Thread: Help me fix my Tikka!!

So I was thinking of purchasing a Tikka T3 in either a .243 and .270 but I thought I might as well get some modifications done it to it. Just wanting to pick your brains as there's plenty of knowledge floating around this forum.

My ideas where first of all get rid of the plastic fantastic stock and replace it with something like a Stug stock, then maybe a true filte tube chambered in 6.5x55 wouldn't hurt either. Next would be work on the action so I was thinking maybe replace the action with one of those ones from HRE and then it'd be like a New Zealand tikka aye.

Is that plan solid or what? Any help will be much appreciated

Cheers

You gotta change the trigger too man, maybe carve it out of a worn out Mercator blade, aye.

One of these like Gibo has would make it stand out in the hut, maybe Dan could get your action painted pink for your girl gun



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Again really?

Just get a tikka and leave it alone,they shoot just fine out of the box. Never mind the 270.

Great ideas chaps! Wanna try keep it kiwi so maybe a stug stock dipped by fluid coatings or something?

Originally Posted by Toby

So I was thinking of purchasing a Tikka T3 in either a .243 and .270 but I thought I might as well get some modifications done it to it. Just wanting to pick your brains as there's plenty of knowledge floating around this forum.

My ideas where first of all get rid of the plastic fantastic stock and replace it with something like a Stug stock, then maybe a true filte tube chambered in 6.5x55 wouldn't hurt either. Next would be work on the action so I was thinking maybe replace the action with one of those ones from HRE and then it'd be like a New Zealand tikka aye.

Is that plan solid or what? Any help will be much appreciated

Cheers

Toby that is probably the dumbest plan ever.
The Tikkas typically shoot OK. I don't know how Trueflight are going with barrels now but that sounds like an exercise in flushing money down the toilet. You do know Tikka do a 6.5x55 factory?
The stock is OK. I'd just shoot it and see how you like it. The triggers are good.
Your plan just rebuilt the entire gun for ⅝ths of fuck all progress. Save your money for a decent scope.

Or are you taking the piss

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Toby that is probably the dumbest plan ever.
The Tikkas typically shoot OK. I don't know how Trueflight are going with barrels now but that sounds like an exercise in flushing money down the toilet. You do know Tikka do a 6.5x55 factory?
The stock is OK. I'd just shoot it and see how you like it. The triggers are good.
Your plan just rebuilt the entire gun for ⅝ths of fuck all progress. Save your money for a decent scope.

I think his plan was to start another tikkas a shit thread for some reason

get a tikka t3 in 260rem (6.5-08) (better than 6.5x55) and don't touch it they work and shoot just fine out the box spend the extra money on good optics

don't lose the bolt though mags are not soo much of a biggie although you shouldn't lose ether in the bush carry it closed with an empty chamber and a full mag that ways its safe as but quick to load a round if need be and guess what the fuckin bolt cant fall out if you knock the release

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I think his plan was to start another tikkas a shit thread for some reason

My plan was to try bring some life back to an otherwise dead forum and maybe poke @Gibo with a stick actually

If you buy a 270 you will not be allowed to bag that caliber anymore, like the others said just buy it and leave it alone just shoot the bloody thing.

You think about me too much mate. Im starting to feel incomfortable. Go find a girl

OK Toby I'll play your little game
To fix you tikka is easy you could either
a) trade it in on a Blouser and carry a bag of plastic washers
b) swap it for a Remington in 300RUM
or even better
c) keep the bloody thing as it will most likely shoot better than you (can but buy a spare bolt just in case)