Whatcha building?Tikka action.
Whatcha building?Tikka action.
Why?
Well the main being I just prefer the tikka. Also the locking bolt on safe, a trigger that works when it's supposed to and doesn't when it shouldn't.
I don't need to swap bolts heads, .473 is perfectly fine.
Again, my personal preference. I don't think the 700 clones offer anything over a tikka.
Your money but no way I would buy a factory action if putting together a rifle even a Tikka.
And my triggers work when they should and don't when they shouldn't as any rifle should. If it doesn't then you got a serious safety issue.
Haven't gotten that far. I feel like I've been under a rock and just now finding out about the prefit option…Whatcha building?
Copy that! You have plenty of barrel options. Tikka is an excellent action and has a growing following. Its aftermarket support is also growing. I do not have a Tikka action yet, but I have its big brother, SAKO M995, in .300 WM.Haven't gotten that far. I feel like I've been under a rock and just now finding out about the prefit option…
Not necessarily to me but that's all personal opinion/ preference. I love my bighorn origin but I also love my tikka. Having a bolt locked closed hunting is definitely desirable where I hunt. As long as you don't chamber a round and hike around it's not as much of an issue because you can leave the bolt in the decocked position so it doesn't open as easily. Being able to change bolt heads is pretty cool but not a must. Again this is just my lowly opinion haha. If I could choose any action it definitely wouldn't be a tikka haha. There's plenty of tikka stuff out there as far as bottom medal/ stocks, triggers ect. Even shouldered prefits. The origins are a great buy and hard to beat. Just shot mine earlier this morning actually. I really like bothGuess if it's those small features are what he needs but you can find customs with similar bolt throw. Don't know about the bolt lock on safe but never needed it. Being able to change the bolt face and having a ton of aftermarket stocks, triggers and bottom metal etc gives the Origin an easy win over the Tikka.
Patriot Valley does Tikka prefits. If they have what you want, order with confidence.
Welp, next time! LOL. Parts are in the mail. NSS Criterion prefits good?Pre-fit barrels can be great. In theory, every barrel everywhere is a pre-fit before it goes on the action, in the sense that it is punched separate from the action and then "fitted" it to the action. Lots more to do but you get my drift
Be mindful of where you buy and perhaps ask them a few questions to see how their quality control and build process might be. A pre-fit barrel has a lot of high quality barrel options but it is only as good as the guy punching it and with the materials used.
Maybe ask
- Punched by hand or by CNC?
- How many times do they use a reamer?
- What reamer do they use, and is it to just SAAMI specs. If that is what you want great, if not, might be worth getting your own reamer and having them punch it
- Ask if they have tenon specs for your action and perhaps they can preset the tenon spacing