Sounds tried and true! Leaning towards a Tikka 7mm.Tikka 7mm since 2003 yes a little kick nothing horrible….a great shooting gun that is nice to pack around
Awesome thanks for the feedback! I’m assuming not threaded for brake?
I don’t mind the option for a brake as it adds flexibility. I just don’t hunt with them and at the range if it’s just me shooting I would probably take it off. I’ve noticed a break almost causes me to flinch more than recoil. I probably need to double up ear protection. A 12 gauge with slugs I don’t mind recoil but a brake that’s super loud makes me a little jumpy for some reason.
I’ll take a look at the brake thank you!
You are right I know it’s a tall order. I should have clarified this will be just my setup for backpacking and keeping things light. Not a setup I want to go shoot 60 rounds at the range for fun. I was asking about the Seekins as the stock seems much better than the Tikka. I’m also curious if a better stock design will help with recoil as well. The 7-08 does intrigue me. Thanks for the suggestion I’ll have to read that thread. Appreciate it!
Just cause looking at old photos is fun
My tikka has been on many good hunts and other long seasons still shooting great with many rounds through it at close to 20 yrs old…if you go this route you will find a very good hunting weapon. I will only voice my opinion on something I have experience with…the days I made a mistake with my tikka it was not the weapons fault..
if only I could make my aging body perform as well as my tikka I would be stoked……I’m shooting hornady 154 ssts lights out
Wow! Amazing animals! I’m sure you’ve got lots of good stories to go with these photos thanks for sharing. It’s neat that you stuck with same rifle as it flat out worked. Did you ever have the itch to go bigger on the caliber?Just cause looking at old photos is fun
This is interesting didn’t know that was an option. Thanks so much!
No, no break. I’ve thought about it, but it’s so loud as it is I don’t really want a break.
Well let’s be honest though, with the right range and the correct shot placement a 223 could knock down an elk effectively. I think people ( myself included) out way too much stock into all the big magnum rounds when there are plenty of tried and true rounds that would do the job just fine.This may be an unpopular opinion but give a 270 win a look… at closer ranges, it has more then sufficient killing power and a lot less recoil than magnums. I’ve had success out to 500 ish yards with the 270 on elk.
This public land over the counter bull fell to one shot last year (only 120 ish yards) from my 270 and a 150 grain Nosler partition that was recovered on the off side skin
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Thanks for the feedback! That’s good to know on twist rate. That sounds like a sweet setup on the Kimber.
Awesome photos. I definitely don’t want to create a flinch. Thanks again for all the feedback on the Tikka and 7mm caliber. Helps a ton!Never have seen the need for more grew up shooting 7mms everyone in camp used 7mms and let’s just say over 50 yrs a good number of elk have fallen to them…plenty of knock down power out far and not so much recoil to make flinch…two of my buddies got tikkas as well one being a 300 he is small in stature and has not complained too much….my photo from 1986 bought that bdl 7mm in pawn shop in Missoula enjoyed it but enjoy the two pd lighter tikka much better
Thank you! I will have to look at it further. That is a very nice bull!This may be an unpopular opinion but give a 270 win a look… at closer ranges, it has more then sufficient killing power and a lot less recoil than magnums. I’ve had success out to 500 ish yards with the 270 on elk.
This public land over the counter bull fell to one shot last year (only 120 ish yards) from my 270 and a 150 grain Nosler partition that was recovered on the off side skin
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That’s a sharp looking rifle. I’m sure he will have that a long time! Very neatThe first centrefire rifle I bought my son was a Tikka T3 in 308 Win when he was eight years old. I put a break on it and loaded it with 150gn or less bullets with minimum charge hand loads to start him off. He shot it a lot, though didnt hunt with it until the last couple of years.
A few years ago, he picked up a Proof carbon 30cal barrel in a Sendero contour off the prize table at a PRS match. We had that barrel threaded and chanberd in 308 Win and installed it on his T3. We also swapped the stock over to a carbon model at the same time. That rifle now weighs 7.7 pounds, scoped with a SIG 4-6 power scope.
He can hit steel gongs with this rifle out to 550 yards which is max possible distance at our local range. He uses handloaded ammo with 178gn ELD-X running around 2630fps or 168gn AMax at around 2700fps. The muzzle is threaded for a break, but when he is hunting he doesnt use the break. He loves to carry it and finds that rifle very comfortable to shoot. The below is a Fallow deer doe he shot about 6 weeks ago.
