Tikka t3 free floating issues

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So I got a 22 250 tikka t3 lite . After trying few different loads best group I got is 1.5 inches at 100 yards . Before I waste any more ammo . I took off the stock notice couple pressure points marked on the barrel from the stock touching the barrel maybe this is contributing to the accuracy issue . Before I do anything would it be a good idea to sand the points down or get a gun Smith to do it unfortunately we're I'm located I have to Shipp it away to gunsmith there's no local ones Here I know tikkas should produce better accuracy than this.
 
why are you expecting better than 1.5 inch?

does your tikka come with a guarantee of MOA?

I would sand the stock down so the barrel does not touch.

Don't expect to be shooting clover leafs it is just a Tikka you know they aren't tac drivers
 
CraigNConnor said:
why are you expecting better than 1.5 inch?

does your tikka come with a guarantee of MOA?

I would sand the stock down so the barrel does not touch.

Don't expect to be shooting clover leafs it is just a Tikka you know they aren't tac drivers
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Unless I'm wrong, all Tikkas come with a 3 shot MOA guarantee right out of the box with factory ammo. Hiowever, you may have to test a few different types of ammo to discover which ammo it may be.
 
CraigNConnor said:
why are you expecting better than 1.5 inch?

does your tikka come with a guarantee of MOA?

I would sand the stock down so the barrel does not touch.

Don't expect to be shooting clover leafs it is just a Tikka you know they aren't tac drivers
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Do you have something that shoots better than a T3 ??
 
Kevan said:
Do you have something that shoots better than a T3 ??
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I do

my grandfathers BSA .308 will do .8 MOA all day off my bipod at 100y with hornady 150's sst's

Sureasshooting is right its all about the ammo you use and the weight of the bullet choses for that particular barrel's twist rate.

try a few different brands weights and bullet types before you blame the gun





and LOTS of middle class rifles will outshoot or be on par with a tikka

Tikkas aren't that great that they should be held up on a pedestal like some of you guys do

a browning will shoot just as well
 
elterrible said:
So I got a 22 250 tikka t3 lite . After trying few different loads best group I got is 1.5 inches at 100 yards . Before I waste any more ammo . I took off the stock notice couple pressure points marked on the barrel from the stock touching the barrel maybe this is contributing to the accuracy issue . Before I do anything would it be a good idea to sand the points down or get a gun Smith to do it unfortunately we're I'm located I have to Shipp it away to gunsmith there's no local ones Here I know tikkas should produce better accuracy than this.
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If you do sand the stock, theres a chance they may deny warranty work with regard to the MOA guarantee. Just a thought.
 
Tupperare Tikkas have pressure points, wooden and laminated stock ones don't. With all the variations available there might be some exception to that, but that's basically the way it is.

Free floating is often presented as the be-all and end-all of stocking techniques; but the reality is that soft, mushy and springy injection molded forends aren't usually rigid enough to properly clear and stay clear of a floated barrel. Some of them are so wimpy that the barrelled action straightens the stock out.
 
Be sure that when you place your action in the stock that your are getting 100% proper contact with the recoil lug. Sometimes they will not 100% seat on there and you can have issues.

Cheers!!
 
CraigNConnor said:
I do

my grandfathers BSA .308 will do .8 MOA all day off my bipod at 100y with hornady 150's sst's

Sureasshooting is right its all about the ammo you use and the weight of the bullet choses for that particular barrel's twist rate.

try a few different brands weights and bullet types before you blame the gun





and LOTS of middle class rifles will outshoot or be on par with a tikka

Tikkas aren't that great that they should be held up on a pedestal like some of you guys do

a browning will shoot just as well
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Well, I hope you don't think I'm holding Tikka on a pedestal because I'm not as I am too old to worship any brand.
And if I did it would probably be an old pre-64 Mod. 70 that's sitting in my safe.
All I'm saying is that any Tikkas I have had shot remarkably well and had no issues from the M 55-65 series to include any T3s, maybe I've just been lucky.
My BSAs, a 222, a 7X57, a 308, and. 458 ave all shot very well so I support your opinion of Grampa's BSA.
As for newer Brownings, you can have have them as none would match my other rifles for quality of workmanship and yes, even accuracy.
Along those lines I am very impressed with the new Howa and Vanguard, love my LAW 704.. Oh, did I say that I don't hold anything on a pedestal ?
 
You might find that removing the pressure points from the plastic stock actually increases the group size. Its not a big deal, you can put a shim(s) under the barrel to bring the accuracy back if sanding out the pressure points proves to be counterproductive. In the meantime I'd concentrate on 3 shot groups rather than 5.

Checkout Nathan Foster's website. He has specialized in getting rifles with cheap plastic stocks to shoot, and the stock stabilizing resin he markets should be used in addition to glass bedding. Nathan reports light barrel T-3s shooting like varmint rifles after the stock has been stabilized and bedded.
 
True to my bubba nature, I sand out the pressure point nibs so I can slide a $bill to the beginning of the receiver. On my Battue, I cut a small channel and epoxied in a carbon fiber arrow shaft. It shoots sub MOA. As mentioned, make sure the action is seated properly and torque the action screws.
Head over to Tikka Shooters Forum for "how to".
 
That is pretty standard on the T3. I noticed it myself. My rifle shoots MOA or better. I'd leave it and tinker with your load more before filing that down. My 2 cents...
 
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