J Allen stock for Tikka T3
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I think the red in the palm grip area looks nice, I don't care for the red scribble on the fore end, at least in the picture perhaps if I was holding the rifle it would grow on me.
If I had not just shot my wad on three ARC Nucleus I would be looking pretty hard at this.
If I had not just shot my wad on three ARC Nucleus I would be looking pretty hard at this.
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Yeah, I'm with PFG. For $1k less, you can get the Cadex Strike Nuke which is similar in ergo's. Or the X-Ray from KRG, also similar ergo's.
For the same price you can get a Cadex Comp series chassis. Or, if you prefer the stock feel, a Carbon Manners.
For the same price you can get a Cadex Comp series chassis. Or, if you prefer the stock feel, a Carbon Manners.
I don't own a JAE, but if you watch the for sale section here on the hide you will notice that Used JAE's sell for more than those others do new. For those that love them nothing else is quite like a JAE. Introducing it with $200 off, I'll bet they sell truck loads.
I'm sure it's a great chassis, I've always wanted one for my M1A but couldn't justify the cost. In the growing chassis market what does this bring to the table to justify the cost vs so many excellent competitors?
This. There is merit to it if your in a place where swapping and changing rifles is hard. But otherwise I agree it takes a lot of bang for buck out of tikka.
It's mainly fit and finish. The JAE stocks are VERY well done. The adjustable mag well, modular cheek piece and rail system are very unique and/or hold quite tight tolerances. Think AI quality.
For JAE to offer a Tikka inlet speaks well of the growing popularity of Tikka rifles.
Alternatively, it takes some of the cost out of a custom build. While it has been debated on here a number of times, Tikka actions often give up little to more conventional custom actions in regard to machining accuracy, smoothness, etc...
Another great feature of T3 actions is that unless you're shooting long action rounds, you have a great degree of freedom in regard to your COAL. Additionally, you have the flexibility to go from .223-class cartridges up to SAAMI-length WinMag-class cartridges in the same action body (and stock).
In regard to the J Allen product its self, those who own them often have nothing but great things to say about the quality, fit/finish, features, etc... Obviously, at its price point, it's intended to be a top-of-the-market product... and any product that I can think of reaches a point of diminishing returns as you reach the top of the market (in terms of performance). In terms of performance, does a $400 Mont Blanc pen really perform THAT much better than a $2.00 Bic? What about cars... does a Ferrari really perform THAT much better than a Corvette? Often, the answer, if you're looking ONLY at performance, is an emphatic no... the high end item does not perform noticeably (if any) better than the mid-priced item. The difference is in the details, and in the user experience. To many, the money that they save buying the mid-priced item instead of the high end item is absolutely worth it... I myself nearly always fall into this category. However, to those who can comfortably foot the bill for the high end item, the perks associated with the purchase of the high end item are absolutely worth the cost over the mid-priced item... this is why airliners have first class and coach; no matter how you cut it (or how much you paid for your ticket), the first class passenger and the coach passenger leave the same airport at the same time on the same plane and arrive at the same destination airport at the same time... the difference is in the experience. While we can all discuss the pros and cons of spending more money or less money for a given item/experience, I should note that I don't recall EVER getting on an airliner where there were no passengers in first class... so the cost of the upgrade is obviously worth something to some segment of the population.
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