Thread: Pleasantly surprised...

Today was the first day since getting my tikka m595 bush gun that I've had a chance to test it out to a degree.

When I bought it, chopped it and suppressed it with a ultra light dpt, I quickly sighted it in and went hunting. Shot a couple of deer so was happy, then loaned it to a mate while went to Canada who shot a handful of deer and a few tahr out to 300m. Reckoned it shot well enough.

So today I fitted a new Zeiss 3-9 on it properly and had three different factory loads to check out. I will eventually reload for it but have a few packets of ammo lying about to get through first.

It Iook four shots to be on target, 1.5 inch high at 100m. Then i shot a five shot group with each load in between giving the barrel a quick clean and time to cool.

Long story short, all loads grouped well for factory ammo. The worst was Remington 140g corelokt at 1.24 inch.

The best was Winchester 140g super x at bang on an inch.

The federal 150g blue grouped well too at just over an inch. Surprisingly its point of impact was only slightly different to the Winchester ammo.

Most surprisingly all loads grouped within two inches of the point of aim. I ended up with a golf ball sized ragged hole instead of a bullseye after 15 rounds.

For interests sake I took the suppressor off and put a handful of the best grouping Winchester ammo through. It neatly grouped in 1.35 inches slightly low of my point of aim.

While I haven't checked at 200m or closer at 50m (I will eventually) I reckon for a bush gun I'm pretty safe with any of these loads and if I feel like carrying with the suppressor off four clicks up and I'm bang on target.

I've never had a rifle shoot factory ammo so consistently. My last tikka was a m695 7mag. It was fussy as!

Anyway pleasantly surprised with this gun that's for sure, no excuses for missing now!!

308?

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7mm-08

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On ya Josh. Feels good to know you can trust the rifle to hit the mark.

Have you bedded it?

Nice - sounds very trustworthy

I got a feeling you could spit a bullet and make whatever you saw hit the deck

Sounds like a nice rifle. Got a pic with the can on?

Originally Posted by Malhunting

Have you bedded it?

Unlike you, I don't sleep with my guns

Nah seriously, I haven't taken the stock off since buying it so don't know what its bedding is like. If it ain't broke etc....

I'll take a photo tonight and throw it up

That winchester super x 140gr is great stuff, it groups well in my 7-08 too.

Price works for me too. It's nice to know if I run out of reloads or forget them I can grab a pack almost anywhere and it won't cost me a fortune.

Suppressor on



Suppressor off

Nice piece of tree on that factory reject rifle!

Short!

Looks like the established gunsmiths are getting a run from DPT.Good noise reduction?

Originally Posted by TeRei

Looks like the established gunsmiths are getting a run from DPT.Good noise reduction?

Yeah not bad, probably up to 50% and recoil is minimal now. He made it pretty clear that it would not be the best noise reducting suppressor due to its size etc. But I am very happy with it, and he's a great guy to deal with.