Using whats laying around / On the cheap

I recently sold a few of my firearms to release some cash and because I wasn't using them much .
About two months ago I was having a cleanup of my cupboard where I keep all of my shooting / firearms stuff , I'm fairly confident that everyone here has a similar treasure stash of mostly usless odds and ends that you can't bring yourself to throw out .
Intermixed with the rubbish is always some good stuff that is stored on a special shelf or in a box .
Looking through the stuff I realised that I had the making of another rifle project/build .
I'm not talking a rifle build that requires gunsmiths etc , my version of a rifle build is mounting the scope , getting it set up to personal ergonomic taste , basically just getting the rifle to shooting hunting condition .

OK

I needed a rifle to fill the gap that was created when I sold my 6.5x55 Blaser .
So I went straight to UsedGuns ( online secondhand firearms site in Australia ) , end result was I purchased a brand new Tikka T3x Lite blued 6.5 Creedmoor with 20 inch threaded barrel $900 AU delivered .
This was a deal of the century and was a gunshop closing out of its stock .

So I got it home and started adding my stash of old bits .

First off was mounts and sight .
I had a rail that I had shortened while playing with another Tikka a few years ago , don't ask why I shortened it its to long a story .
It is still totally usable , so on it went .
Next rings , I had a set of Ken Farrel rings sitting unused from the USA these are super good quality rings and are the lowest 30mm quality picatinny rings you can find anywhere .
Scope was next , I have a few scopes in the cupborad but only one was 30mm tube , on it went .

https://i.imgur.com/VX8JMXd.jpg

Sorry something funny going on with the computer , I'll continue in another post .

Looking good, I shorten all rails to mag length, it is so much tidier , more professional looking than having them hang over.

Next was Trigger , out of the box the trigger was set as heavy as I've ever felt from a Tikka .
In my box was a trigger spring I'd purchased for my NZ Tikka , but when I shot it after getting it from Kiwi Greg last year I didn't want to change anthing so it was unused .
10 minutes and I have a proper nice trigger pull , not adjusted all the way down because in all honesty that would be to light .

https://i.imgur.com/m40h6hd.jpg

I'm having problems posting more than one pic on a post for some reason .

Next was Ergonomics / Stock .
I own a Tikka T1x rimfire and have used a Cheek riser unit purchased off Ebay to achieve proper sight picture through the scope .
There is no way that the standard Stocks comb height is acceptible .
Out came the battery drill and in 20 minutes I have a interchangeable cheek riser between the two rifles .
I will be buying another one of these , but for now it is an example of using what I already have .

When I purchased my T1x it came with the more verticle pistol grip option , and I replaced it with the standard version so the vertical one was sitting on the shelf and for no better reason it was screwed onto this rifle , to be honest I'll probably put the original back on in the future .

https://i.imgur.com/4ynXw8P.jpg

Choice, that's a good way to use up bits and pieces, now the big question how does it shoot?

Nice for a bits and pieces rifle.

Which shop closing? Was it Magnum Sports?

Forgot about this thread , I was having problems uploading pics .
I had a cheap muzzle brake from a previous rifle ( it did tame the previous rifle a 7mm Mag , but lets just say its not the quality of a Terminator ) that was the correct thread size 14x1 , it is bored for a 7mm but watching some of Kiwi Gregs videos it seems its not essential to effectiveness .
On it went .

https://i.imgur.com/iU3HLgU.jpg

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Originally Posted by Mooseman

Choice, that's a good way to use up bits and pieces, now the big question how does it shoot?

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Thought I’d give an update on this thread.
Not long after putting this rifle combo together I hurt my elbow quite badly and shooting of any kind was put on hold for a few months.
When I was able to shoot again it only to a couple of rounds through my 308 to realise that the jolt of the recoil aggravated my elbow .
So the Centerfire rifles were put away and the rimfires were the flavour of the month.
For some reason shooting a shotgun doesn’t aggravate my elbow like a rifle does .
Anyway , I had put the muzzle brake on the Tikka but hadn’t actually shot it before removing it because of the noise component of brakes .
Anyway in an attempt to shoot a Centerfire I put it back on and let a round off .
I had forgotten just how much a muzzle brake tames things down and the elbow didn’t feel a thing , the Creedmoor doesn’t kick much anyway, but put a brake on it and its just a push not a kick .
Didn’t take any picks , but with Hornady White Tail 129gn ammo it puts 3 shots into 20mm at 100m every time.
I’m happy as , and remembering the ear plugs is a small price to pay when the actual process of shooting is so easy and comfortable.

put earplugs in all your ammo containers and you could probably stash a couple of sets in the raised cheek piece and not know they there unless needed.
muzzle brakes make my ears ring just looking at them.

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Originally Posted by Ground Control

Thought I’d give an update on this thread.
Not long after putting this rifle combo together I hurt my elbow quite badly and shooting of any kind was put on hold for a few months.
When I was able to shoot again it only to a couple of rounds through my 308 to realise that the jolt of the recoil aggravated my elbow .
So the Centerfire rifles were put away and the rimfires were the flavour of the month.
For some reason shooting a shotgun doesn’t aggravate my elbow like a rifle does .
Anyway , I had put the muzzle brake on the Tikka but hadn’t actually shot it before removing it because of the noise component of brakes .
Anyway in an attempt to shoot a Centerfire I put it back on and let a round off .
I had forgotten just how much a muzzle brake tames things down and the elbow didn’t feel a thing , the Creedmoor doesn’t kick much anyway, but put a brake on it and its just a push not a kick .
Didn’t take any picks , but with Hornady White Tail 129gn ammo it puts 3 shots into 20mm at 100m every time.
I’m happy as , and remembering the ear plugs is a small price to pay when the actual process of shooting is so easy and comfortable.

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Yeah, TR found the recoil of the suppressed 223 a bit much to start with. Found her a 7mmRM as a varmint rifle (still looking for a 223) and put a brake on it. She loves the thing. She barely tips 55kg on the scales dripping wet wearing boots and rifle.

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Originally Posted by muzza

The muzzle brake on my 308 Norma Mag turns me into Neville No Mates in the space of one shot

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:thumbsup:

Luckily I don’t hunt/shoot in the presence of others with this rifle.
Muzzle Brakes are a “ dammed if you do , dammed if you don’t “ type accessory.
When the elbow is 100% it will get removed, but for now I’m actually enjoying it .