Tikka Fluted Bolt & fluted barrel

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I'm looking for a new Tikka for long range hunting. Is the Fluted Bolt & fluted barrel worth it? Is it that much more accurate?

I hear stainless is the way to go from a gun smith. stainless with fluted. Looking for accuracy out of the box.
 
I'm reading the Tikka page. There is 1/2 lb difference and the fluted rifles are heavier. Not sure where the 1/2 lb comes from.
 
Tikka superlite comes with a fluted barrel and with hand loads is tough to beat for outa the box accuracy.
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I was playing with a few at the range today. The fluted bolts felt more heavy duty. Light a more secure action. Maybe is the just the feel of it....
 
Grab a stainless Lite or a Superlite and start shooting for around $850.

Fluted bolt is for aesthetics only, removing the material only technically makes it weaker and allows more sediment into the rifle when cycling...also more of a pain to clean.

The barrel flutes largely are as well, as they only remove about 3oz from the gun anyway.
 
Fluted bolt and barrel is nothing worth fussing over. Pick up what you can afford and go shoot it. Tikka's are already accurate out of the box plus they have a 1 moa accuracy guarantee. Stainless is a plus if you hunt in damp/wet weather a lot.
 
Tikka has various profiles with flutes.

The roughtech/veil whatever fluted barrel is heavier than the tikka lite. This barrel is identified by being threaded at the muzzle. Its design is to be thick enough to thread and then fluted to get back closer to the "lite" weight. Its commonly called the d18 profile.

In order of weight tikka barrels go

Superlite < lite < d18 < ctr < varmint < super varmint

Superlite and d18 are both fluted


Fluting does not increase accuracy, it reduces weight from the original contour. If you want a factory threaded tikka, the d18 is your option. Fluting on a bolt looks pretty and provides zero function improvement.
 

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