Tikka Tactical upgrades?Who has them?

Dave.S

Dave.S

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I want to put a Tactical T3 CTR bottom metal on my T3 Tactical.Is this possible?Where can I order parts?Im also looking for the iron sights that come on the new Ranger C19,Any help thanks.Dave
 
There's a Tikka CTR stock, DBM, and magazine on the EE right now but it's on hold. I would contact the seller because that's probably your best chance of doing what you want to do. Getting anything Tikka/Sako related when it comes to spare parts and accessories (factory made stuff) is expensive and sometimes hard to find.
 
CORETAC has a tikka mod section too!!!

Mountain Tactical is fantastic to deal with, and I think they now have a one-rate shipping to Canada.

-J.
 
Is it a short action or long action cartridge gun (ie .308 or .300 win mag?) Several options for DBM and AICS mags if it's in a short action cartridge. Also, are you changing the stock or trying to recycle the tactical stock that came from the factory? If factory, you might have to redo the inletting for DBM (is this the case for CTR / Sako trg mags too?)

I'm going with an MDT HS3 and long calibre mags for tikka t3 .300 win mag build but may build another after this one is finished so I'm researching my options too.
 
OP, I'm sorry if this slightly derails your thread; not meant as a hijack but to shed some light on your idea.

Unless I'm horribly mistaken, all Tikka T3 rifles use one action size; the bolt stop is what dictates a Tikka to be long or short action (and appropriate bolt face diameter for the intended cartridge.) Magazines I believe share the same footprint but have internal differences (spacers for .223 for example.)

With Short action cartridges in the tikka t3, it's as simple as having the right bolt stop installed for the bolt throw length you need; this is dictated by Cartridge overall length, magazine style (tikka .223 mags for example hold rounds far forward whereas AICS mags hold rounds about 1/2" further back) or a combination of these scenarios.

Where things get a little tricky is when you try to use AICS long action mags in a Tikka T3 action; I'm gonna use .300 win mag as an example because of the build I'm doing and some issues / fixes I found. With AICS long action mags, you have a CIP length Cartridge Overall Length of 3.7" ish to play with. With the tikka, you can only run a COL of 3.6" or less and need to modify the mags to make them work reliably. My solution of choice is to run an MDT chassis and use their proprietary tikka long cartridge mags (3.560" COL) and handload them at that mag length.

Just one more thought, I understand the desire to have a DBM system that uses good quality / steel magazines; does it have to be a CTR / Sako TRG based magazine? I only ask because AICS mags are easier to find / possibly less expensive and offer the same advantages.
 
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