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Tikka actions
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They dont sell them. The only ones available come from disassembled complete rifles. So they're few and far between.
JA Outdoors sells tikka actions. But they are about the same price as the whole rifle.
Do this. Buy a rifle for 650 on eurooptic, new, sell everything on it for a couple hundred (new/unfired will bring more) and start your build on a new $450 action that comes with a trigger.
Edit: I guessed on price, but I was right on
https://www.eurooptic.com/JRTXE341-Tikka-Tikka-T3x-Lite-.300-WSM-SYN-243--barrel-MPN-JR.aspx
Stainless $700
https://www.eurooptic.com/JRTXB340-Tikka-Tikka-T3x-Lite-270-WSM-S-S-SYN-243--barrel-MP.aspx
This is LITERALLY what he said he DIDNT want to do. Some people cant read.
He should reconsider.
You’re obviously a little dense, so I’ll refrain from explaining the simplicity of my post.
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If Tikka offered better stock/chassis options and their barrels were a bit faster this wouldn't be an issue. You could just buy the rifle you want right from them.
Well they’re a European company that doesn’t focus on the sport shooting market whatsoever. All they care about is hunting. Appeasing 1-2% of their sales isn’t what they’re interested in. Trust me.
They don't focus on it but they dabble with products like the TAC A1.
I love Tikkas. I have three and and am planning on getting a forth, but their centerfire magazine proces have to be one of the biggest eff yous to the customer in the firearms industry.
The Tac A1 isn’t for sport or competition shooting, it was a tactical offering.
I love Tikkas as well. Just wait for Shot Show in January
Oh I'm sure that's what it's for but I bet the majority of them are civilian owned.
Can you leak any more hints about your inside knowledge of their upcoming offerings? Someone else said to expect a T1X replacement.
Just order a nice custom 700 footprint action and call it a day. You're going to be lightyears ahead than trying to build on a brand new full-priced Tikka and build it exactly how you want it. Because, like others have said, you're pretty much going to have to buy a whole new rifle, strip it down, and then sell the factory fodder, if you can even get a couple hundred bucks for it. I have tons of factory 700 parts I'll never get any money for, because they're so plentiful, everyone can buy better aftermarket parts than the factory ones, so they just sit in boxes and on the benches in small plastic bins.
And in the end, the custom action will be WAY smoother, easier to customize, and worth exponentially more money in resale value. The Tikka, will still be a Tikka... And for majority of people, that's not a plus. It's still a factory mass-produced action, like a Remington 700 or a Savage. You're literally polishing a turd. It's not 10 years ago, where custom 700's were still a real popular thing. Now with all the custom action options, nobody really builds on a 700 anymore, except for old guys and people building lightweight hunting rifles, mil clones, and rebuilding nostalgic family rifles. Nothing wrong with the Tikkas, but it's much cheaper to just buy one you like off the shelf and do a few small mods here and there, but not changing out any major hardware (barrel, stock, etc...) and using it for hunting. If you're going to go full-on custom, go balls to the wall, and get a 700 footprint real custom action at the heart of your build.
Not trying to burst your bubble, just trying to save you money and lots of headaches right out of the gate.
And in the end, the custom action will be WAY smoother, easier to customize, and worth exponentially more money in resale value. The Tikka, will still be a Tikka... And for majority of people, that's not a plus. It's still a factory mass-produced action, like a Remington 700 or a Savage. You're literally polishing a turd. It's not 10 years ago, where custom 700's were still a real popular thing. Now with all the custom action options, nobody really builds on a 700 anymore, except for old guys and people building lightweight hunting rifles, mil clones, and rebuilding nostalgic family rifles. Nothing wrong with the Tikkas, but it's much cheaper to just buy one you like off the shelf and do a few small mods here and there, but not changing out any major hardware (barrel, stock, etc...) and using it for hunting. If you're going to go full-on custom, go balls to the wall, and get a 700 footprint real custom action at the heart of your build.
Not trying to burst your bubble, just trying to save you money and lots of headaches right out of the gate.
Haven’t heard anything about a T1x replacement. Haven’t heard anything about any new calibers or twist rates either. The Fins are not jumping on new calibers and it annoys me. 6 Creed is a no brainer but who knows. There’s really only one thing I know since I helped prototype it but I can’t say anything quite yet. But my profile pic might give you an idea.
People like what they like. That might be your route but not everyone else’s. Tikka actions are better than old rem700 or current savage actions. And a lot would agree with me. If tikka barrels weren’t known for being torqued on by Odin himself then I think they’d be more prevalent in the space. But buying a 6.5 creed super varmint is a great start to a custom setup. Shoot it in its current stock, then upgrade to a chassis and you’re good until that barrel burns up. Then spin on a 1.25” contour and now you’re in the same space for less money.
Yeah, I'm going to have to strongly disagree with you on that one (except for the Savage part, Savage has always, and will always be junk, IMO), as I've shot and handled more than my share of them. But like you said, everybody likes what they like. Just trying to save the guy money and headaches since he seemed to want to go full-custom with it.
He wanted a tikka action. He didn’t ask about $2k defiance actions. Yeah those actions are of course better than a Tikka. But if you’re grabbing a rifle off the rack at Sportsman’s Warehouse Tikka is definitely at the top of the list. Especially for a budget rifle, which is what tikka really is. But a damn good budget rifle at that.
He doesn't have to jump straight up to a $2,000 Defiance action? He could buy an on sale $700 Solus or a $1000 CDG or Origin and be WAY ahead of a Tikka...And way ahead of anything else off a factory assembly line, too, for that matter. And he would only be spending a couple hundred more off the bat. But what he'd be saving in the cost of 700 based parts, he'd break about even in the long-run.
It was just a suggestion for him, since he sounded like he wanted to go full-custom on a factory action build. So I just thought I'd suggest that incase he hadn't thought about that option. Building off a factory action has become MUCH less common the last couple years, thanks to several new custom actions that are/were under the $1,000 mark, which is about what a factory action, plus gunsmith fees to blueprint will end up costing you...Believe me, I've built a pile of custom 700's. And with the custom actions, you can buy prefit barrels and build the damn thing at home with a few tools, minimal experience, and an internet connection (YouTube for videos on how-to).
$650 is pretty hard to beat:
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I don’t get how you think OP would break even in the long run with a 700 action. You can get a good Tikka prefit for 500-700, a trigger spring that costs next to nothing, and a used or on sale chassis (same as a 700). Cheaper action, same cost barrel, nothing into the trigger, same cost chassis. Easily 400 bucks cheaper to go Tikka.
You’re also the only person I’ve ever seen claim an old factory 700 is better than a Tikka action. Even the best factory 700 action I’ve felt couldn’t touch a Tikka, let alone any “custom.”
I didn’t say shit about a Remington 700 action… I said a 700 FOOTPRINT custom action. Learn to read before commenting.
Why must you have such terrible reading comprehension skills? I never said which was better, just said they were both better than Salvage.
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Having a Tikka that I’m really upside down on I would take too big of loss if I sell it. I agree with this advice get a custom 700 action.
Part it out and sell it here. Unless you made some really dumb decisions (parts for MSRP, worthless customizations, stripping an expensive model) you are not going to lose much more than selling any other used rifle.
Yeah I could part it out and that would probably be best I’m fine with keeping it around I use it for a loaner rifle when I take someone out to the range. I’m just saying in general less people are looking for a customized tikka vs 700 if you need to sell. It shoots great and I have no complaints about it I just think starting with a 700 clone is a better decision overall.
Also the majority of the stocks I prefer do not come cut for Tikka.
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The Tikka isn't your old Rem 700 action. They are a excellent action from the factory and there are prefit barrels for them. The aftermarket support for them is improving all the time.
If it was me I'd buy the complete rifle on sale from EuroOptics and sell the barrel and stock for $100 even though you said you didn't want to do that. I don't think there is a better option if you can get the action for around $500
What precisely do you want to end up with? A long range hunter? A precision rifle?
My experience also comes from three different 6.5CM T3X/CTR barrels.
Is this unique to the 6.5cm or is it like that with all Tikkas? Also, do you think the barrels last longer because they are slow?
My 24" CTR was close to 100fps slower than several 24" Bartleins. It's pretty noticeable.
Yeah I guess. All the stocks I like do not but to each their own. Hopefully this next Manners PH and LRH will include Tikka they’re missing out on a decent size group of people. The McMillan mtlr looks like knock off of manners. I will continue to support Manners and Foundation they give back to the community all the time and make the best in my opinion but we are lucky to have so many options now. Good luck with whatever you get I’m sure you will be happy. Tikkas shoot great!
Depends on the mission. They excel as hunting actions, nothing out there for the money beats them for those type of builds. Tikka’s are lighter, the safety locks the bolt, and it’s the perfect action for short mags, are my main reasons for building tikka’s as hunting rifles. As general purpose rigs they’re ok. As dedicated match rifles, I would definitely go a different direction.
Also, with the industry being where it’s at these days, anyone customizing a 700 (outside of family heirloom) is uninformed at best. With multiple sub $1000 custom actions out there, with prefit barrel ability, bolt head changeability, customizing a 700 is throwing good money after bad.
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Are you just trolling? You’re telling me an Aero Precision Solus is BETTER than a Tikka? And somehow not off a factory assembly line? I think you need to drink some more Metamucil grandpa and hit the hay cuz you’re off your rocker lol.
Have you tried a super varmint barrel? I was shooting Sako 6.5 136gr scenar-l at 2775 avg. and AAC 140 gr SMKs at 2650.
To add to what everyone has basically summed up. At the end of the day there is no short cut. I've been at it long enough to know by the time you try and convert a tikka or 700 to what you want, you wind up spending as much if not more as if you had just started out custom, I'm not saying one is better than the other. Tikka is a great action and if you can find a stupid deal on one at a pawn shop that would be a heck of a way to go. The price has just gone up. You used to could find them for $400-500ish for a T3 lite.
Anywho I had the same observation/dream for the gun for the wife. Chad at LRI was making Tikka bolts. I found a guy selling a receiver for $200 and he threw in a trigger for another $100. Well by the time I bought a bolt, got it coated, it was a $900 action. Went with a Carbonsix Prefit for $650 or something, then had to buy a pic rail. By the time it was said and done, it was and is a nice stick but shit I didn't accomplish the goal I set out which was to do this for $1500-1800 thinking I could somehow cut corners.
Anywho I had the same observation/dream for the gun for the wife. Chad at LRI was making Tikka bolts. I found a guy selling a receiver for $200 and he threw in a trigger for another $100. Well by the time I bought a bolt, got it coated, it was a $900 action. Went with a Carbonsix Prefit for $650 or something, then had to buy a pic rail. By the time it was said and done, it was and is a nice stick but shit I didn't accomplish the goal I set out which was to do this for $1500-1800 thinking I could somehow cut corners.
No, I'm not. I think you (along with many other people on here) may need to have more first-hand experience with both items before you start making assumptions about things.
And yes, the Solus, while entry-level, is still considered a custom action. And even when on sale, it costs about the same as what an entire Tikka T3X Lite rifle costs ($650-750). So, yes, it is better than ANY factory mass-produced action...Which includes Tikka, Remington, Savage, Ruger, etc... But you missed the entire point of that...I wasn't telling him to go buy a Solus, I was simply using that as a price-point example for comparison of going full-custom vs. Tikka (or any factory action for that matter). Which is why I also mentioned the Origin and CDG actions in the same sentence.
Also, I never once said Tikkas were bad rifles or actions, everyone keeps assuming I am dogging on them, and getting defensive. I'm not. I simply stated that the OP sounded like he was wanting to build a FULL CUSTOM rifle, and that if he was wanting to go full-custom, he should consider not limiting himself and his options to a niche' proprietary platform, and cause himself a lot more headaches than just getting an action that runs off a 700 footprint. And no, I did not say an R700 was better than a Tikka, just to clear that up for the others above. "700 FOOTPRINT" is what most custom actions are designed to work with, and that is NOT the same thing as a Remington 700 action.
Now, that I've cleared these things up, let's get back to the regular discussion of helping the OP with his build.
