Comments on: Tikka Turn-Key F-TR platform

By: hammer47

hammer47 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:35:40 +0000

WELL, HOW MUCH AND WHERE CAN ONE BE PURCHASED?

By: rhino

rhino — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:15:35 +0000

I know exactly what your saying. Its tough, but not impossible.

Yes the 30 inch tube makes life getting to 1k much easier.

However send your rifle to Pac-nor and or have a smith install a 3 groove 1-11 twist barrel and shoot the 155’s fast. Now if your shooting tactical you would want a shorter barrel, but f-class longer.

I think 27 would be a compromise that would work nicely.

RHINOUT!

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:46:14 +0000

I hear what you are saying and I shot an accurized Win M70 last year with a 24″ setback barrel in .308. It can be very accurate and I was able to set the NRA record for F-T/R @ 300 yrds, and the gun works great out to 600yrds, but 1000 yrds didn’t work out for an unexpected problem. Even with a 20MOA rail, my nightforce 12-42 br ran out of adjustment for the load I was shooting, and it was about as hot as I could get away with. I doubt if you could get a 155ish bullet going fast enough with a 24″ barrel to get to 1000 super sonic. That’s why those Palma guys shoot the 30″ tight bore barrels. The only bullets that might work out would be the 175/177 Sierra/Hornady’s I think you might be able to get them going fast enough to stay supersonic at 1K and still shoot flat enough to scope it. IMHO

By: rhino

rhino — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:18:10 +0000

I think it makes a very versatile tactical and or F-class rifle.

While the savage target in .308 is a great rifle, I would suggest that an unmodified Savage target vs. an unmodified Tikka Master Sporter would be an interesting test. Personally I think the Tikka would win most of the time.

Advantage of the Savage is parts, ease of changing barrel, and lighter trigger.

Advantage of the Tikka is scary accurate, single feeding for a great tactical rifle. Better “feeling” stock.

I don’t think you could wrong either way. However if you depend on a gunsmith and use a gunsmith for services go with a TIkka. However, if your a do-it-yourselfer, I think you would find the Savage more to your liking.

I have owned both Savage customs and Tikka’s. Tikka is my favorite non-custom rifle hands down. And yes I have owned a Remington custom and hated it!

RHINOUT!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:08:58 +0000

Sorry to not agree with you, but the Savage F-Class T/R gun is a much better value as it comes with a 30″ match barrel and the excellant Savage Target action for about the same price as the Gunbroker item. Oh, by the way, you’ll need more than just a bipod. You’ll need a scope mount, rings and a scope as well.

EDITOR: Mark, your points are well-taken, and I edited the story to clarify that a scope and rings are required (no mount is necessary as rings are made to fit the receiver dovetail). In spotlighting the Tikka, we didn’t intend to suggest that this was the ONLY turn-key solution for F-TR. You are 100% right, the Savage is a great choice too. The Tikka does offer a detachable magazine and accessory rail, two nice features if you want to use the rifle for tactical matches as well as F-TR. Tikka 595s have also been successfully converted into Highpower rifles, but that usually entails a new barrel in a chambering such a .260 Remington or 6XC.