Thread: Rifle choice: $1600 budget

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

The Tikka stock bears on the barrel it is not free floated. There is a bearing point 70mm from the tip and a second 163mm from the fore end tip. The tip will often bear on the barrel
Both apply upward pressure to the barrel. This means that shooting off a hard surface or a Bipod is going to affect the harmonics. If the Tikka stock is free floated the fore end needs to be stabilised so that it wont twist at the recoil lug. The other rifles can be free floated without issue
The Tikka stock multiplies felt recoil contrary to Newtons laws

Nawww, the only place the stock should be touching the barrel on a plastic stocked Tikka is just in front of the action. There is a little nub on each side of the stock contacting the barrel on both sides just infront of the chamber. It should not be making contact elsewhere.

Originally Posted by ChrisW

Nawww, the only place the stock should be touching the barrel on a plastic stocked Tikka is just in front of the action. There is a little nub on each side of the stock contacting the barrel on both sides just infront of the chamber. It should not be making contact elsewhere.

Have you done the 'dollar bill' test with yours ? If it is free floated it will be because either someone has relieved the factory pressure bedding points or the rifle action has been bedded and the person doing it very slightly elevated the front of the action to give clearance from the stock.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Have you done the 'dollar bill' test with yours ? If it is free floated it will be because either someone has relieved the factory pressure bedding points or the rifle action has been bedded and the person doing it very slightly elevated the front of the action to give clearance from the stock.

Sorry mate, but you're wrong. Whatever your experience with them is not the norm I guarantee you.
Id have "checked" literally dozens and dozens of them. Brand new rifles. Iv shot many tikka's and trouble shooted for warranty / accuracy guarantee. They should free float. The times they don't is when the action and recoil lug isn't seated properly.
Im sure iv posted pictures here before of where the Tikka stock contacts..let me see if I can dig it up

Originally Posted by ChrisW

Sorry mate, but you're wrong. Whatever your experience with them is not the norm I guarantee you.
Id have "checked" literally dozens and dozens of them. Brand new rifles. Iv shot many tikka's and trouble shooted for warranty / accuracy guarantee. They should free float. The times they don't is when the action and recoil lug isn't seated properly.
Im sure iv posted pictures here before of where the Tikka stock contacts..let me see if I can dig it up

Lets see the photos, the T3 I have here has the standard garden variety pressure points as have the three others I have worked on

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Lets see the photos, the T3 I have here has the standard garden variety pressure points as have the three others I have worked on

I'm going with Chris w on this.
He would nearly seen as many tikkas as me!

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

I'm going with Chris w on this.
He would nearly seen as many tikkas as me!

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But not Nigtforces