Thread: Tikka 7mm Magnum Build

Jandals are great for resoling your slippers too. I like the recoil pad

Finally got it out on a decent night to test the accuracy improvement (if any) if the carbon stock and the bedding. Had done it a month ago but in very heavy drizzle and i wasnt having a good day with poor groups, so i reloaded some more and tested last night.

Powder weight next to the grouping, it appears the 70.5gr is now the favourite, its not super tight but more so than the other loads, its also possibly down to me. Was shooting off a bipod with no sandbag, just a rolled up jacket, so a typical hunting scenario essentially. Im going to bulk load and test over the chrono as it wasnt working for some reason (possibly to dark being twilight and cloudy??). From previously testing 69,70,71, this 71.5 so be around the 2900fps mark as such, or maybe higher?

Will post up results of the bulkload and sight in process as such at a later date, all and all its a pretty reliable hunting package and set up,

Jandals are a great idea. I have shelled out good coin for pachmayr pads that are thinner and less grippy, as I don't like pads that grab clothing either. Now I find out I could have spent $3 at the warehouse.

Looks like a nice package. Perfect for it's intended job.

You could try adjusting the seating depth to see if that tightens that load up.

Would love to see a photo of the 13" bull with 10" bases. Never heard of a bull with bases that large before

Originally Posted by hotsoup

Would love to see a photo of the 13" bull with 10" bases. Never heard of a bull with bases that large before

Sorry for late reply, bull is the one in the first group, quite a wide spread on its horns to

Following on with this, got out in the weekend with the rifle again, mate saw this stag from over 1km away, kindly let put in a stalk into it after an argument saying the other person should shoot. Had 6 hinds, got to 480yards and thought i could get slightly closer, down to 180 yards and a prone shot put this thing down.

So happy everything went to plan and to find it on public land, great feeling knowing the work and research etc has payed off and the reloaded ammo done its part!

Sounds like a great hunt resulting in a ripper of a stag, well done!

@Southerner223 very nice looking stag, What else could you ask for nice stag, tikka rem mag, cactus pack and beautiful country
just going through the same process at the moment setting up a rem mag at the moment.

Originally Posted by bigbear

@Southerner223 very nice looking stag, What else could you ask for nice stag, tikka rem mag, cactus pack and beautiful country
just going through the same process at the moment setting up a rem mag at the moment.

Yea it all seemed to come together! I have 3 nights of gear in that pack for those wondering too, Cactus Huntaway, best pack i have owned, recently got a Foray but still prefer to take this away

That's a beauty of a stag alright. Good to hear the rifle is performing well. Now you can reap the rewards of all the work putting it together.