tikka 300 win advice

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22savage

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hi guys. i just bought a new tikka t3 laminate/stainless in 270 win. i was so impressed with the fit and quality, especially with the bolt, that i decided my next rifle, another 300 win mag, would be a tikka.


i have some steel gongs sat up at 300 and 400 yards and plan to do a fair bit of target shooting, and hopefully being able to extend the distance a little more as i build my capabilities.

so, would a t3 laminate/stainless be a good choice for a 300 win mag? or would i be better off looking at something else? I looked at the tikka varmint but was entirely turned off by the cheap feeling tupperware stock.

thanks for any help guys, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.
 
The laminate stock will give you a little more weight than the plastic stocked one and be much more comfortable to shoot. The Tikka's have an excellent reputation for accuracy. If you like your 270 you'll like the 300.

I've had a couple of 300 Winchesters and found them to be accurate and comfortable to shoot given a weight of 8 or 8.5 pound range. I hunted for years with a 308 Norma Mag, a twin of the 300 Winchester. Killed lots of elk and deer out to 500 yards.
 
I think it all depends on how much moolah $ you want to put into gong hits. The more $$ you throw at it the smaller the groups will be on those gongs. If you're already pondering 400yd shots then why not go w/a reputable builder and go custom stick? Trust me, you'll be saying Tikka what? That way you can have the stock, trigger, barrel and action of choice. With that being said, when you get into the 400yd game and above theres so much more than stock choice that affects booleet placement.
 
I would consider the lead sled for a shooting bench/recoil reduction. Developing loads and shooting 30-50 shells can be painful. I love hunting with it.
 
I wouldn't be too quick to write off the Tikka synthetic stock. The stock is glass fibre reinforced and they are very stiff and durable. I wouldn't however get one in 300 Win mag as they are too light. I have 3 synthetic stocked Tikka's, largest caliber is 308, around the limit at that weight. I would get the Win Mag with the laminate stock, just for the additional weight to soak up some recoil, probably put a Limbsaver recoil pad on it too.
 
I'm to cheap to buy a lead sled, but I built my own with about five bucks worth of scrap steel and an old Jack I found at the dump. I shot a 300 Mag for years and now shoot an 8mm Rem mag and the lead sled makes a day at the range feel like you've been shooting a 243. The Limbsavers's are just excellent.

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Here's a quick benchrest made from an old exercise machine. I just added a four inch piece of square tubing to get the table hight right, two 12 inch longs pieces of 1.5 inch angle iron to bolt the flakeboard top to and your ready to shoot. Just throw it in the back of the pickup to haul to any gravel pit range.

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What DaddyRabbit said has some merit, but I ran a small gunsmith shop for 27 years before I retired and your going to have a couple of grand in any good custom rifle. That will buy two or more good Tikka's.

I'm not a plastic stock fan, but it's the injection molded limp noodle stocks that are really the bain of the rifle industry. The forestock that came on my Rem 700 ML could be pulled an inch off the barrel and easily squeezed to touch the barrel with very little effort.
 
thanks for the help guys. now for the hard part..actually finding one in stock. everywhere i've looked so far have them on backorder for up to 3 months.
 
I would get a Sako 75 on closeout. Comes with Optilok rings. Warranty extended to three years with online registration.
 
I have a win mod.70 w/synthetic stock I really can't see any diff in recoil /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif a 300 win is a 300 win no matter what in hunting weight guns get what you like for you are the one paying the price /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
That Tikka with w/synthetic will do just fine. I would consider a 300 wsm, bed the stock and but a good brake on. Score Hi in ABQ, NM makes a very good one. With the right scope and hand loads and you could shoot out to 1000 yards.
 
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