Tikka problem anyone ever see this

[asd9055]

From the pricture, it is definitely a manufacturing failure for making the steel. IMHO it should be covered under manufacturing defects. They could not forsee it, but how the deal with it says a lot about the company.

 

[spladi]

Tikka t3 300 win mag 72 rounds through the rifle opened the action one day & the back end of the bolt dovetail broke off the rifle hasbeen babied since I purchased it New got a hold of Tikka customer service & they said it's past warranty & they won't do anything about it even though it's clearly a manufacturing defect. A replacement bolt is 400.00 lol I only pay 700.00 for the rifle

Weld the piece back on and fit it.

 

[Hard rock]

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I didn't even think that far ahead. I retract my earlier reply.

How often do you need too disassemble the bolt , I would weld it up , make it gorilla proof then order a new bolt for a spare from LRI ,at least the rifle will be of use in the meantime or waiting time for the new bolt .

 

[Hard rock]

How often do you need too disassemble the bolt , I would weld it up , make it gorilla proof then order a new bolt for a spare from LRI ,at least the rifle will be of use in the meantime or waiting time for the new bolt .

Post #30 makes sense , that might be your solution.

 

[Ckleeves]

I think I would post a WTB add for a bolt, enough guys have bought LRI bolts that you sometime see factory bolts for sale now. Look out for scammers with the wtb these days.

Or hunt down the cheapest tikka you can find, pull the barrel and keep the bolt then sell the stripped action, stock and bottom metal and barrel and try to recoup enough to not be in the bolt 400.00 bucks.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Tikka bolts pop up on snipers hide pretty often

 

[Starbuck]

Too bad. Hadn't heard that Beretta CS had gone down hill. You'd think that for the cost of a bolt they'd want to keep stories like this off the internet. FWIW, I hate to put a number on it because over quite a few years I really don't know how high it would be, but I have what I consider to be a high volume of magnum rounds through Tikkas, and I have yet to experience a hiccup or sticky bolt.

I own a number of Tikkas, Benelli autos, and Beretta O/U's. Haven't had trouble with any of them, so can't comment directly on their CS. I will say that I consider each of them to be of high quality and that, by extension, I will continue to purchase these products. That being said, anything mechanical can fail, so I'm not surprised to see of an issue here and there.

As has been stated, Tikka bolts come up for sale here and there. Be patient; you'll come by what you need for a fair price. And even if you have to pay the $400, it definitely is a bummer, man, but you'll have a great set up all said and done.

Other option would be to list it as is. Someone looking for an action to work off for a customized rig might be interested.

 

[Andrew Massi]

Beretta bought out Sako a few years back, customer service went to ****. I think quality is starting to suffer also. I Tried to get a warranty dealt with also, almost as bad as my dealings with S&W. Just my 2 cents

25 years ago.

 

[Andrew Massi]

The handle has to be removed for complete disassembly

If he's 77 Rounds in it'd be a millennia before he needs to strip the bolt down.

 

[Pdvdh]

If he's 77 Rounds in it'd be a millennia before he needs to strip the bolt down.

I'd weld the handle back onto the bolt. No matter the inability to disassemble the bolt. At least the bolt would be functional.

 

[Andrew Massi]

I'd weld the handle back onto the bolt. No matter the inability to disassemble the bolt. At least the bolt would be functional.

Same here.

 

[Lee7588]

Sorry to hear that. Is customer service through Beretta USA? I had an issue with a Sako and my email to Beretta went unanswered.

I've had issues in the past with customer service at Beretta USA when I had an extractor blow out shortly after buying a new Sako. It took 6 months to get the replacement parts under warranty, got the parts repaired the rifle and sold it.

 

[Muddyboots]

First, I would not touch the bolt. Once you alter the bolt, you have zero leverage. The question I have is this a simple manufacturing defect or is it a product safety defect especially if this defect is known and has been reported to Tikka.

What is the perceived risk of this bolt failure if it failed during firing?

 

[Pdvdh]

What is the perceived risk of this bolt failure if it failed during firing?

No health risk. Simply can't open the bolt to eject a spent cartridge in the field. Because the bolt handle is no longer attached to the bolt body.