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Hybrid stock/chassis for Tikka?
I think there was some talk about potentially making a folding RokStok on one of the recent Shoot2Hunt podcasts with Stocky’s, but that’s a long ways off most likely. I personally don’t think folders are all that useful. They add weight, change balance points, decrease strength and stability... -
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Any reason for TO84 over UM Tikka rings? (Apart from cost)
Agree with others about the UM rings, the recoil pins, the fasteners, and the weight of the rings. That said, I would say that the Sportsmatch rings are well proven for their durability. I’ve used them extensively on three Tikkas ranging from 223 to 300 mag and have had no issues with them. Have... -
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.223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.
Great job. Hope you can provide some details as well as photos of the wound channels. -
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Best path forward
I sold my 300 mag in January. There was nothing that I really needed that horsepower to kill and it just wasn’t that fun to shoot. I’d suggest selling it. Buy a can or better optics. Much better investment that you get more dividends from. -
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Tikka/peak 44
I would not have an issue with a gap like that. I opened the barrel channel on my Stocky’s so I had a place to store dead cats. -
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Masculinity and Caliber Choice
A person who would take either of these as a first shot is someone who is thinking about horns and not meat. For me, every animal is a meat animal, antlers or not. I won’t intentionally gut shoot or ass shoot an animal because I respect it and plan for myself and my family to eat it. I... -
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Masculinity and Caliber Choice
Whippersnapper, hell. I’m as old as that catfish says he is. -
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Masculinity and Caliber Choice
You are welcome to do what you choose. But I personally would not suggest to my kids or new hunters, in person or online, that it is ethical to justify taking a bad shot on an animal because it has big antlers. I would also not suggest that it is possible to overcome that bad shot opportunity... -
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Masculinity and Caliber Choice
Your choices are your own. Use whatever gun you want. People are responding to your posts to clarify that the information you are presenting as common knowledge does not survive actual testing. You are largely responding to that with gaslighting. -
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Looking for Tikka stock with long/tall grip surface.
The Stocky’s VG hunter is 2 7/8”. Have you considered adding some material to the grip? I used Free Form Air epoxy putty to reshape the grip on mine. It’s amazingly tough stuff and didn’t add significant weight to the stock... -
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Masculinity and Caliber Choice
This thread got so much better when we started talking about quiche. -
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Projectile Choice: Lighter/Faster or Heavier/Slower
For the last couple of years, I’ve been focusing on smaller calibers for less recoil but using fragmenting, heavy for caliber, high BC bullets for less wind drift and larger wound channels. If I were required to use non-lead, I would stick with that model and use the DRT compressed tungsten core...- ElPollo
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Masculinity and Caliber Choice
He is probably a preteen computer wiz living in his mom’s basement in a large metropolitan area who has never seen a real gun or hunted anything more than a bag of mini snickers on that the Easter bunny scattered around his house but is really enjoying messing with a bunch of old guys on the...
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