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Looking good!
How is the ctr stock compared to the t1x stock?
I like the way the T1x stock fits my hand, but it’s got so much flex.. I’m back and forth on whether to replace it.
Have a mic handy? You can measure the mount and see exactly what MOA it is.I have a quick question for you guys running 25 MOA DIP rails. I had one on my Tikka T1x. I had 30 mils of total elevation on the scope but only had 16 mils of elevation available. I switched to a Anarchy Outdoors 30 moa rail and all the sudden I have almost 24 mils of elevation available. Same thing with a 10/22. I have a 25 moa rail and only 10 mils of 21 available. I’m about to switch to a different brand rail on that rifle as well. I checked with a few friends and it appears they have the same issue. just curious to see if your 25 moa rails are actually 25 moa. Mine all appear to not be.
How so?The distance between and the position of rings on the base makes a huge difference.
Sixgunjeff is correct. Look at column that has 4.75" ring spacing at the top highlighted in blue. Each row in that column is the same as the total offset on the far left. What that means is if you use any offset and you set your rings at 4.75" apart your offset in MOA will be correct. Let's use the 25 MOA Total Offset row, again spacing the rings at 4.75" you will gain the exact amount of offset as shown by the 25.00 in the red box. Using that same 25 MOA offset row, if you increase your ring spacing to 6" you will only have 19.77 MOA, losing 5.23 MOA of elevation.
Just saw a sketchy video on Instagram posted by “westdesertshooter” of a customized T1x being shot, and blowing out the magazine.. must’ve been pretty scary, but shooter looked to be ok..
Was an aftermarket barrel, so I tend to think the headspace was set wrong or the barrel had loosened up and slid forward?
Anyone else see that video?
I’d be curious to hear the back story too..
if he was actually loading the ammo himself, that could certainly explain it.
He put up a video on YouTube too (not specifically about this) and threw that clip in at the very end without comment..
Would be good if he explained what happened, as it stands I worry people are thinking this is a Tikka problem although I tend to doubt the rifle malfunctioned.. if anything I think the rifle did a pretty good job protecting the shooter in a bad situation.
I have a very hard time believing what happened there was any fault of Tikka. As has been said that rifle has who knows what kind of modifications. On top of that if the guy is pulling Rimfire bullets and reloading them I don’t know what to say. I load all my own ammo with the exception of rimfire. Personally I think that is insane. Not only is there no load data that I know of but the mechanics of holding the round by the rim and pulling the bullet just sound like a recipe for trouble. I don’t know, maybe there are all kinds of guys out there reloading their rimfire ammo but I will not be one of them.
When I first installed my IBI barrel I had a bit too much headspace. Did exactly the same thing as in the video when I fired a HV (1435fps) round in it.
Whoever installed the barrel is the culprit as well as the velocity of the round - nothing to do with Tikka.
In my case just forward of the rim the round blew a pinhole sized hole in the brass and most of the energy went downwards taking the bottom of the mag with it.
You can load your own 22 ammo but I am in agreement with you. I reload all of my center fire cartridges (including 223) but wont use my money to get into reloading 22. Its so cheap to get really high quality, consistent ammo that why take the risk. Link below is to the reloading kit if you are interested
22 LR Rimfire Reloading Tool Kit - 22LR Reloader
Finally, a reloader kit for rimfire 22 LR ammunition! View design details and kit accessories here. Start loading your own ammo today and save!22lrreloader.com
I saw it too. In the description he mentioned reloading, so could have beenJust saw a sketchy video on Instagram posted by “westdesertshooter” of a customized T1x being shot, and blowing out the magazine.. must’ve been pretty scary, but shooter looked to be ok..
Was an aftermarket barrel, so I tend to think the headspace was set wrong or the barrel had loosened up and slid forward?
Anyone else see that video?
right you are, sir. Here’s a follow-up from him:Yeh my first take on that video was he has an aftermarket barrel and didn't headspace it correctly.