Thread: Tikka t3 light weight mods

Originally Posted by 308mate

Very nice @Gkp

What is the kick like with it being that light ? Do you suppress or brake it?

@308mate
The recoil is totally fine. I am use to light rifles I guess.
I am generally only firing one or 2 shots, not a target shooter although the 7mm saum prints very well on paper.
I don't imagine you would want to go below 3.3 kg in that caliber.
It's got a Hardy compact suppressor included in that weight. Cheers G

Originally Posted by Gkp

@308mate
The recoil is totally fine. I am use to light rifles I guess.
I am generally only firing one or 2 shots, not a target shooter although the 7mm saum prints very well on paper.
I don't imagine you would want to go below 3.3 kg in that caliber.
It's got a Hardy compact suppressor included in that weight. Cheers G

I'm the same, recoil doesn't bother me, my tikka 7mm rem mag sits at 3.26kg with vx5 3-15x44, dpt magnum suppressor and stug stock and shoots clover sized groups all day.

I wouldn't mind dropping another couple of hundred grams off it though.

Originally Posted by Nick.m

I'm the same, recoil doesn't bother me, my tikka 7mm rem mag sits at 3.26kg with vx5 3-15x44, dpt magnum suppressor and stug stock and shoots clover sized groups all day.

I wouldn't mind dropping another couple of hundred grams off it though.

Drop the DPT and get a brake, my stug stocked a7 270wsm was 3kg with a fluted bolt, barrel and vx3 4.5-14 sitting in talleys was an absolute pussycat to shoot. Sellers remorse big time, pretty sure @hillclima still owns it

@Nick.m that's light 3.26 kg!
I am assuming that you have milled the top of the receiver and fluted the barrel? I was thinking about this for mine
Also what barrel length?
Cheers G

I like the suppressor, it never used to wear one but I chopped the barrel to 21 inches and suppressed and it now shoots like a dream.

Barrel is already fluted, but could loose some weight in the scope real easily and the bolt aswell.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Drop the DPT and get a brake, my stug stocked a7 270wsm was 3kg with a fluted bolt, barrel and vx3 4.5-14 sitting in talleys was an absolute pussycat to shoot. Sellers remorse big time, pretty sure @hillclima still owns it

Yep, I still have it. Great rifle but not getting the use it should as tend to use my suppressed rifles more, so if you wanted it back let me know

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Originally Posted by Gkp

@Nick.m that's light 3.26 kg!
I am assuming that you have milled the top of the receiver and fluted the barrel? I was thinking about this for mine
Also what barrel length?
Cheers G

Nope reciever is still factory.

Working on a 270 superlite at the moment as a experiment on how light I can get it. Im not going to mill the receiver though, I like the rigidity of this action and would rather not lose it. Will let you know how I get on weight wise once it's done. Modeled the stock on a Ross SDS, for something a bit different.

I'll probably go the bolt fluting route, but the barrel won't have any add on's. Done the lightweight bolt handle and need to do the shroud too. The buttpad will be the usual foam jandal, rubber pads are super heavy in comparison. Looking at eventually putting a sub 10 ounce scope on it too, haven't made up my mind there yet. The stock still needs pad, fill and swivels.

You are a clever bugger @FRST

Originally Posted by Tahr

You are a clever bugger @FRST

The amount of extra work modding this stock design for the Tikka is taking I'm not so sure about that statement Tahr haha!

How short can you go with centrefire bolt actions, allowing for a full length stock and barrel length for an over-barrel suppressor? What barrel length do you end up with? Overall length is of more interest to me than weight. Cheers.

Having carried a BSA CF2 around the hills since I was 16, - often wearing steelcap workboots and all sorts of other heavy as crap gear - I brought myself a new Tikka in 7-08 for my 45th birthday, 10 years back. Barrel to 20 inches, but a crown issue led to another inch chopped off. Suppressor, 2 - 10 Grandslam scope, used to have a bipod on it but don't use that much any more, weighs 3.35kg. I think the CF2 was about 4.5kg, so 1.15 kg saved there and another 2kg saved by ditching the steepcaps.....Unfortunately my weight had tracked that of the average All Black over those years (for different reasons) so I'd gone from 92kg to 108kg... I'm battling to save the 16kg from my gear.... Might have to cut out more donuts. Down to 101kg now.

Mainly used in the bush, shots to 300m every now and then. Hence not really thought about a brake, as my understanding is that you need hearing protection on with most brakes? But they are lighter and reduce recoil better than suppressor.

Thinking about the advances in gear in the last 20 years, pretty amazing really. The idea of a 3.2kg rifle easily capable of MOA, was fantasy or $20k in 1990.....Maybe the biggest advances are in clothing though?

@FRSTif you have the gear I'd look at doing something similar to what I mentioned with hollowing out the bolt body and using bushings to support the firing prin assembly in the appropriate places. If yourhaving a Smith do it fluting is probably easier. As for milling the receiver if you Swiss cheese it vs just milling the top off rigidity should remain very good similar to beam bending/truss theory.

Originally Posted by Stocky

@FRSTif you have the gear I'd look at doing something similar to what I mentioned with hollowing out the bolt body and using bushings to support the firing prin assembly in the appropriate places. If yourhaving a Smith do it fluting is probably easier. As for milling the receiver if you Swiss cheese it vs just milling the top off rigidity should remain very good similar to beam bending/truss theory.

I don't have the gear unfortunately. Sounds like an interesting idea though. I've done the Swiss cheese receiver on a another rifle. Made a little difference but not enough to warrant the cost. Probably would consider if I had milling equipment. Aesthetically I'd want to do it right, you can lose weight but end up with an ugly result if you weren't clever.