The new Tikka T1X Rimfire
- Thread starter Arseno
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Blairsville
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- Vancouver island
Just curious but are people noticing a difference in the metal thread protectors changing the groupings at all in my head it’s lught but every little difference counts
Has anyone been able to compare it to the CZ452? I know a lot of users said that the T1X is better then the 455, but I want to know if I should make the jump from the Cz 452 to the T1X. Mainly because my full size rig has a krg stock and the T1X can use one as well.
I think that it changes the barrel harmonics to a noticeable degree.
Most of the T1x owners that have left the original plastic cap in place, myself included, have reported good results with CCI SV.
Others have changed the plastic to a steel cap, or a brake, or a silencer.
Of those that changed the cap, some have said Center X shot very well in their rifles.
With the original cap, mine shoots Center X like a shotgun pattern.
It would be an interesting experiment to shoot groups with the oem cap in place, then under the same conditions (same day) shoot the same ammo with a metal cap, brake, or something else on the muzzle.
I think you'll see a difference.
I've got a 452 Varmint that I've shot for a couple of years. It's a good shooting, well made rifle.
I got a T1x a while back, and put a T3 Hunter stock on it. The rings in the pic below
are Warne high rings, I've since switched to the same ring in a medium height to get the scope lower. I added a Beartooth comb riser kit for a better cheek weld, that seems to be a standard item for me on any rifle that uses a scope and doesn't have an adjustable cheek piece.
A lighter trigger spring and a shorter set screw brought the trigger to roughly 1.5 lbs.
I'd have to say the Tikka is a nicer rifle than my CZ 452, once the OEM plastic stock was replaced. Metal machining and finish is better, night and day really. The Tikka has a leaps and bounds better trigger, a far better looking barrel crown, and it seems to shoot better than my CZ.
The Tikka loses ground with the bottom metal being plastic, and feeding from the magazine isn't as smooth as the CZ. Unless you have fingers the size of cigarettes, single feeding the T1x is going to be difficult.
The mag is fairly hideous too.. and mine only holds nine rounds for some reason??
The barrel attachment method on the Tikka is a bit unconventional, but I think it will be just fine if left well enough alone. From what I've seen online, all that controls headspace is the three set screws that lock the barrel into the receiver. No threads, no shoulder to butt up against. It was never intended to be a switch-barrel rifle like the CZ 455 or Sako Quad.
My CZ is getting the summer off to lounge in the safe while I shoot the Tikka. It's impressed me with how well it shoots.
I wouldn't suggest you sell your 452 before you buy the Tikka, but I do think you might want to try one, particularly if you're not going to use the OEM stock. It's definitely the weak link in the overall package.
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I've got a 452 Varmint that I've shot for a couple of years. It's a good shooting, well made rifle.
I got a T1x a while back, and put a T3 Hunter stock on it. The rings in the pic below
are Warne high rings, I've since switched to the same ring in a medium height to get the scope lower. I added a Beartooth comb riser kit for a better cheek weld, that seems to be a standard item for me on any rifle that uses a scope and doesn't have an adjustable cheek piece.
A lighter trigger spring and a shorter set screw brought the trigger to roughly 1.5 lbs.
I'd have to say the Tikka is a nicer rifle than my CZ 452, once the OEM plastic stock was replaced. Metal machining and finish is better, night and day really. The Tikka has a leaps and bounds better trigger, a far better looking barrel crown, and it seems to shoot better than my CZ.
The Tikka loses ground with the bottom metal being plastic, and feeding from the magazine isn't as smooth as the CZ. Unless you have fingers the size of cigarettes, single feeding the T1x is going to be difficult.
The mag is fairly hideous too.. and mine only holds nine rounds for some reason??
The barrel attachment method on the Tikka is a bit unconventional, but I think it will be just fine if left well enough alone. From what I've seen online, all that controls headspace is the three set screws that lock the barrel into the receiver. No threads, no shoulder to butt up against. It was never intended to be a switch-barrel rifle like the CZ 455 or Sako Quad.
My CZ is getting the summer off to lounge in the safe while I shoot the Tikka. It's impressed me with how well it shoots.
I wouldn't suggest you sell your 452 before you buy the Tikka, but I do think you might want to try one, particularly if you're not going to use the OEM stock. It's definitely the weak link in the overall package.
Thanks for the detailed response. I will probably eventially buy both and sell the one I like the least.
