Bedding a Tikka

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I have had conflicting advice on whether or not to bed and pillar mount my tikka T3 in the factory laminate stock. I replaced the aluminun recoil lugs with steel. In the 7mm mag (200 rnds) the lug was quite dented. I thought bedding and pillar mounting would stiffen things up a bit and limit my flyers. Had a fella at coralanes tell me it was a waste to do not worth the money and would have no effect. Had another smith tell me it was a good idea. Not sure where to go. I also have been looking at replacing the stock completly with a Bell and carlson. I had a line on a used one but the pics showed denting of the recoil lug which on those stocks is impregnated into the aluminun bedding and unable to be changed. Does anyone have experience with this? The same smith that advised against bedding the action advised against the stock change also. Stated that the wood stocks were as good or better obviously a fan of tikka but I like to get both sides of any story.
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I have to ask, does it not shoot well out of the box? Most do. I'm of the mind set that if it ain't broke, don't fix. Save your coin and buy some ammo. :)
 
I like wood Stocks:cool:

I like Tikka :d

What are you using your rifle for ??? Hunting ???

If Hunting is barrel free floated ?? IN the Horozantal Position ??

Can you Hit a paper dinner plate at your normal Hunting distance ??? with at least 3 shots ----> if Yes leave it alone

A tikka from a rest Should be able to shoot 2 inch groups at 100 no problem
 
just having some fun said:
I like wood Stocks:cool:

I like Tikka :d

What are you using your rifle for ??? Hunting ???

If Hunting is barrel free floated ?? IN the Horozantal Position ??

Can you Hit a paper dinner plate at your normal Hunting distance ??? with at least 3 shots ----> if Yes leave it alone

A tikka from a rest Should be able to shoot 2 inch groups at 100 no problem
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if your only getting 2 inch groups with your Tikka I'd send it in under warranty lol
 
I have a buddy and if I said to him --shoot a 5 shot group and whoever shoots the bigger group buys lunch, I would not have to buy lunch till he gave up
no mater what name was on the barrel rest or no rest
But yes standing up and shooting he has no problems putting 5 in to a paper dinner plate -- 4 into a nice group and pulls one to the edge every time (but he can put dinner in the freezer)

My wife can shoot my tikka 40 rounds at the same target, and cover all the holes with fist ( and she is not a shooter) and it is not bedded
 
Hi, from my experience you don’t have to do anything to your Tika. You mention that recoil lug was dented and this is indication that rifle was not assembled properly. Because recoil lug is not sticking out much it is very easy to crew stock to the action with recoil lug sitting on the top of action instead of being in the action slot. When you assembling rifle make sure that recoil lug sits in proper position and I think that will resolve your issues.
 
I have done both ways and never noticed a difference. I no longer bed t3's. tikas fit tight in the stock from factory unlike other brands
 
i would put the aluminum lug back like its supposed to be and let it dent and shoot it like that. i have 4 tikkas one is wood and one is laminate. it looks creepy that little lug in the soft wood but they seem to stand up straight even in the wood stock. i think that small contact area and the dent is supposed to be that way and are a reason the tikka doesnt need to be bedded. anyway what are you going to bed the action is only sitting on tiny flats surrounding the action screws
 
I just want to add, I posted a .45" inch group at 50 yards last Sunday with my 20" barreled Tikka T3 Battue in 30-06 (scoped) using low cost commercial ammo... all I ever did to that rifle was have it parkerized and Arma-coated. I would assume this type of accuracy is pretty much what you can expect from any T3... I would leave well enough alone. Trust me when I say that spending big coin on "must have" accessories and accurizing options rarely improves accuracy on most quality factory rifles.
 
no need to bed a Tikka - they shoot well as is where is - most times its the trigger finger puller that would cause groups to increase in size - or trying to get a good 200 yard group if you scope parallax is fixed at 100 - if i can put a shot within 3 inches of point of aim at 200 yards it's dead

A wise man once told me (okay voices in my head) that if you want to shrink your groups be prepared to shrink your bank account :)
 
Best thing you can do is adjust the trigger and leave everything else alone.All T3's I've shot run about 3/4" or less groups with handloads. A 6.5x55,30-06 ,.270 and a 7 mag no duds right out of the box.
 
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