Request Info on Tika Rifles

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Swamp Yankee

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Saw one of these at the gun shop in .308 caliber. Talk about love at first sight. The fit and finish were flawless and the trigger outstanding. The wood has an oiled low lustre appearance. The owner told me Tika are made in Finland by Sako and are tack drivers. Asking price new is $439. I haven't purchased a new bolt action for years but this looks like a really good value if it lives up to its billing.
All input good or bad is appreciated, and as always thanks in advance for the responses.
 
Swamp Yankee. If you do a search I asked the same question here a while ago. My wife really wants a .223 Tika. The consensus is that they are very fine weapons, and one of the better values out there.
 
My predator rifle is a Tikka .223 and I like it very much. They utilize a lot of plastic but the trigger is adjustable, the bolt is smooth and mine shoots under 1" with just about everything and under .75 with my handloads.
 
Excellence of Tikka

I have had occasion to play a lot with several different Tikka rifles, and I can assure you that Tikka is the best rifle out of the box you could ever buy - especially for one on the right side of 1 grand.

The trigger is awesome. The barrel is match-grade (the same quality they use for the higher-end Sakos). The fit and finish is almost obsessively nice. The folks at Sako are rifle nuts, and they love their product.

PJR, the reason why "plastic" is used in some of the parts (eg the detachable magazine) is to keep the cost at affordable levels without compromising on quality. A rifle with all those features would cost as much as $1,200 if a little material was not spared here and there on the bells and whistles.

I am planning on a Tikka Deluxe in 9.3x62 for general-puropse hunting and on a Tikka Sporter in 6.5x55 for hi-power competition.

TIKKA LIVES! TIKKA ROCKS!

BTW, I understand that one of the best marksmen on the course (currently # 3) uses a Tikka action.... If that does not speak for this brand, I don't know what does.....
 
I was all fired up to buy a Tikka Continental in .243 last year, but was disappointed to find that they didn't import the Continental in .243. (contrary to info on their website)

I bought a Rem. VLS, instead. The VLS shoots great, but I'll probably still buy a Tikka, as soon as it's available.
 
Tikka

I have the whitetail in .243 and it is a tack driver. It especially likes 80 grain Sierra Single Shot pistol bullets which are almost explosive. It is a sub MOA rifle with most loads. And your price is excellent as I got mine from a dealer friend at cost a few years ago for $419.
Talk about a smooth action. It's a keeper.
 
I have a Tikka Continental in .308, and it's one of the nicest guns I have. It's easily capable of MOA accuracy at 200 yards with my handloads. It also likes Federal Match ammo, but that's too expensive for a steady diet. :)
 
I do not know about US pricing, but in Kanada parts for Tikka rifles (i.e. mags) are unbelievably expensive. 125$CDN for a plastic mag is outright insane!
The guns have a good rep, althought not very popular.
 
Tikka

I bought a Tikka Whitetail in .308, the stainless/synthetic version. Topped it with a Weaver V-16 in Tikka Rings.

0.371 MOA at 200 meters using Georgia Arms 168gr. Match. Can't wait until it's broken in. Damn thing even shoots Radway Green into about 1.1 MOA. Trigger is great and USER adjustable, they even put instructions in the owners manual like they expect you to have a brain.

The Tikka rings are pricey, but could double as aircraft tiedowns.

The synthetic stock was apparently designed by a shooter, 'cuz it fits right down to the palm swell.

It's embarassing how good the rifle tries to make me look.

Henry
 
3 holes, 1.125" outside edge to outside edge of two farthest apart.

1.125-0.308 (one bullet diameter)= center to center=0.817"

200 meters=220 yards

220 yards/100 yards = 2.2

1 MOA = 1 inch at 100 yards

0.817/2.2= 0.371 MOA
 
1 m.o.a. doesn't equal one inch at 100 yds, but you're close enough. I thought you were ACTUALLY somehow computing true m.o.a.
 
Looking at your post, I plugged in some revised numbers. I did use approximated numbers earlier.

1 MOA = 1.047 inches at 100 yards

200 meters = 218.72 yards

Plugging in the revised numbers yields 0.357 MOA

Henry
 
So you actually shot a little better m.o.a. than you originally computed. It's amazing to me that those rifles shoot that well, out of the box. I've got to have one.

Did you adjust the trigger on your Tikka, or did you leave it as it came from the factory? Do you know how light you can go on the trigger pull??
 
Walter, you can go VERY light on the trigger of the Tikka, I've had mine adjusted to about 12oz. At that setting, I tried the test of banging the butt on my carpeted floor, and otherwise attempting to get it to fire (empty, of course), with no success. I now have it at about 1.5lb, and it's the nicest rifle trigger I've shot that is factory stock.
 
Walter,

Same here as the last poster regarding the trigger. Set at about 1.5-1.3 lbs. Regarding your gotta get one comment: Well, yeah.

I originally was looking for a semi-custom rifle. I wanted to put something together that was uniquely mine, built to fit me. My 'smith and I went around on this for months, trying to define the what, the how, and the how much. Fascinating exercise, he and I burned up endless time debating and arguing the roles the "One True Rifle" should fill. Got into the good, the bad, and the irrelevant of Jeff Cooper's writings on Scout Rifles, Capstick, MGSgt. Ontroveros, and Carlos Hathcock. And that only scratches the surface. Cooper contributed the caliber (.308) and a rough weight range, and the rest mostly contributed a healthy desire for accuracy. Eventually, he just said, "Buy a Tikka in .308, if you don't like the GD thing, bring it back in and I'll give you back your money". Well, I bought mine, shot it some, still have it. The biggest disappointment is that I don't have a true custom rifle, but maybe I can paint the stock a 'custom" color. Those Finn gun builders must be a bunch of short, chubby, middle-aged men, 'cuz mine just fits right and shoots better than I ever will.

Henry
 
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