Tikka Bolts

[Timberline001]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say he meant you can buy two rifles (with actions) for the price of some customs actions. Then you can build whatever you want with the tikka.


Ps ja outdoors sells tikka actions for 7-800 bucks.

It wasn’t a very big limb

 

[DangerRanger]

If a gunsmith can chamber a barrel for you he can get a tikka barrel off for you

I’m guessing you can get the stock off hopefully

 

[Mike D Texas]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say he meant you can buy two rifles (with actions) for the price of some customs actions. Then you can build whatever you want with the tikka.


Ps ja outdoors sells tikka actions for 7-800 bucks.

He may have, but the way it was worded it sounded like he was specifically mentioned parts and not rifles.


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[Timberline001]

He may have, but the way it was worded it sounded like he was specifically mentioned parts and not rifles.


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Probably because I see tikkas as components and not rifles. I only buy them to build.

 

[Mike D Texas]

Understood, I mis interpreted your post.

To your point however, I did recently
help a buddy of mine budget out a custom rifle. In the end a custom Tikka only ended up being ~$200 less to build than a comparable R700 pattern custom using a Pierce Shadow action.

I can’t imagine ever putting my factory Tikka in the same category as my customs because a factory rifle will always be a compromise of something if not multiple items.


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[Wyo_hntr]

I'd take a tikka action over any 700 clone.

 

[NSI]

Understood, I mis interpreted your post.

To your point however, I did recently
help a buddy of mine budget out a custom rifle. In the end a custom Tikka only ended up being ~$200 less to build than a comparable R700 pattern custom using a Pierce Shadow action.

I can’t imagine ever putting my factory Tikka in the same category as my customs because a factory rifle will always be a compromise of something if not multiple items.


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That's a good point. At least the Pierce Shadow doesn't compromise on something (if not multiple items). Would be a shame if the Pierce Shadow lacked a rail, or used a notoriously unreliable trigger mechanism.

-J

 

[Mike D Texas]

That's a good point. At least the Pierce Shadow doesn't compromise on something (if not multiple items). Would be a shame if the Pierce Shadow lacked a rail, or used a notoriously unreliable trigger mechanism.

-J

I hear all of this about unreliable R700 style triggers.

I’ve been shooting them for about 40 years and have not experienced a single failure. Over that time I’ve run the old style pre X Mark triggers, X Mark, X Mark Pro, Jewell, Timney and Trigger Tech triggers.

I’m not naïve enough to believe that they don’t fail or haven’t failed. I’ve just not experienced it in over 40 years of using them.


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[Mike D Texas]

I'd take a tikka action over any 700 clone.

OK. It’s great to have choices.


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[Spoonbill]

Tikka T3 Bolt Body — PRPrecision - tikka bottom metal

Couple Tikka’s single action length with the increase in pre-fit and factory take-off barrels on the market today, aftermarket bolt bodies have been the final missing link to full, switch barrel capability on the Tikka platform. My T3 bolt bodies are CNC machined from 4340 and Nitrided for excellen

www.prprecisionrifles.com

PR Precision out of Canada makes replacemeant bolt bodies. You need to swap out the extractor, ejector, firing pin, etc from an existing bolt or buy those via JA or some other source.

I did email Paul a few weeks ago and he will ship to the US, but I don’t own one (yet) so can‘t comment further.

That’s awesome someone is making left hand 223 bolt bodies in left hand, it took a bit of digging around for me to find a left hand 223 tikka.

 

[Runwilderness]

Looks like MGW has magnum bolt faces back in stock…

Tikka T3, T3X Right Handed Bolt Assembly 13.5

Check out the deal on Tikka T3, T3X Right Handed Bolt Assembly 13.5 at MGW

www.midwestgunworks.com

 

[BjornF16]

They also have the .223 and .308 right hand bolt assemblies in stock at the moment:

Tikka T3, T3X Right Handed Bolt Assembly 9.6

Check out the deal on Tikka T3, T3X Right Handed Bolt Assembly 9.6 at MGW

www.midwestgunworks.com

Tikka T3 / T3X Right Handed Bolt Assembly 12

Check out the deal on Tikka T3 / T3X Right Handed Bolt Assembly 12 at MGW

www.midwestgunworks.com

 

[Lawnboi]

Got me a 223 bolt, now I can get a match 223 barrel and shoot matches on the cheap.

Part of me likes my 6 creed, but another part of me just wants to burn 24 grains of powder at a pop, shoot 40 cent or less bullets and enjoy 3k plus barrel life.

 

[Runwilderness]

Tikka T3 Bolt Body — PRPrecision - tikka bottom metal

Couple Tikka’s single action length with the increase in pre-fit and factory take-off barrels on the market today, aftermarket bolt bodies have been the final missing link to full, switch barrel capability on the Tikka platform. My T3 bolt bodies are CNC machined from 4340 and Nitrided for excellen

www.prprecisionrifles.com

PR Precision out of Canada makes replacemeant bolt bodies. You need to swap out the extractor, ejector, firing pin, etc from an existing bolt or buy those via JA or some other source.

I did email Paul a few weeks ago and he will ship to the US, but I don’t own one (yet) so can‘t comment further.

For anyone interested in a body only Tikka bolt swap, I just got an email from Paul and he has new bolt bodies back from nitriding.

.223, PPC, .308, and Magnum bolt faces in both RH and LH configurations are available.

 

[wyosam]

Got me a 223 bolt, now I can get a match 223 barrel and shoot matches on the cheap.

Part of me likes my 6 creed, but another part of me just wants to burn 24 grains of powder at a pop, shoot 40 cent or less bullets and enjoy 3k plus barrel life.

Depending on what level of precision your matches require, you can likely double that 3k or more. My 223ai is at around 4500 and hasn’t shown any signs of deteriorating accuracy or velocity wonkiness (technical term).


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[Lawnboi]

Depending on what level of precision your matches require, you can likely double that 3k or more. My 223ai is at around 4500 and hasn’t shown any signs of deteriorating accuracy or velocity wonkiness (technical term).


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I’d hope for more, I’m liking this idea more and more lately.