tikka t3 mags crack in the cold?

[nate18]

im going up north in ontario next year to hunt moose, so im looking at buying a tikka t3 (in 30-06). im not sure what the temps are gonna be like but im told its rather cold that time of year, probably coldest of -20 C. a friend im going with has told me that the poly mags in the tikkas tend to crack in the cold. has anybody ever heard of this before?

 

[Blegend]

No. Your friend is polymer racist.

 

[stubblejumper]

I know people that are using these magazines at -30, with no issues at all.

 

[pounder]

I have left mine in the truck for weeks in the -20 cold without any signs of cracking.

pounder

 

[Bluedevil25]

I have never had an issue with my Tikka mags, have hunted in -30 and functioned normally.

 

[Norma]

I target shoot year round in Northern Ontario, none of my 4 Tikka magazine have ever cause me any problems.
My plastic snowmobile is also holding together pretty good.

 

[nate18]

ok thanks a lot guys

 

[fugawi]

No issues using Tikka mags in MB winters.

 

[medvedqc]

if you see where they are coming from Finland is not the warmest spot on earth ... never heard about cracked mag lost mags that is another story lol ...

 

[arcticcathonda]

Seen many tikkas out in -40. They all faired better than those who used them. You are going to have to do something pretty stupid to crack one.

 

[Brian46]

im going up north in ontario next year to hunt moose, so im looking at buying a tikka t3 (in 30-06). im not sure what the temps are gonna be like but im told its rather cold that time of year, probably coldest of -20 C. a friend im going with has told me that the poly mags in the tikkas tend to crack in the cold. has anybody ever heard of this before?

does he only hunt with wood and metal? If he does then he really has no idea.

If he doesn't tell him his polymer stock will crack just the same as your mag in that temperature

 

[stubblejumper]

a friend im going with has told me that the poly mags in the tikkas tend to crack in the cold.

It might be a good idea to ignore anything that friend tries to tell you about firearms, as he quite obviously has no clue.

 

[Eagleye]

It might be a good idea to ignore anything that friend tries to tell you about firearms, as he quite obviously has no clue.

This, to be sure!! lol.

Dave.

 

[bassman]

I'm pretty sure we've all made errors in judgement or opinion about something to do with firearms before (well, except for a select few know-it-alls on CGN ^^^).

Does that make us all clueless idiots?

Tell your buddy that Tikka poly mags work fine in cold temps. Teach him rather than mock him.

 

[landphil]

Fill a mag with ammo, put in in the freezer overnight, and drop in on concrete in front of your buddy. Just be sure to place bets before hand, so you can buy a couple new mags to replace the one you just scuffed up.

 

[The Kurgan]

Crack a Tikka mag? Maybe if you ride over it with a truck. They're strong.

 

[gunrunner100]

Unless you plan on a late November, early December moose hunt our weather is generally above or slightly below freezing around the opener of moose season. We've had 70' F weather for the first 2 weeks which makes for interesting times.
You can bring a Tikka, we won't judge you.

 

[Tikkachu]

a friend im going with has told me that the poly mags in the tikkas tend to crack in the cold.

Does your friend own several Tikkas with cracked mags? can he relate multiple anecdotes about tikka magazines failing due to the cold while he was personally there? maybe he does/can.

If not, don't just let people make stuff up and try to tell it to you as truth, when you know they don't know what they are talking about. It degrades us all.

 

[7 REM MAG]

my tikka mag typically stays in my truck all of hunting season. i live in edmonton and hunt from september1-march sometime. I've never had any issues with it. coldest temp I've hunted in with it is -43.

 

[noneck180]

Had mine out close -40, -30 lots of times, no cracks. I didn't beat on it with a ball peen though .