Tikka !

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Spoke with a gunsmith near my home and he told me he fix several tikka on regular basis and advised to avoid this brand. A bit surprised to hear about it. Thought Tikka is top of the line in quality/price.
Any thoughts about that ?
 
Apparently they didnt like the rain. Many hunters bring them back after a rainy hunting trip and they seems to have some difficulty to handle it. The action and the metal parts easily rust.
 
I have owned 6 different Tikkas over the last 7yrs. All were very accurate and dependable. IMHO they are a very good quality for their price range. As fas as being a top of the line firearm they are not even close.
 
If thats the case mine should have rusted up long ago.
I live and hunt in monsoon country and have never had an issue of any kind with my Tikkas.... other rifles yes, but not my Tikkas..
 
Well DUH!! Metal will rust when it gets wet.

Ive gone out plenty of times in the rain with it. You need to wipe it down and put a small coat of oil on it after words to protect it from rust. Just like every other fire arm. Any negleted and miss handled fire arm could have a miss fire.

I once had the barrel of my c7 turn brown on me from one night out in the rain. I almost #### my pants come morning when you can tell. Some oil and love fixed it right up.

Dont let him scare you away from Tikka. They are a great Rifle
 
I don't think it's a Tikka issue... a lot of people still store their cold or wet rifles in a warm case... any firearm, even in SS will rust to a cerain extent in that condition.

Sounds like some sellers I know who always have a good deal on some brands and will always try to talk #### about what they don't have great deals on...
 
the gunsmith just repair rifles, he is not a dealer. and I am also surprised when he told me that. He fix many tikka and more than any other brand. Probably because tikka is very popular the recent years, so he can see more of this brand. Just wanted to share this with you guys and see whether anyone else heard similar comment or had any issues with their own tikka.

Actually, I own one too but been to the range only twice with and shot less than 20 rounds with..
 
the gunsmith just repair rifles, he is not a dealer. and I am also surprised when he told me that. He fix many tikka and more than any other brand. Probably because tikka is very popular the recent years, so he can see more of this brand. Just wanted to share this with you guys and see whether anyone else heard similar comment or had any issues with their own tikka.
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I would find a new gunsmith, I don't trust people that drink too much, or that smoke dope, to work on my firearms.:rolleyes:
 
Sounds like a guy who prefers Remchestavages. :)

I find it odd that a gunsmith is needed to work on Tikka's getting stuck in the rain. Either the owners are idiots (Dang, mu gunz all ruusted up!), or acid rain is a bigger problem out in your neck of the woods.
 
I've seen them stuffed in wet scabbards on horses for weeks and tied on backpacks in rain and blizzards for weeks and never seen one rust or fail. Think your gunsmith might be pulling your leg....I can think of quite a few other rifles that make far more regular appearances at gunsmiths.
 
If your gunsmith was serious, he either has been in the middle of a massive coincediance, because sure any rifle can experience problems, or an idiot. I can think of only one instance where I have personally seen a warranty issue from a tikka. This vs many many Remington warranty repairs. And Remington is insisted upon by tons of guys.

My tikka lives and works in the middle of a friggin rainforest, and it hasn't rusted or failed to go boom on me. One time I thought it rusted, but it was just the leupold STD bases. My experience disagrees with his experience
 
It does happen to Tikka. I bought a new 270 wsm a few years ago. Brought it home took it out of the box, cleaned the packing oil off with a little Hoppes. Put it in the safe to wait for a decent day to go put it on paper. Opened the safe about two weeks later and I was shocked to see the whole thing was covered in rust. It looked like I had it stored in a boat house in Nuefyland. Took it back to the dealer and he gave me my money back and sent the rifle back to Finland. Never heard anything back on the problem. We figured it must have been flawed from the factory somehow in their metal treatment.
 
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