Thread: tikka270

just wondering if anyone would bother putting a TruFlight barrel on a tikka .270??
or is the out of the box acurracy sweet enough not to worry about it? & save the money for good glass?

also are TruFlight barrels the best in NZ??

i no F'all really

cheers

What type of shooting are you planning on? As far as I know normally Tikka are sweet right out of the box. Save up for better glass. Don't know anything about barrels in Nz. Wasn't your name something like /\/\@Rtz?

Originally Posted by Martz

just wondering if anyone would bother putting a TruFlight barrel on a tikka .270??
or is the out of the box acurracy sweet enough not to worry about it? & save the money for good glass?

also are TruFlight barrels the best in NZ??

i no F'all really

cheers

If you want to shoot it as a .270, leave it as it is.

'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'!

Originally Posted by Toby

What type of shooting are you planning on? As far as I know normally Tikka are sweet right out of the box. Save up for better glass. Don't know anything about barrels in Nz. Wasn't your name something like /\/\@Rtz?

yeah thats me, had to change it coz it was confuzing the system with all the crap in it haha.

cool, was wanting get into shooting alot further then what i have done, 100m max is me & all ive had to do.

Originally Posted by dogmatix

If you want to shoot it as a .270, leave it as it is

cheers dogmatix, what do you mean by that?

tikka barrels are fine. get good rings and a decent scope
how far are you planning to shoot?

How well does the rifle shoot now?
And how far do you want to shoot?
If it's the way to god over there type shooting then there are enough longrange boys on here to guide you on a cost efficient way to get there.
It's more likely to be a good reliable scope first than changing barrels.

cheers bill,

im wanting to be able to shoot out to atleast 5 hundy confidently & comfortably. i know alot of practise is what it will take for this to happen.

Originally Posted by Barefoot

How well does the rifle shoot now?
And how far do you want to shoot?
If it's the way to god over there type shooting then there are enough longrange boys on here to guide you on a cost efficient way to get there.
It's more likely to be a good reliable scope first than changing barrels.

it shoots good az, & nah i dont want to shoot way way way over there,
just think im thinking of being able to take a shot confidently that most ppl i go with wouldnt think of taking... iwant to be the guy that can i spoze lol

It would be wicked to hit something at 500m

For many of us 500m IS way way over there
Okay well I'd say work out a realistic budget for a scope then start asking opinions on what will fit.
You will have seen that a there are a few long range shoots run by forum members, go to one or more of them and pick the brains of the ones that can shoot rather than the ones that say they can.
Find somewhere you can practice the longer distances.

oH i see i maybe a bit ambitious on the 5 hundy then lol.

but yes i will definitly have to try get to 1 of those barefoot, & will be having a look this weekend on a safe practise spot.

I'm not knocking wanting to shoot to 500m, and I certainly not telling you to change your goal.
I'm planning to go to the next longrange day myself to improve my distance shooting, because I know that it will improve my "normal" shooting so to speak as I'll have to improve my basic skills to hit anything. I know my accuracy has gone downhill in the last 5yrs doing less and less shooting but it's time to fix all that.

Originally Posted by Martz

oH i see i maybe a bit ambitious on the 5 hundy then lol.

but yes i will definitly have to try get to 1 of those barefoot, & will be having a look this weekend on a safe practise spot.

Any time you want to come to Hawkes Bay Martz call in and we will take you out for some Long Range practise in the hills.

We can get you shooting to 1000yrds with a 85 Finnlight 7mm08 and a 7mmrem mag in the morning and hopefully a Sika in the afternoon.

You can also try a couple of 270s and 308s and 338s.

You can then decide which ones you like.

PM me when you are ready, we have the rifles and plenty of ammo

Just bring a sense of humour and you will fit right in.

500 should be well achievable in good conditions with practice.

If you haven't already get a range finder. Estimating is simply not good enough.

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