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 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 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 dogmatix

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

cheers dogmatix, what do you mean by that?

Originally Posted by Martz

cheers dogmatix, what do you mean by that?

I mean't that if you want to change calibres, then sure, use Tru flite barrels and turn it into a .280 or .280AI (for example), but if you will shoot a .270, leave it as is.

Originally Posted by dogmatix

I mean't that if you want to change calibres, then sure, use Tru flite barrels and turn it into a .280 or .280AI (for example), but if you will shoot a .270, leave it as is.

oh k i got ya

you can do the drop chart without a chrony but it will take alot more bullets and trial and error

the drop will be something like this
270 Winchester Ballistic Table

the chart is in yards and 100 yards is 91m
keep that in mind

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.

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

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.

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.

One of the guys at my club uses a tasco scope,

Tasco Target & Varmint Riflescope 6-24x 42mm

$269....

For 500m well good enough.

I use a nikko-stirling on the club gun...out to 1000 yds...Im failing to see why "good" glass ie 2kplus is needed....I really feel its over-hyped.

If you want to read up on barrels these are good,

http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles...f_accuracy.htm

http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles...l_accurate.htm

http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles...oat_angles.htm