paint job, $4000 worth of alloy wheels and tryes, and a $3000 spoiler kit, guess what? I still drive a Vitara......and it will still do what Vitaras do.

If you want to spend $4500 on a rifle, my view would be look for something that is a decent value rifle. You can spend that much on extras on any Tikka / Howa / Weatherby / or any other budget branded rifle, and it will still be the same brand rifle. It wont make it worth that much to anyone but yourself. And to be brutally honest $5000 is chump change for a rifle in Europe, try Kreighoff, Prinz Waffen, Purdey, Holland and Holland. And I am sure there are others. Now they make some serious kit.....

They make kit for people with small peepee's. They don't actually do anything better than a $4200 rifle... in fact in many cases they don't do anywhere near as well, like a lambo getting eaten by a gtr...