Thread: Tikka 223 not grouping after shortening

Id think its inch pounds not foot

The "Wind them up till the threads strip and the tube crimps" school of scope mounting uses ft lbs. Everyoune else uses inch lbs

Double grouping will likely be bedding. A poked crown will scatter shots.

The recoil lug can be a fiddle to get sitting right, give it a bit of a tap back in to make sure its seated in the stock properly and make sure the recess on the action is free of debris. When resetting it into the stock they require some shuffle and sometimes a bit of a bump to get seated properly.

Definitely inch pounds not ftlb

What rings are you using?
I used the factory Tikka rings for years with no issues, but replaced them with something else, then went back to the Tikka rings.
Found the rifle was hopelessly inaccurate, eventually changed the rings (again) and it was back shooting again.

I know used the talley light weights and they are great.

Originally Posted by McNotty

Little bit of a piss off but that’ll learn me for f&$king with perfectly good rifles

makes me think of an old saying
if it aint broken fix it till it is

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

Definitely inch pounds not ftlb

how about 12-inch pounds?

So....turns out someone (this dick) hadn’t tightened the locking ring on the front of the scope and it had a little bit of play.
Had all but given up hope till I found the same issue when sighting in 22 the other day.
Quick little rushed 5 shot group in fading light with Belmont. I’m one happy camper!!! PHEW

don't you like a happy ending

[ quoting Apollo: May be a bedding/harmonics issue due to taking weight off the barrel, rather than length. It does not say what stock you have, but a plastic stock can go silly over relatively minor bedding issues. They barely take the weight of the action and barrel at the best of times...]



If that were true about a T3 stock, how come they can hang a much heavier barrel off one and still shoot fine?

Have a look at Gunworks videos on youtube the girls did a clip on the locking ring.