My new coyote stick (pics)

[Bush Man]

Just purchased a Tikka T3 Lite .223. Got my Burris FF II 4.5x-14x-42mm mounted with Leupold rings and bases.

Took her out for a break in today. Trigger seems heavy but I think I can adjust it down. Other than that, 3/4" group at 100yd satisfied me. And I'm not a very good shot off bags.

 

[Gunmedic]

Great looking gun, for sure!
Excellent pictures too.
Have fun.

 

[todbartell]

that will work just fine

what bullet did you shoot?

 

[boonerbuck]

1-8 twist I believe.

Look at heavier bullets.

 

[Bush Man]

i was shooting bulk boxes of Remington UMC 50gr JHP, and Winchester 45gr JHP.
I never compared them too much, POI is pretty much the same.
I picked these because I want to find a cheap round for gophers and p-dogs. Once fall comes i'll go to a nicer bullet for coyotes.

What weight would you recomend for the 1:8 Twist?

 

[BC Bigbore]

And I'm not a very good shot off bags.

Why not? It's as steady as you can get next to a machine rest. If one can't shoot fully supported from a benchrest, then it's time for practice, practice and more practice And nice looking outfit by the way

 

[Bush Man]

I should probably reword that to say, I don't have much bench time. Thats one of the reasons I bought this gun, to get better with shooting basics. Breathing, trigger squeeze.

 

[pharaoh2]

Good looking rig you have there. Congradulations.

 

[todbartell]

Id try some 55 grain ballistic tips for coyotes

 

[the_big_mike]

tikka sure makes a nice rifle...

have a t3 in 30-06

most accurate rifle I own...

havn't shot my m70 in 30-06 yet, though.

 

[BCWILL]

Took her out for a break in today. Trigger seems heavy but I think I can adjust it down.

1stly........Nice Rifle !
& yes you can adjust it down simply.......pull the action barrel outta the stock......very simple single allen screw on the trigger assembly for adjustment.
Just don't go too low.......I've had a few down to 2-1/2-2/3/4 easily

 

[martinbns]

I have a 223 for the same reason, mine is a Sako A1, mine loves 55 gr bullets.

I bought it for coyotes, but it's never been anywhere except the range, the nice thing about it is the stock is virtually indentical to my other Sako's for practise.

 

[Bush Man]

Thanks for the comments guys. I can't wait to go out to blast some gophers, and calling yotes in the fall.

 

[Airborn_69]

Lighter than the Varmint model...catch 22 though, you save the weight for hunting, but you have to slow down your rate of fire so you don't overheat the barrel.

 

[Bush Man]

Yep, It does heat up pretty quick.

 

[Bush Man]

I turned the trigger pull all the way down then took it to the range today. Wow does it every go low. I had to bring it up just for safety. I think its around 1 1/2 now maybe. Got much better consintancy. 3/4" is my standard group if I can keep focused.

 

[BC Bigbore]

3/4" is pretty darn respectable for a factory lightweight rifle. Sounds like you can shoot just fine from the bench Time to go rack up some kills

 

[Bush Man]

Here is a couple of my best groups so far. Most arn't this good.

 

[Bull's-Eye]

Very nice. Good shooting and good looking gun

 

[Gunmedic]

Cool lime green targets!!!!!!!!!!