Are there any Tikka T1x .22's available in Canada?

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These suckers seem difficult to find - does anyone know of stock anywhere in the country? My PAL and RPAL's are approved by the RCMP and in the mail (only took 30 days :d), and I'm ready to purchase my first rifle.
 
Honestly CCI MiniMags have been a welcome surprise. Mind you I have only shot it out to 25ish yards thus far, but I like what I am seeing. There are a few other threads on here discussing people's results with their T1X's.
 
It looks like my impulse decision to buy one in December was fortunate. I haven't shot it yet as I have to wait for the snow to go so I can get to my range. I'm not in a hurry, however, since I have a few other rifles to test out ahead of it. They look like well made rifles and reports of their accuracy are intriguing.
 
Why the want for a 20" barrel? Isn't 16" about ideal for 22lr velocity, and unless you are planning to run iron sights the extra length doesn't really help with accuracy?
 
Suther said:
Why the want for a 20" barrel? Isn't 16" about ideal for 22lr velocity, and unless you are planning to run iron sights the extra length doesn't really help with accuracy?
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I'm never going to hunt with it, so for me there isn't a need for shorter barrel. It's never going to be slung over my shoulder. It's purely a bench rest rifle for me - if there is even a small chance that the 20" barrel is more accurate, I'd rather go that direction. I don't really care for the look of the 16" barrel either :)
 
The amount of powder in a 22lr round is normally burnt off by 16" so there is really no benefits to a longer barrel.

My most accurate 22lr rifles have 16" barrels. This includes my Tikka's. My Tikka's shoot the same in either 16" or 20" in terms of accuracy but I have yet to chrony them but suspect the 16" will be a slight bit faster with std velocity ammo as in previous testing with other guns.
 
quikcolin said:
I'm never going to hunt with it, so for me there isn't a need for shorter barrel. It's never going to be slung over my shoulder. It's purely a bench rest rifle for me - if there is even a small chance that the 20" barrel is more accurate, I'd rather go that direction. I don't really care for the look of the 16" barrel either :)
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Unless you are using iron sights, barrel length is irrelevant to accuracy. Even with iron sights, the gun isn't more accurate with a longer barrel the shooter is, due to the longer sight radius.
 
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