Boltman82 - Thanks, I really like this little Tikka. I'm anxious to start playing at distance and different shooting positions, I think it'll be a lot cheaper doing that with .22 than with 6.5 Creedmoor.Very nice groups!
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Boltman82 - Thanks, I really like this little Tikka. I'm anxious to start playing at distance and different shooting positions, I think it'll be a lot cheaper doing that with .22 than with 6.5 Creedmoor.Very nice groups!
Some questions:
Is 1/2x28 UNEF same as 1/2x28 TPI? If I order a Silencero Sparrow do I just worry about the 1/2x28 part?
Is there a best place online to buy the .22lr premium ammo like SK, Eley, Wolf, etc...
For SK+, I usually order from Brownell's and use their random 10% off + free shipping codes.
For SK LRM / Rifle Match, I go to powdervalleyinc.com. Usually like $10 shipping, but prices are good.
For Center-X, I go to powdervalleyinc.com
For Eley, the best pricing I found for Eley Target was some sportsman outdoor superstore, it was on sale for $4.99 a box, and pretty cheap price for shipping.
For the pricier Eley, I haven't tried yet, except the SWFA sale.
ammoseek.com usually has a good scan of prices, but they don't factor in shipping, and whatever possible coupons.
1/2-28 is a UNEF thread. So yes. They should both be class 3 threads which is the closest tolerance.
I love my T1X, I shoot it more than any of my other guns.Boltman82 - Thanks, I really like this little Tikka. I'm anxious to start playing at distance and different shooting positions, I think it'll be a lot cheaper doing that with .22 than with 6.5 Creedmoor.
My favorite T1x without a doubt.
Some questions:
Is 1/2x28 UNEF same as 1/2x28 TPI? If I order a Silencerco Sparrow for the T1x do I just worry about the 1/2x28 part?
Is there a best place online to buy the .22lr premium ammo like SK, Eley, Wolf, etc...
Thanks I'll go and fiddle with it today. I went to 25yd line, and shot 10 rounds, and it was all single hole, so that's fine. Maybe my 100 yard game is just off, or could be a bad set of ammo. 1.3" isn't the end of the world.
Regarding the match, we had unlimited sighters, so I didn't switch ammo during the round. It was a prone steel/silhouette match. So basically 10 min, unlimited sighters, and then 10 shots for scoring.
So whenever I tried new ammo, I would sight in 5-10 shots on the sighter, confirm that my dope was correct, same with windage, and then go and shoot my 10 scoring rounds. Could've been me at 200, getting over confident thinking, that 5" target was easy peasy, and maybe rushing my shots. My relay started at 150 -> 200 -> 50 -> 100. After missing a few shots on the 150/200, I did slow down a lot, and finished the other ones fine. The 100 which they decided to halve the target sizes to make things more challenging, I finished 10/10 whereas most others who finished 10/10 on the 150/200 failed to do that on the 100.
I'm going to fool around today and measure out my SK+ to see if I can detect weight differences, and see if maybe I just have a wonky lot of ammo with big SD. I should probably get a chrono just to verify it's me and not the ammo/gun too. In my previous pictures, I did shoot some .7" 5shot groups. I'll check my action/scope torques as well before I head out.
Thanks for all the tips and advice.
I see. With the matches
I see. That makes a lot more since. With the matches we shoot we don’t get any sighters. I did find an ammo my rifle liked and just stick with it. I tried using a different ammo for one match and it really screwed me up when I was shooting at distance in the wind. I tried using Center X. It was shooting a little tighter inside 100 yards but at distance the center x performed a lot different than the Eley Edge. That caused me to miss some shots that should have been easy hits for me. I know what to expect from the Eley and just stick with it now. It is also really consistent from lot to lot. I typically don’t need to make any adjustments in my zero or dope when I change lots. I can’t say the same for the other brands of ammo I have shot. I see variations in my zero when using SK or CCI. I have also noticed almost no variation when I shoot the Eley suppressed vs unsuppressed either. I don’t really know about at distance though. I shoot matches without a suppressor so that is how I practice at distance. The extra length on my rifle is just too much of a hindrance on barricades.
Looks like Europtic is sold out already. Glad I was able to snag one as well. Hanging around this thread is detrimental to my wallet but I'm loving it LOL
Yeah I know.
Don't surprise me being sold out already. Kinda like the KRG Bravo the first two times they were for sale.
Funny how we (gun guys) have something that works perfectly fine but we are not satisfied. We just have to buy something to "personalize" what we have, to call it our own creation. That's the way I feel about my big ass Nitecore flashlight hanging down like a big wiener from my Night Stalker. They aint nobody got a big ass flashlight hanging off their rifle like I do. ?
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You got that right, new toys is always fun.Waiting for my KGR Bravo to ship from Anarchy Outdoors. Also waiting on the Sterk from Eurooptic and SK ammo from Midway.
If it all comes in by Friday it will make for a fun weekend.
Anybody running a muzzle break on the T1X?
Will it make any difference on a .22 LR or would it just be for looks?
Thinking about running something while I eternally wait on the ATF for the suppressor.
I know this is the Tikka T1X thread, but my lefty fiance after not liking cycling my righty T1X, decided to get her own rifle - Ruger Performance 10/22. I'm out of town for a few days, but will test it out on Friday to see how it compares, have Eley Target, Tenex, SK+, LRM, and CCI SV to test.
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@cannoncrossfire hooked me up through Delta Tactical. Thanks mate!
So is this a T1X specific inlet? I thought I could get away with using a t3X inletted Bravo and just swap when I wanted to.Most recent iteration.
Did some shooting off the tripod today to prepare for Saturday's match.
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So is this a T1X specific inlet? I thought I could get away with using a t3X inletted Bravo and just swap when I wanted to.
How difficult is it to mod it to fit? I think I read where you file off something in the mag well?Yes. And yes but with some modifications. And if you wanted to switch, I think you'd be better off w/ the T3x and modding IIRC. Call or email KRG. They usually respond quickly.
How difficult is it to mod it to fit? I think I read where you file off something in the mag well?
Pics of what was requiredI finally got around to modifying my T3 KRG Bravo to suit the T1x.
Pictures should explain it, but it involved a short head cap screw for the magazine well, drilling/counterboring 2x holes in the top of the Chassis to suit M3 screws (will probably change them to hex drive pan head - zinc philips were all I had on hand).
Drill and Tap M3 into the trigger guard due to the existing screw no longer being used.
Remove/Drill/Mill/File material to allow for Plastic Tab on Magazine and Cap screw.
I've checked it all assembled and can still use the T1x magazine with the AICS mag lever in place. The bottom rear of the magazine presses against it, but it means I can swap a T3/T3x and T1x in the one stock. I did make the Thru-holes a little bigger so the 2x M3 screws can slide a little back and forth to get the right tension when using AICS magazines still (original screw did the same).
Next up will be a Sterk handle and shroud
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Looks like I’ve got 6 mags that are just crap. Shot again this last weekend and all 6 had issues at some point and multiple times for each mag out of about 150rds of SK+.
Guess I’ll be sending them all back. Wish me luck on getting replacements.
FYI I ensured rounds were seated completely in the rear for every mag every time.
Looks like I’ve got 6 mags that are just crap. Shot again this last weekend and all 6 had issues at some point and multiple times for each mag out of about 150rds of SK+.
Guess I’ll be sending them all back. Wish me luck on getting replacements.
FYI I ensured rounds were seated completely in the rear for every mag every time.