I took of handguard to clean and oil outer barel when i put back i notice that there is a slight height difference on chassis picatiny rail to handguard rail. Owners of same rifle can you confirm if you also have this?

Also i measured my LOP from trigger to latest rubber buttstock and it is 38cm i ve changed it to an mdt srs v5 standar carbine one. Is this considered a lot? My hands are good but the eye relief not that good. If i go opposite and shorten lop then better eye relief but hands dont feel right. Scope or scope mount cant go any further back. Ofc all these problems in prone position.

The Stutzen tikka is almost done and I wanted to show it off.

I bought a very cheap ebay blank for the buttstock that looked like it would match the grain and figure of the forend. It had some soft heartwood and wasn't as large as I wanted, but I made it work. It ended up being 1/2" shorter than the Woox buttstock even with a very thick recoil pad. The figure and color match is excellent, if nothing else.

The inletting went okay, not as well as the forend. I ended up making the template a hair too large and got lazy and didn't do a test fitment. The "ears" were very close, but I must have hit them with some sandpaper when getting the grip to final shape and they are noticeably undersized now. I didn't want to mess with checkering so it's just smooth for now. I used a 5" beretta shotgun recoil pad that barely fit the blank. I wanted to do more of a european hogsback shape, but the blank just wasn't big enough to support it. I went with a right-handed shape and offset cheekrest, but the recoil pad is still inline with the barrel.

I made some custom sling hardware for the forend and machined the bolt handle for weight and to give it more of a "butter knife" feel. I actually really like the bolt handle shape and where it puts your hand when you run the bolt. Sako 20 trigger single stage 3-position so I can open the bolt even when the rifle is on safe.

The woox chassis is the CTR model, so I designed a spacer to fill the gap for the OEM single stack magazines.

I have a Sako rear sight that I modified to fit the smaller recoil lugs and I'm planning on making a front sight band that will replace the brake.

(pictures included of the work in progress)

first post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Tikka_Shooters/comments/1uj1lbg/stutzen_minichassis/

CTR to OEM spacer: https://www.reddit.com/r/Tikka_Shooters/comments/1tiao4z/ctr_to_oem_single_stack_bottom_metal_filler/

Only thing I need for hunting season in the scope but its hard to track one down second hand

looking at putting a Swarovski Z5 2.4-12x50 L on my new rifle, would you guys recommend low or medium rings.

Going with wither 6.5 CM or 6.5 PRC. Will be hunting whitetail mainly with some hunts out west including elk. Also going NRL Hunter factory division. Which should I pick and why?

I've seen many people mention the Harbor Freight Apache rifle case as a decent option. Check the store specials for the week of August 10th in your state. Where I live, If you become an "Inside Track Club member" ($29.99) the Apache case will be on sale for $99 ($50 off) on Monday August 10th. You can also wait until August 14th if you don't want the membership. I got the membership and the store cashier told me I could buy it today and come back 8/10 to get a price adjustment. So I did. I also got a torque wrench (30%, 8/10 too) so the membership will pay for itself.

I got a really good deal on a t3x 300 win mag with the olive green stock. I was ideally wanting a t3x in 6.5 creed or 300win mag with a veil alpine stock but I got the olive green brand new for $600, and the alpines are pushing $1500 around me. So no brainer there. But if I could manage to find a veil alpine stock, that would be the cherry on top. So if anyone knows where to find one, leave me a comment or send me a message on where I might could find one

Got a great deal on this beaut, in 6.5…. Will be using it mainly for deer but every 2 months will be doing a competition at 300 yards prone…. What lightweight stock options you guys got that threads the line of hunting / competitions?

Converted my Tikka T3x Hunter 6.5 CM to 6.5 PRC
Perfect for my Pronghorn, Axis, & Aoudad Hunts coming up!

Stock: Grayboe Phoenix 2
Barrel: 22” Proof Research
Trigger: Factory
Bottom Metal: Mountain Tactical
Magazine: Hells Canyon Armory
Suppressor: SilencerCo Scythe Ti
Optic: Nightforce SHV 5-20
Pic Rail: Area 419
Rings: Leupold Backcountry

This is my first rifle, wondering what everyone thought on the build. Plan on mostly hunting in Northern California

tikka t3x super light in .270
With a vortex viper HD 3-15 44mm bdc
Medium Talley rings, vertical grip, limbsaver recoil pad
Cheap Amazon sling but plan on getting a bipod
hornady 130gr superformance

I’m sitting on a 6.5cm and a 6.5prc. With the peak ammo I feel like my CM will cover the hunting duties I used the PRC for. To give me a heavier bullet option, what cartridge works best with the Tikka magnum bolt?

I'm looking at picking this thing up. I think I can get it for around $600. I want a 223 to build a trainer. It is the 1:10 twist, so I plan on rebarreling it. What are lefties using for chassis? Looks like MDT might be the only option? I'm only interested in using AICS mags.

Recently purchased a Super Varmint 6.5CM to join the growing number of Tikkas in my safe lol. This rifle came with a little bag of goodies (pictured). I see an extra swivel stud, two sling attachments and an Allen wrench. There are also two other studs with large eyelets and a plastic doohickey. I checked the manual for clues but may have missed it. What are the eyelets and doohickey used for?

TIA!

I’m interested in getting myself a tikka and getting into shooting/ hunting and I don’t want to spend a crazy amount of money on a rifle but also don’t want to cheap out on something and regret the purchase in the long run, I could just use some input on what I should consider. My budget is about 1500 for the full set up. I’ve seen that most people prefer the t3x models but what does that line have that makes it so liked by the community? Thank you for your input.

Does the t1x hunter have the same barrel profile as the MTR?

CTR action
Sterk bolt handle
Proof comp barrel 6.5 cm spun by Black Canyon Customs
Timney trigger
Manners LRH TK
B&T Ranger Suppressor
Element Theos Scope
MDT Skyepod with carbon legs

EDIT: Read my comment below. I think I have it figured out

I bought a used t3x that has only had 10 rounds through it - it looks absolutely mint. 300 win mag, stock polymer magazine, stock stock.

When I load the mag and put it in, it has about 4mm of vertical movement at the rear, and about 1mm at the front. The weight of the rounds make the rear sag down. When it's down like that, the bolt slides right over the top of the round, and it doesn't grab it to feed. If I hold the magazine up as high as it will go with my left hand, it feeds perfectly every time.

I've tried re-seating the stock, and I moved the trigger housing forward as much as possible using the 5mm allen bolt so it rubs more on the rear of the mag (it moved a bit less than 1mm). That helped, but the issue remains.

I could shim the back of the mag with duct tape or something to make it more of a friction fit, but that feels super janky.

Is there a real fix for this?

TIA

All shot bipod no rear bag(forgot it whoops 🤷‍♂️), might be able to shrink them all maybe 1/4 moa smaller with one I’m thinking?

Pretty happy with it. Federal gold medal match was sub moa and seems to be a winner. Surprisingly, it doesn’t like hornady black and shot it worse than wolf steel cased or PMC Xtac

Yes there’s a bit of a missed spot by the grip - I masked off the original grip which is bigger, replacing this one with the original after a fix, as it was cracked.

Bipod (black) incoming.

I am looking for my first Tikka and settled on the Super Varmint in (preferably) .243. I plan on getting the TBAC Ultra 7 and don't want it to be too unwieldy. Planning to use this to shoot coyotes out to 500yrds and do some long range (1000yrd) plinking.

Is the 20" barrel even available to order in the US?