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Have given up waiting on a second hand one and have ordered a new Tikka. Does anyone know what thread the t3x elite (233 if it makes a difference) comes with? All the advertising says it's threaded for a brake / suppressor but can't find anywhere saying which thread....
Ideally it's 1/2*20 as I already have a dpt that would work if not I'll have to send it the the gunsmith to get redone
Pretty sure they are 14x1 magnum 15x1
Yeah 14x1
I thought this was going to be a thread about tikka factory rifles !
A mate says they shoot more reliably if you cement the bedding block in . anyone think this is worth doing or just imagination ?
I wouldn’t touch it theirs nothing unreliable about them in the first place mate they really are the pinnacle of out of the box no bullshit moa rifles and I don’t even like them can’t argue with results though magic riflesQuote:
Originally Posted by Bagheera
14-1 and there is no need to touch the bedding they shoot just fine I've never shot a inaccurate Tikka
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Bugger, either buy a new can or get rethreaded.... any problems with 1/2*20 on a 223? had it previously and didn't have any issues
Already have a carbon stock that's been bedded, have never worried about the recoil.lug on other Tikka actions I've had and they shoot just fine
1/2x20 is fine for tikka 223. Shoot it in the factory stock 1st then swap it in to the carbon just to get a benchmark for accuracy in case the bedding in the carbon stock isn't spot on for the new action and causes issues. I'd even shoot it before re-threading in case there is some other issue, once you re-thread it warranty is voidQuote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
Not going to get the chance to shoot before re threading, one of those lovely things about being on Stewart island is you have to go to town to pick up any new toys.... so getting it done before I pick it up
IF your suppressor is modular then you could just change the front baffle, but I'd guess you know this
I'm interested in the 'Elite ' model designation as I can't see it showing on the Tikka web site.
Is it another Gun City special or something other than that?
It's a mk1 dpt, it's living on another rifle at the moment so need the same thread.
Yeah I had a look and couldn't find it either. Coming from Delta mike, found a video from gun city about it. Fluted barrel, larger bolt handle, metal bolt shroud, factory threaded.
Being a south paw limits things a bit....
Yeah. The Elite is just one we got them to make up for us. Factory threaded, factory fluted, enlarged bolt knob and you get both the vertical and standard pistol grips. Some of the calibres are shorter barrels too, 308 and 223 are 20" barrels rather than 22" for example.
Anyone know what height rings to put a z5 on the top?
Talley low will fit maybe able to get Xtra low to fit but I have used lowsQuote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
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If you find an out of the box Tikka that doesn't shoot reliably then please let us all know, its not really a thing haha. No need.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagheera
Cheers, hoping rifle comes with factory optilocks bit not sureQuote:
Originally Posted by 25/08IMP
New Tikka don't come with standard rings anymore and diffnitly not optilocksQuote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
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Bugger.... Guess I'd better take the scope with me when I got pick it up then and get a pairQuote:
Originally Posted by 25/08IMP
Yip Talley are good and fairly cheapQuote:
Originally Posted by 25/08IMP
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Iv actually seen it just one was also left handed haha my brothers left hand t3x .308 since sold shot ok but not tikka benchmark that’s for sure didn’t like any of the recipes we threw at it had multiple competent losers give it a go but even so it was sub 2” he sold it honestly and the bush hobbit was over the moon with it. Even threw in three crayfish if I remember correctlyQuote:
Originally Posted by stagstalker
Show me a south paw that can shoot sub moa :D :o :ORLY: :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Kelton
could you not get another rear section and swap baffles??? pretty sure the good folks at DPT would see you sorted quick smartly...Quote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
I don't think they are making Mk1 parts anymoreQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
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I bought my Tikka T3 not long after the rifle came on the market and in those days they actually came with optilocks in the box ....
Couldn't believe it when I saw them laying there in the box.
It wasn't too long after that they suddenly disappeared and you got the rifle only and no optilocks.
As far as I'm aware. They never came with Optilocks. The T3 came with cheap alloy rings for free. They stopped that with the T3X.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnv308
Must be almost 10yrs since I brought my last Tikka, that came with rings (pretty sure they are cheap lightweight ones) been on the 308 since I got it and haven't had any problems until a few months ago. Wondered why I was missing a few shots and put it down to me until I have it a good clean, 1 ring had moved almost an inch putting a lovely groove down the side of my Zeiss conquest
BuggerQuote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
Tikkas have never come with optilocks. Until 3 years ago they came with a light weight alloy option which the stores normally took off and up sold the user into something better/steel/rail systems etc. it meant there were hundreds Of these rings sitting in boxes under benches. In the end, they were removed.
Tikka rifle's come with nothing now only some shit swivels. Don't even come with the alley key to take your gun out of the stock.
As for changing the base on your dpt to get a different thread its not worth it.(about $280 for the magnum one) Better buying another suppressor