Thread: What tikka to purchase

I would buy the rifle that fits me not the rifle that is flavor of the moment.
A Tikka stock may not fit you. It will transfer more felt recoil than other stocks.
On average Tikkas shoot well out of the box but if they dont they are tricky to get right with the silly recoil lug set up. Other rifle brands might fit and balance much better and you may because of that shoot a lot better with a Rem, Savage, Browning etc.
Try a few before making a decision and dont fall in love with the first one, be objective

It may seem like a silly question, but I've read a lot on this thread about keeping a box of lighter or heavier ammo up your sleeve when hunting e.g 140 gr for wallabies... Do you need to sight in your rifle when you switch to different ammunition?

Originally Posted by slk12

It may seem like a silly question, but I've read a lot on this thread about keeping a box of lighter or heavier ammo up your sleeve when hunting e.g 140 gr for wallabies... Do you need to sight in your rifle when you switch to different ammunition?

IDE assume so but I know the Swarovski scope can set more than one zero


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Originally Posted by slk12

It may seem like a silly question, but I've read a lot on this thread about keeping a box of lighter or heavier ammo up your sleeve when hunting e.g 140 gr for wallabies... Do you need to sight in your rifle when you switch to different ammunition?

my old .270...my new .270..my old .308 x2 and my .223 will all print just about any load into a conbination group small enough that out to hundy it matters not at all...

Good question, I've often wondered that too. Obviously I haven't yet had a chance to experiment with my own rifle, or I would already know the answer.

308, 708, 270 are good choices.
6.5 not so much imo

Only thing I would say, having owned three Tikkas, is they seem to produce more felt recoil than other rifles of the same calibre/weight in my opinion. My X-bolt 16" which weighs about the same as my old Tikka 16" 308 has a lot less felt recoil. Surprised me when I shot it.

That being said the Tikka action is very well made and they are very accurate out of the box, though I much prefer the Browning safety and you can open the bolt with the rifle on safe.

Originally Posted by 308mate

Only thing I would say, having owned three Tikkas, is they seem to produce more felt recoil than other rifles of the same calibre/weight in my opinion. My X-bolt 16" which weighs about the same as my old Tikka 16" 308 has a lot less felt recoil. Surprised me when I shot it.

That being said the Tikka action is very well made and they are very accurate out of the box, though I much prefer the Browning safety and you can open the bolt with the rifle on safe.

I'm guessing that the browning has a better stock? Which wouldn't be hard to beat a Tikka factory stock

Originally Posted by Gkp

I'm guessing that the browning has a better stock? Which wouldn't be hard to beat a Tikka factory stock

Yes it does and probably the reason. The Tikka stock seems like an ice cream container in comparison. I suppose they are built to a price point (though a Tikka is hardly cheap) and that's the compromise.

Originally Posted by 308mate

Only thing I would say, having owned three Tikkas, is they seem to produce more felt recoil than other rifles of the same calibre/weight in my opinion. My X-bolt 16" which weighs about the same as my old Tikka 16" 308 has a lot less felt recoil. Surprised me when I shot it.

That being said the Tikka action is very well made and they are very accurate out of the box, though I much prefer the Browning safety and you can open the bolt with the rifle on safe.

I think the nasty recoil with Tikkas is because the stock is totally rigid. The actual true recoil cannot be different between two rifles of same weight and cal but a good stock will slow the recoil and absorb some.

a brand new Howa is pretty hard to beat for all around value.... PERSONALLY would go that route rather than a tikka...actually I DID ....and found walnut stock for it so its now got class and style..something I feel lacking in a plastic spastic jobbie.

I have in the past pointed out to young fellas, if you regularly spend a significant amount of time searching for your wallet or car keys because you put them down somewhere unusual, don't buy a rifle with a removable magazine. Thats why I moved on my Tikka. Its a hinged floor plate all the way for me, but thats because I'm an idiot and I'm now old enough to know it.

Any common chambering between 243 and 3006 will be fine. If you dont enjoy recoil, go the lower end, if thats not a problem, get a 308.

Iv had 3 tikas in 308,chopped 1st one to short,run over second one.Still got the third one.Put a scope on them,they have all shot moa at a hundy with the 1st 3 shots.My big mitts hold on to the plastic stock ok.I don't change the stock design,tika spend millions designing stocks.Design gota be close for me.

Originally Posted by Trout

Iv had 3 tikas in 308,chopped 1st one to short,run over second one.Still got the third one.Put a scope on them,they have all shot moa at a hundy with the 1st 3 shots.My big mitts hold on to the plastic stock ok.I don't change the stock design,tika spend millions designing stocks.Design gota be close for me.

I agree, the tikka factory stock is way more rigid than most synthetic stocks and for my money it's a pretty conventional straight design that sends recoil directly backwards to avoid muzzle jump. No doubt the fact that the Tikka is relatively light weight doesn't help the recoil thing.

Let's not turn this into a passing contest. I've hunted all over NZ and there is shitty lawyer infested regrowth choked windfall n poll thickets everywhere.monkeyscrub and monkey puzzle not to mention Leatherwood. But if it's that thick the animals have to move through it too.find where n how n follow the trail