Tikka Whitetail Hunter
- Thread starter Bob Locke
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I asked a similar question a few weeks ago. I ended up buying the Tikka in synthetic stock. I however went with a 25-'06. The first thing that I did was follow the instructions in the manual and lightened the trigger. I brought it down to about 2.5#. This is one of the best factory triggers I have ever seen. No creep whatsoever, it breaks cleanly and crisply, and there is little overtravel. I went to the range to do some sighting in. With factory Winchester ammo I was shooting sub-MOA groups at 100 yards. Was I ever impressed 
. Since then I have been working up loads using Noslers and have shrunk that down to 1/2" groups. The rifle is everything that I expected it to be. If you do a search using the word "Tikka" you will find lots of posts. I read them all and I don't think that there were any complaints whatsoever. The general concensus was that they were real good shooters. Mine just adds to the list. Besides, Tikkas are made in Finland in the SAME FACTORY as Sakos. But you pay several hundred dollars less. I don't like making too many recommendations, but if your .338 WinMag shoots as well as my 25-'06, you may well find a new favorite rifle. My Weatherby in 30-'06 has taken the back seat to my Tikka
[This message has been edited by BMiracle (edited September 21, 2000).]
. Since then I have been working up loads using Noslers and have shrunk that down to 1/2" groups. The rifle is everything that I expected it to be. If you do a search using the word "Tikka" you will find lots of posts. I read them all and I don't think that there were any complaints whatsoever. The general concensus was that they were real good shooters. Mine just adds to the list. Besides, Tikkas are made in Finland in the SAME FACTORY as Sakos. But you pay several hundred dollars less. I don't like making too many recommendations, but if your .338 WinMag shoots as well as my 25-'06, you may well find a new favorite rifle. My Weatherby in 30-'06 has taken the back seat to my Tikka [This message has been edited by BMiracle (edited September 21, 2000).]
Got to handle a Tikka the other day. Master Sporter version though. It has an incredlbly smooth action. MUCH smoother than my Rem 700 PSS. Looked like a really well put together unit. My only concern was the stock being wood and all. Dont know how well it would hold up in wet/moist environment.
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Hard to beat a Leupold Var-X III! I'd probably get the 4.5-14X50mm, but you might not need that much power.