Thread: Light weight rifle options

Originally Posted by Gerardo

After reading this over the past few days I've decided to go and get a tikka strata.


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You cant go wrong with a Tikka fulla. Have had most rifles brands out there and have never had a bad Tikka yet. All are shooters well beyond their price point. Only one custom rifle that I have owned has out shot my Tikkas and I had to wait a year to get that built. Good luck.

Originally Posted by Gerardo

After reading this over the past few days I've decided to go and get a tikka strata.

Nice… I’d be all over one of these in .300 WSM for a mountain rifle.

Sunday Gunday.

That Teflon coated bolt really is incredible.

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There you go. Good choice, and happy hunting.

Originally Posted by Gerardo

Sunday Gunday.

That Teflon coated bolt really is incredible.

That's nice. What calibre? Will you shorten the barrel? Am I jealous? Yes!

Very nice ,what cal did you get and are you going to chop it or suppress it standard barrel length?

It's 7mm08, but it'll be born again as a 284 winchester in the next week or two.
It's a 22inch barrel, but I'll think 20inchs will be the go.
Long action bolt stop, and large magazine and good to go

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Why shorten it? And why change to a chambering that is near as damn it the same performance wise?

The very minor performance gain going from 7mm-08 to 284 Win is then mostly lost by reducing barrel length.

And fluted barrels that are fluted to the crown look a bit shit, just a personal aesthetic there.

You’ll halve the value of that lovely rifle instantly I would have thought.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

You’ll halve the value of that lovely rifle instantly I would have thought.

Shhh... it'll be on the for sale section in a few months.

The semi-fucked-with rifles are always a good laugh.

I disagree in regards to performance.
And 284 is because I have all the reloading components for it, so I'll stick with it.
You're right about the fluting looking ugly when chopped, so might not.

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Originally Posted by Gerardo

I disagree in regards to performance.
And 284 is because I have all the reloading components for it, so I'll stick with it.
You're right about the fluting looking ugly when chopped, so might not.

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I'll send you a pic of my 18" fluted barrel that had the fluted section threaded and is used as the cap.

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OK, cool. I thought hmmm, (after I said it, always dangerous), that I’d better consult my reloading manuals. I honestly can’t see much of a difference between the two cartridges, at any of the bullet weights. And they’re right next door to each other in the manuals, always a clue!

7mm08 tikka with 20" barrel. Sends 162gn eldm @2630fps with 2208 and stupid accurate. For moderate range the 284win doesnt in my mind make the faff of sourcing brass and limited resaleablity worth the extra few fps my mind. Don't get me wrong I've lusted a 284 but tried to be pragmatic....

Originally Posted by Hunty1

7mm08 tikka with 20" barrel. Sends 162gn eldm @2630fps with 2208 and stupid accurate. For moderate range the 284win doesnt in my mind make the faff of sourcing brass and limited resaleablity worth the extra few fps my mind. Don't get me wrong I've lusted a 284 but tried to be pragmatic....

What sort of practical range would you get out of that on reds ? Will be sorting a load for my 708 shortly was looking at 150gn eldx due to the success I've had with the 145gn in my 270win

Originally Posted by dannyb

What sort of practical range would you get out of that on reds ? Will be sorting a load for my 708 shortly was looking at 150gn eldx due to the success I've had with the 145gn in my 270win

Further than I would shoot! Ballistic calculator says it holds >1000ft/lbs and 1680fps to 800yards

Also tried the 150 eldx but got the same velocity as the 162 eldm. Suspect the eldx has a harder jacket that ratched the preasure up quicker.