Hi CGN, original chambering of this Tikka is a 9.3x62mm : long story short the rifle (t3 3.4kg) was purchased to replace (read put out of action) a Ruger 35 Whelen (4.4kg).
This dream was all good an well on paper however 18 months on Im not really a fan of these Big Bangers and the rifle didnt end up as light as intended....... I now have a Marlin 30-06 which Replaces the Tikka 9.3mm for 'bush bash hunting' / loaner rifle for hunters.
Advertising the Big banger has been fruitless for a good priced deal of $1000 incl Dies, 150 brass, rifle in leupold rings No scope........ fairly standard in Aus at the moment, T3s are about $800 2nd hand, new ones about $1200 an the newer T3xs around $1500 aud.... So the deal IMO is good with loading gear and some brass taken into account.
with all of that out of the way, it leaves me with a big hole from .222 remington up until the 7mm-08 remington....
but there is also a plan of potentially 'flogging' off this Marlin 3006 for a few quick Bucks in near future------
around that 7mm-08 class of power, i have the Ruger 1 303 which makes a great rifle for nostalgia and its intended purpose---- safe queen and part time hunter
My min small game is Fox and i feel the .222 is perfectly suited.
the next small game is our Small Fallow deers..... the .243 is minimum cartridge for this deer- among other deer. The 7mm-08 has these covered an combined with a stout Woodleigh it covers the Larger deer aswell (sambar)
with this Particular Tikka 9.3x62 is my bolt face workable for any of the 308/30-06 family cartridges? my thinking is to run a Short action Cartridge inside the big tikka, given plenty of mag length albeit a long action throw (does not matter me slightest) it is what it is on that part of the bargain..
something about .338 projectiles , is missing in the line up but so is that of the 6.5mm gang........ right down to that 6mm/.243 ........
Now, Tikka barrels do pop up from time to time in generally basic calibres... 270 ,25-06 ocaisonally an plenty 308/06s
the price of a new barrel is like the priceof a 2nd hand tikka here----- so to continue the wait of the Sale and then fund the money directly into a new rifle seems the same amount of hassle as customising this Tikka into something else.
What is this Something else???
what can work?
Keen to hear thoughts
This dream was all good an well on paper however 18 months on Im not really a fan of these Big Bangers and the rifle didnt end up as light as intended....... I now have a Marlin 30-06 which Replaces the Tikka 9.3mm for 'bush bash hunting' / loaner rifle for hunters.
Advertising the Big banger has been fruitless for a good priced deal of $1000 incl Dies, 150 brass, rifle in leupold rings No scope........ fairly standard in Aus at the moment, T3s are about $800 2nd hand, new ones about $1200 an the newer T3xs around $1500 aud.... So the deal IMO is good with loading gear and some brass taken into account.
with all of that out of the way, it leaves me with a big hole from .222 remington up until the 7mm-08 remington....
but there is also a plan of potentially 'flogging' off this Marlin 3006 for a few quick Bucks in near future------
around that 7mm-08 class of power, i have the Ruger 1 303 which makes a great rifle for nostalgia and its intended purpose---- safe queen and part time hunter
My min small game is Fox and i feel the .222 is perfectly suited.
the next small game is our Small Fallow deers..... the .243 is minimum cartridge for this deer- among other deer. The 7mm-08 has these covered an combined with a stout Woodleigh it covers the Larger deer aswell (sambar)
with this Particular Tikka 9.3x62 is my bolt face workable for any of the 308/30-06 family cartridges? my thinking is to run a Short action Cartridge inside the big tikka, given plenty of mag length albeit a long action throw (does not matter me slightest) it is what it is on that part of the bargain..
something about .338 projectiles , is missing in the line up but so is that of the 6.5mm gang........ right down to that 6mm/.243 ........
Now, Tikka barrels do pop up from time to time in generally basic calibres... 270 ,25-06 ocaisonally an plenty 308/06s
the price of a new barrel is like the priceof a 2nd hand tikka here----- so to continue the wait of the Sale and then fund the money directly into a new rifle seems the same amount of hassle as customising this Tikka into something else.
What is this Something else???
what can work?
Keen to hear thoughts
