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CTR owners...has anyone chopped their factory tube?
I have a 20" 6.5 Creed and I'm thinking of getting 2 inches lopped off the end, then rethreaded and timed for my TBAC muzzle break.
Anyone chop a CTR 6.5 down? I don't mind losing the FPS, just wanting to keep the typical tikka accuracy.
Is it just me, or do the TAC A1's seem to group better on average out of the box than regular CTRs? Or to put it another way, it kinda seems like in some cases the CTR stock is holding back potential accuracy, at least on average.
My Tikka T3X CTR 20” 308, MDT chassis, Insite Arms heathen muzzle brake with a Nightforce SHV 4-14x50 MilRad ffp scope and rings.View attachment 6893369
Have any of you guys used titanium as action bolts?
Do they hold the action beating?
TI i may use is grade 5 titanium M6 bolts.
Sterk bolt handles and shrouds are titanium and they are the best available...
but that's not an action screw. titanium has the reputation of being inelastic and relatively brittle. in applications with cyclic or non cyclic stresses or vibrations it has been known to fracture...
Is that a 15 or 18 inch rail?My Tikka T3X CTR 20” 308, MDT chassis, Insite Arms heathen muzzle brake with a Nightforce SHV 4-14x50 MilRad ffp scope and rings.View attachment 6893369
What benefit are you trying to get using titanium as action screws?These are the TI bolts, i say these a bolt, not a screw.
https://www.pro-bolt.com/titanium/titanium-bolts-socket-cap-tapered.html?thread_washer_dia=572
Titanium bolts are used in motorcycles too, when they fasten the brake disc to the wheel.
So they should hold the rifle action in stock too, but does some one have information about this?
As to gap at the scope and forend, picturesMy Tikka T3X CTR 20” 308, MDT chassis, Insite Arms heathen muzzle brake with a Nightforce SHV 4-14x50 MilRad ffp scope and rings.View attachment 6893369
Gap at the forend was fixed with Nightforce 1.125” Ultralight rings,As to gap at the scope and forend, pictures
It’s a 15”Is that a 15 or 18 inch rail?
I've never experienced temps like that, let alone shot in them. In fact , I've never even seen snow.Tikka CTR in XLR Carbon chassis. Shot that day to just over 700 yards in a DA of -6500'
Pro tip, don't run the mag ring on a DMR 2 at -50F. Still tracked just fine though.
The factory picatinny rail is also 0 MOA. Let’s not forget that Tikka Performance Center makes a great 0 & 20 MOA aftermarket picatinny rail that utilizes the Tikka Optiloc hole in the receiver.Just curious why did you change from the factory picatinny base in the first place was there something wrong with it?
The price difference in Canada is CAD1000 between the special edition and the Tac A1.With the 15 to $1600 price tag on that special edition rifle a Tac A1 will be a much better choice at roughly the same price.....
I use 10 shot Accurate mags and they are a bit firm too, but the 5 shot ones are looser fit. I think they will all be much the same.I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, and I imagine this question has been asked before, but my search-fu didn't yield any concrete answers.
what mag will work with my new to me Tikka T3x in a KRG chassis (6.5 creed)?
the rifle came with an AI marked mag which appears to work fine, though it doesn't drop free all that easily.
I have some ARC mags and Magpul AI patterned mags, neither of which fit (I have a PVA JH on order and I'm hoping they work for that rifle)
my previous long range experience was primarily with desert tech, so that was a very straight forward equation.
will accurate mag branded mags work? how about ruger mags made for their gunsite rifle?
Didn’t realize that one could use a Tikka T3X Lite 6.5CM action as the action for a customized Tikka build. Is this a common practice? Thanks.Finally have a chance to share my tikka. It's a tikka 6.5 creedmoor built off a lite action. Bartlein 26" barrel, mpa muzzle brake, nightforce 20 moa base, and sako green krg X-ray. She shoots for sure. Eric smith at ES-Tactical did the work.
Just waiting on my krg spigot and a new bolt handle.
Didn’t realize that one could use a Tikka T3X Lite 6.5CM action as the action for a customized Tikka build. Is this a common practice? Thanks.
So how’s the barrel of a Lite different from a CTR? Is the Lite barrel as accurate as a CTR? Thanks.Yes, I’m doing it right now. Bought a 6.5 lite, shot 2 matches and a bunch at the range and now my smith is turning up a benchmark barrel for it.
Waiting on a manners stock to put it in. Gonna use a factory CTR stock I picked up on the post exchange to get me through.
So how’s the barrel of a Lite different from a CTR? Is the Lite barrel as accurate as a CTR? Thanks.
The footprint of the tikkas whether CTR or the lites are the same. You get 12 options. Pick blued or stainless, left or right hand, and 223 bolt face, 308 face or magnum face. If say you want a left hand stainless 308 face (like I want) you have to start from a lite if you are in the us.Didn’t realize that one could use a Tikka T3X Lite 6.5CM action as the action for a customized Tikka build. Is this a common practice? Thanks.
Big fan of the Tikka T3X CTR! Mine is an absolute hammer!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCyPEnjRX7eYty1IwI6dzAs9WRf-IxfYQ
Thanks PFG. How did you address your “up”?@ViP I can comment on that for you:
Yes, own at CTR. 20" 6.5 Creed
Scope is an LRHS 3-12
Used the factory rail with TPS Super Low pic rings.
I needed a little more "up" to get my cheek right. As you know, everyone is a little different and I see a lot of guys using the CTR without any additional riser, but my experience warranted a little more comb height.
**disclaimer- I wouldn't have known any better until about a year ago I had someone with LR shooting experience evaluate my set-up, posture, etc. One of the first things was improving my cheek weld. Now that I know what a proper weld feels like, I'm not far from having a cheek piece on every rifle I own.
Any Tikka action could be used for a custom build. I have 3 originally .308s TX3 lite converted in 6.5 CM and 6.5 x 47 Lapua with PVA nut barrels.Didn’t realize that one could use a Tikka T3X Lite 6.5CM action as the action for a customized Tikka build. Is this a common practice? Thanks.
So I could technically buy any used Tikka T3X in any caliber, remove the action (with the trigger), drop it into a Tikka T3 chassis, purchase a 6.5CM barrel, have a gun smith put it together and away I go?Any Tikka action could be used for a custom build. I have 3 originally .308s TX3 lite converted in 6.5 CM and 6.5 x 47 Lapua with PVA nut barrels.
You need to get the right bolt face. For the 6.5 creed you need to get the 308 bolt face. So for you, stay away from a 223, or any of the wsm's or anything with magnum in the name.So I could technically buy any used Tikka T3X in any caliber, remove the action (with the trigger), drop it into a Tikka T3 chassis, purchase a 6.5CM barrel, have a gun smith put it together and away I go?
Thanks!You need to get the right bolt face. For the 6.5 creed you need to get the 308 bolt face. So for you, stay away from a 223, or any of the wsm's or anything with magnum in the name.
So for example the good ones for you are
22-250
243 win
25-06
270 win
30-06
308
7-08
260 rem
6.5x55
That's correct.You need to get the right bolt face. For the 6.5 creed you need to get the 308 bolt face. So for you, stay away from a 223, or any of the wsm's or anything with magnum in the name.
So for example the good ones for you are
22-250
243 win
25-06
270 win
30-06
308
7-08
260 rem
6.5x55
Has anyone had anything to do with the Bell & Carlson target/competition stock?
http://www.bellandcarlson.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=1129
What are the pros and cons? Is the cheek piece easily adjustable?
I bought a Bravo and didn't like it. The cheek piece issue is a big design flaw which I just couldn't live with and the whole thing seemed as if it is built for midgets. The length of pull is too short even with the 3 spacers provided and the pistol grip is too short, leaving one finger hanging free. I'm also 5'11&1/2".I don't have my Tikka CTR in one(yet), but I do have my Remington 700 in one. I like the stock a lot.
Pros:
- It fit my Rem 700 SPS Tactical 308 perfectly. And it fit ME perfectly. Length of pull was dead nuts on for me. I'm 5'11 1/2".
- Full-length bedding block mated well with the Rem 700 action. Would a little skim-bedding make it better? Maybe. But I didn't feel the need to.
- Good weight, not too heavy like some fiberglass stocks.
- Forearm had a flat enough bottom that it worked well in bags/rests, but not too wide like some of the target stocks. Had a more rounded, contoured feel to it - not angular like a flat-bottom forearm. Felt really good in my hand.
- The cheek piece adjusts easily with the proper size Allen wrench. I replaced the Allen bolt on mine with a plastic knob that I bought from Grainger.
Cons:
All told, I really like the stock. I'm trying to decide now whether or not I want to replace the factory CTR stock, and if so - B&C Target/Competition...or KRG Bravo? Hmmmmmm.........
- You have to remove the cheek piece in order to remove the bolt for cleaning.
- The only other con I can come up with, and this just has to do with my facial structure, is the cheek piece is a little wider than most factory stocks, and I would sometimes find myself having to tilt my head a bit uncomfortably far to the right to get centered in the scope. I had to ultimately compromise between cheekpiece height/cheek weld and neck comfort. Most people I know that have these B&C fiberglass stocks don't seem to have that issue, so I can only assume it's my particular bone structure.
I bought a Bravo and didn't like it. The cheek piece issue is a big design flaw which I just couldn't live with and the whole thing seemed as if it is built for midgets. The length of pull is too short even with the 3 spacers provided and the pistol grip is too short, leaving one finger hanging free. I'm also 5'11&1/2".
Has anyone had anything to do with the Bell & Carlson target/competition stock?
http://www.bellandcarlson.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=1129
What are the pros and cons? Is the cheek piece easily adjustable?