Tikka action build

[tow2atm]

I’m looking to build off a Tikka action. Would I be further ahead to just buy a new rifle and take the action out or try to find and buy the action only?
I only found J&A to sell Tikka actions. Anyone else out there?
And when you find an individual selling a Tikka action, they are gone in a blink of an eye.
I would need the magnum bolt face as I’m building a .300WSM.
Is there another decent company out there where I can get an action for $800ish. The closest I found was Origin (closer to$1000)by Zermatt and I already have the TL3 in a 6.5 PRC which is great, but looking to go lighter in weight and cheaper$$$ build.

Any input, suggestions, information or criticism is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[lonestar1845]

Yes, I've built many this way. I just buy a tikka lite and you're getting a good action and trigger for about $650. If you don't care about the look, you can put a tikka nut barrel (even though you can use a prefit) from Crown Ridge and have a tack driver barreled action for a little over a grand.

Keep in mind, this will stop making sense if you need to buy the tools to take it apart and put it back together. You need a really good barrel vice, an outside action wrench and some know how to get a tikka barrel off. Also buying whatever rings or rails you intend to use. Most custom actions they're included, tikka lite won't have them. If you don't already have the tools and are having to pay a smith to put everything together, you might as well just go with a custom action unless weight is a concern.

You can get a Mac Bros evo II for $775

 

[308pirate]

Keep in mind, this will stop making sense if you need to buy the tools to take it apart and put it back together

Wrong

The tools are a one time expense that are amortized over the rest of your shooting life and will more than pay for themselves the first time you figure in the cost and lead time of paying someone to replace the barrel for you.

 

[joetuono]

Eurooptic has the 300 wsm lite on sale for $650 right now. I think the $75 dollar rebate just ended.

 

[joetuono]

If you worried about getting the factory barrel off a relief cut on the barrel right in front of the action works great. I had an older T3 in 30-06 that I wanted to use as a donor action and could not get the barrel off, instead of risking bending the action I made the relief cut with a cutoff disc. Barrel spun off the hand pressure.

The Lite barrels don’t have much resale value anyway.

 

[powdahound76]

I love a tikka.

For a good factory rifle.

If you are going to go all aftermarket, I would go Origin.
I say that having both of them.

Look at Front Range Precision.
Excellent dealer and has a lot of prefits in stock usually.
I use a proof CF prefit for my SA Origin 300 wSM. Very accurate.


Have heard more than once that Tikka barrels come off easier new than fired a lot.
Good vice on the barre and a couple raps from a hammer on a breaker bar works pretty darn great

 

[K80/6.5]

Buy new from euro and buy tools and learn how to do it. Its not that hard to take a barrel off, worse case you have to relief cut the barrel. Sell everything off on rokslide for a couple bucks you will be money ahead.

 

[LeftyJason]

If you buy a complete Tikka at least you have a shoot able rifle the entire time you are upgrading it.

Tikka buying guide
T3 thread #3268
Page 66. https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/tikka-t3-thread.6252615/post-7301418

 

[JR1200W3]

I built off a Tikka action and I really like the gun but in this day and age I would build off a Mack Bro's EVO or Aero Solus for a similar price range. But I would still pay more for an Origin