A lot of the issue is Beretta USA not importing the models people want.
Combination of a cut rifled barrel (Bartlein) being faster than average and hammer forged (Tikka) being slower than usual.
I bet you did not realize all the stupidity you would see over one simple question ?
Man if only you actually knew what you were talking about. We don’t control what tikka sends. We can request all we want, but at the end of the day, Tikka does what Tikka wants.
Sure, I guess if you ignore the fact there are a bunch of Tikka models other countries get that the US doesn't, only because Beretta doesn't import them.
I’ll say this, we(Beretta USA) don’t control the Tikka system. BUSA is not BITA. So with that being said we can ask for things, place orders, etc. but we DONT control what Tikka releases to the US. I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand. I’ve worked on Tikka projects and made suggestions and given feedback to the Fins and they listen to what they want.
People can of course be frustrated with Tikka, I am, but he was blaming Beretta not Tikka. That was my point.
If we were making decisions I’d have Heavy contour barrels and a Production class PRS offering already. AND 6cm 6.5x47 and a bunch of other calibers. But such is life lol
Gimme an ARC bolt and mags. Thanks, guy calling the shots. I look forward to my .338 ARC Tikka 12” SBR build.
Two, possibly 3 recent threads in all these years of being on here, and you're butthurt about it. Just tell the world you're a weak man.Probably because it seems like you cannot stand to let a Tikka thread pass with injecting a plug for Solus, or anything else.
You prefer something else. We get that. *EVERYONE* gets that
). I also mentioned the CDG and Origin in the same sentence for price point examples. I don't see you mentioning that I said those. Or do you just want to seem relevant for your circlejerk buddies here in this thread?
No, your point is completely irrelevant in your attempt at getting pats on the back by your buddies on here. It doesn't make it a custom because they sell just the action/receivers. Remington sells just the 700 actions, and they're still just 700 actions. BCA sells just their receivers, but they're still garbage, too. And we're not even going to get started on Weatherby and how little I think of them.
I haven't saw any broken solus bolt lugs or bolt handles, so......Tikka are very nicely machined and my 2 i had were pretty square, I won't lie. My 1 solus is also square and is as smooth as the tikkas, idk man, they both hold a barrel nicely.
Well, I'm glad you asked, even though it will derail this thread further...
I agree. However, it's become a distinguishing moniker for separating them from a factory mass-production action. So, I do get why it's used in the context it is, and I agree with you at the same time.
Calls a factory built action custom because they added features people wanted lol. It’s still factory with the same QC issues that Aero is known for. Next you’re gonna say Ballistic Advantage barrels are top tier custom too lol.
I hear this "aero is known for problems," I guess I've been lucky and never had any issue building on their upper and lowers. In fact, most people consider their lower as good as any other forged ar lower. I would appreciate any link to known aero problems. You got me on tha BA barrels, but I'm sure they were trying to hit a pricepoint/profit margin and the ba allows it. I certainly would not buy a factory solus, but that is more due to barrel calibers/contour/length preferences. I have saw several groups and reports that appear favorable on the factory solus barrels, so I'm not gonna throw stones.
You might want to fix your shitty customer service at P. Beretta before talking shit about another company... But you're douchebag "we're better than you, and we know it" attitude does fit the company well, from my experiences at least. And yes, I've owned multiple Berettas spanning back almost 20 years, and used to have to deal with their CS back in the day for customers, as well. I have friends still in the industry right now, and they said absolutely nothing has changed. Nice shotguns though...
This page is the biggest slap in the face. We can see what is available but we can't get it. I even tried calling a Beretta flagship store and even they couldn't get any of the other options.
choose.tikka.fi
The biggest benefit I see with a Tikka is if you're on a budget for your first rifle. You want to upgrade it. With a Tikka, you have a shoot able rifle every step of the way.
I apologize.
I worked on a project that’s getting released at shot show. Put an entire presentation on mine and other pro PRS shooters feedback. They didn’t care. Something as simple as a heavy contour barrel. Literally just turn off less material and they don’t wanna do it.
I understand not doing new calibres if they aren't set up for it.
Pva solus barreled action available in every popular caliber in any length and contour you can want in a krg or mdt chassis with a 2 stage or single stage tt trigger........same price as a tikka sv in that chassis.
I know there was a guy here that had issues with a factory 6.5prc ammo not clearing ejection port. I'm pretty sure the port size is 2.98-3.0", so that was long ammo. This is a 6.5prc in short action problem, and ejecting a live rd isn't a huge deal that is saw with every rd chambered(say like failing to eject empty cases). I specified a .155 freebore on 6.5prc for short actions so I can use 140 and 147 in 300wsm mags and chase throat as needed. The .188 saami freebore is a bit long for sa and heavy bullets/vld types. I had an origin sa in 6.5prc and it would catch empty cases between upper rear corner of port and top rd in mag. Mechanical ejector and not starting the ejection process till the end was an issue. Yes, I could of messed with mags to maybe get it to work, but there wasn't much bolt head/top rd overlap and I hated to decrease that overlap. My solus pva 22creed is a hammer and is pretty slick, so is my origin, and my badgers, and my old AIs. The tikkas were nice and shot great, even had trg22 triggers on them. I was not a fan of the zero repair parts or Beretta support. I know lri makes a bolt and sometimes parts are available at MGW.
I saw that 300blk gun online and was like wtf, I want one!
There is literally zero aftermarket support for A-bolts, you are correct. The T3/T3X/CTR footprint probably has the second biggest aftermarket of all action footprints, after the 700.
LRI stopped making Tikka bolts a good while ago. Scratch that one.
Unless you are me. No left handed.
I think there is a Canadian company doing bolts now.
The obsession with saving 1/2” in action length has led to a lot of silliness in builds. Even in my 6.5CM in a chassis’ed Tikka using AICS mags without binder plates, Mag fed Berger 144’s can only be seated for a minimum of 40 thou jump to the lands.
10-15x, I'd be worried about bullet setback. It's ashame that the rd he used was the only one that didn't work.
