Thread: What do you think of this rifle in .308?

The chick in the video look alright.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

3.5k!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3.5k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
$3500!!!!!!!!!!!!!
carbon fibre or solid gold??????????

$3500 is one hell of a lot of coin to "gamble" with...and gamble you will be doing...will it shoot??? will it bugger brass on first firing??? will it eject cases or rip off the rim???? will bolt handle fall off???? will the bolt fall out and no replacement be able to be found?????

good luck if anything goes wrong with it........ 3.5k........ buggermesideways,my wallet is cringing just typing that number out.


more money than sence.......

No, I would not pay that.
First thought was it was a special limited run factory offering. It seems they made them up

I do have one Tikka that I had customised with an IBI Carbon Wrapped barrel and fitted a Carbon fibre stock.

To date it shoots and accurately.

It does not bugger the brass on the first firing. Handy since it's expensive.

The bolt handle has not fallen off. Handy cause I upgraded it.

I have not had the bolt fall out. Nice, replacement s are hard to find as you pointed out.

Anyway, Tikkas are not a half bad rifle. Putting a Carbon Fibre stock on can reduce the weight by 500g.

But I'm not seeing a GunCity custom then its not going to hold value or appreciate in value like a Limited Edition might.

I don't expect mine to hold its value because it modified but it came in well under $3500

I agree with most of you - lot of money for what-- one could buy a second hand sako and get a good scope for that price - me for that money a shultz and larsen or new winchester lite weight with pre 64 winchester action or would wait for an older wood blued sako to come up rather than carry that Tikka - well are we not just all bloody different -still it gives us something to talk about over few beers at end of a good hunt ( instead of having to endure a full replay of how Fred shot the skinny old hind up some side creek lol )

A lot of money to drop... There is no denying it is anorexic, in a good way. I'd be fondling it to see whether the stock is comfortable and how it comes up to the eye. Your choice of scope for such a featherweight is going to be critical to overall balance and pointability. Fit and function are as important as stats. Other things are how accurate it is, and whether there is a factory warranty.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Nothing wrong with Tikkas but for that sort of money there are much nicer rifles to buy, I agree and toally understand where @Magnus is coming from, for the same reason I have never and probably will never own a Tikka.
Not because there is anything wrong with them but because they are a "Corolla" reliable and well made but I prefer a more refined driving experience like a "Bentley"

Please before you flame me.....I don't hate Tikka's they are very good, just not tor me

To funny, I drive a hilux for fencing a corolla for a car and own tikkas and sako rifles.
I have a few Bently optics though!

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

To funny, I drive a hilux for fencing a corolla for a car and own tikkas and sako rifles.
I have a few Bently optics though!

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A NF is not a Bentley it's a Hummer

Bently is actually a brand of very cheap airgun type scopes

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

I have a few Bently optics though!

You own a Tangent Theta?

personally I would never think of dropping that sort of money at gun City. My local store is basically a bunch of sales reps who have limited knowledge of what they are dealing with.
I've corrected them than once on things.
Start looking at smaller gun shops where they do smithing. They can offer some supprisingly good deals on refurbished rifles of good quality. Tend to know what they are on about and have tested the stuff they work on. Some have good import contacts and can bring in great guns at good prices.
my view though. each to their own.

Originally Posted by dannyb

A NF is not a Bentley it's a Hummer

Bently with body Armour!

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Originally Posted by caberslash

You own a Tangent Theta?

Is that a new brand of under garments?

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Those stocks with the really fat palmswell are more of a prone shooting thing, I don't have meat plates for hands so I struggle with them for a decent repeatable grip unless I'm lying down. Not sure what that says other than they don't really work for me in any other position!

So is that an actual factory carbon tikka? Can't quite work out from the add where it says it's a factory tikka carbon barrel - I doubt it would be worthwhile machining up a hammer forged barrel to carbon wrap it? I can't find anything online about Tikka putting out their own carbons though...

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Bently is actually a brand of very cheap airgun type scopes

And budget shotguns.

Originally Posted by kruza

Start looking at smaller gun shops where they do smithing. They can offer some supprisingly good deals on refurbished rifles of good quality. Tend to know what they are on about and have tested the stuff they work on. Some have good import contacts and can bring in great guns at good prices.
my view though. each to their own.

In the entirety of Northland, we only have H&F branches.

Regardless of factory warranty your still covered by the consumer guarantee's act if its a dud.
probably have better luck with gc then hre if there is an issue and these are what 2k cheaper?