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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    Had not seen that option before. I'll have to call my smith and see what he'd charge to cut down and thread and possibly also cerakote, but this seems like a really solid option. Thanks! I'll have to confirm that the Tikka prefits get turned down to 1.15 at the action end, but I'm sure they...
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    Thanks for the reply. Someone above had posted to get a $600 prefit. I didn’t make it up that in my head. I’m not looking for a Mercedes. Just trying to figure out the option that makes sense.
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    SPR was $900 and change without fluting or cerakote. Then tools on top of that. Nearly $1300 without any of the extras
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    Yeah I gotta have it threaded I’d be fine if it’s blued instead of cerakoted if that saves money. Don’t want a raw steel barrel anymore. Can live without flutes But none of those changes take it from 500 to 1300. They take it from 1000 to 1300. Relatively small changes
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    Dang Just talked to SPR - their prefit options are expensive also. Where is this $600 prefit?
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    Unfortunately by the time I buy the tools, I'm at about the same price as just a phone call to the gunsmith who could order the bartlein blank and do it all.
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    What's the benefit of osprey over rock creek?
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    I looked on the site. Questions - not showing any 6.5mm prefits that I can see when I click on rock creek prefits Not seeing a wrench to use with the barrel nut
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    Is there a reason I can't send you a PM? Tried but not working. Have a few questions. Would consider PVA - have heard nothing but good things.
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I take it hunting out west and shoot at home with buddies (just east of Dallas). The rifle is unweildy at 24" with a can on it. And I don't really need the MV. But I don't shoot comps or anything. I don't have the tools to install. It would be...
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    I already have a Manners stock. I hate the 24" barrel when I take it out west hunting with a can on it. I'm thinking 18-20. Always wanted a fluted barrel. If I don't go fluted, I'd probably just sell this CTR and buy a 20" and save the $
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    What all tools would I need? I don't have an action wrench, gauges, or anything like that. Would still need to get it cut down and muzzle threaded unless you can pick those options for the $600. Who sells prefits for Tikkas? Are they already turned down from 1.25" so they'll fit in the...
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    Would be interested to hear about how. I would only go Bartlein. Far as I can see, it's $450 for the barrel, $180 for the fluting I'd get, $500 for the gunsmith work to cut down and thread the muzzle, turn down the breech end from 1.25" to 1.00" and chamber it, remove my old barrel, and...
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    Upgrading from Tikka CTR - 3 options want opinions

    Just a guy who likes to shoot - don't compete or anything. Looking to upgrade from the Tikka CTR 24" 6.5 CM that I've had for the last 7-8 years. But I'm a dad with a teacher wife so budget is important...so options are listed in increasing level of cost. Priorities with this new rifle is a...
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    Tikka CTR vs Bergara/AICS max OAL 6.5 CM

    Copy I had never tried backing the 140 ELD-M (pretty much all I shoot) further off the lands. I played with a Bergara that a buddy of mine owned this week and decided to stick with my Tikka. Your opinion mirrors mine pretty well. The Bergara is a nice gun but side by side with a Tikka the...
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    Tikka CTR vs Bergara/AICS max OAL 6.5 CM

    After some more research today, I think I'm on the same page as you. Either need to go custom or stick with Tikka.
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    Tikka CTR vs Bergara/AICS max OAL 6.5 CM

    Will 2.800" get you close to the lands with a normal rifle that doesn't have crazy-excessive freebore?
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    Tikka CTR vs Bergara/AICS max OAL 6.5 CM

    Considering swapping my Tikka CTR for a Bergara. Just for grins...no real reason. But I brought my buddy's Bergara home to look it over and my Tikka CTR mag just barely holds my reloads (OAL 2.925"), but they aren't even close to fitting in the Bergara magazine. 140 ELD-M bullets in prime...
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    Tikka CTR feeding in Manners stock

    To update this post in case anyone else has issues, I found the magazine needed to be tuned just slightly. Opened up the lips a few thousandths and problem went away completely. Nose of the bullet hits much more nicely on the feed ramp.
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    Tikka T3x CTR 6.5CM 24" - How fast do you run your bullets?

    Gotta be 130 eld-m I’m not gonna say it’s impossible to push a 140 at 2700+ with 41.5 grains, but no other load data that I’ve seen supports that as a feasible option.
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