Obviously being a Tikka has no bearing - I was saying that because Tikka’s are notorious for being extremely difficult to actually REMOVE the barrel. So - I was asking to find out how long it was going to be before I felt with that somewhat major issue with the rifle.
For 200yds and under, the .308 would be a great option. Lots of factory ammo options and even more if you reload.Barrel / caliber change in a CTR?
Hey guys,
I need your help and knowledge.
I´ve shot out my factory 24" 6.5 Creedmoor barrel, which sits in a KRG Bravo.
Because I´m now into hunting, I want not only to change my barrel but my caliber too.
I want a bit more of a punch and am hunting approx. out to 200yds, not very further really if at all.
As a reloader I thought about the 30-06, because you have a wide range of bullet weights and velocities.
But am thinking the 30-06 won´t fit the magazine?
With the barrel length I´m thinking of 20-22".
Which caliber would be a good choice for such a hunting rig and would fit into the CTR?
Your thoughts and wisdom will be very much appreciated.
Well, yes, that´s why I´m having a 308 already (Strasser RS14).
Oh ok. The ctr magazines work fine to me. It only limits your stock/chassis options. You could go with the .375raptor also since you reload and already have .308 brass. It’s a simple conversion and can shoot 270grain bullets out to 200yds no problem.Well, yes, that´s why I´m having a 308 already (Strasser RS14).
Just, honestly, as a reloader I don´t really care to much about ammo availability, but yeah, bullet options are of course widespread in the 308 as well.
But first of all, does the CTR limit my options?
Because of the magazine, or because of other factors as well?
Which calibers will work in the CTR?
The first one was taken with a 7mm PRC out of a Tikka. The second one was taken with a 6.5 Creedmoor out of a Tikka. Both of them with heavy Hornady ELD-M factory loads (180gr and 147gr). Both had zero tracking. I do care about external ballistics because our normal hunting area could give us 1,200yd shots if we could take them, which is why I got the 7PRC to handle ~800-1,000yd shots if the conditions really, really permitted. I’m now looking at downsizing to a 7mm-08. Iif you’re shooting hand grenades (fragmenting tipped match bullets) like the ELD-M or the Sierra Tipped Matchking, you’re going to do well with most reasonable full size calibers in the .473” bolt face your CTR comes with like 6/6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-07, .260, .308.Barrel / caliber change in a CTR?
Hey guys,
I need your help and knowledge.
I´ve shot out my factory 24" 6.5 Creedmoor barrel, which sits in a KRG Bravo.
Because I´m now into hunting, I want not only to change my barrel but my caliber too.
I want a bit more of a punch and am hunting approx. out to 200yds, not very further really if at all.
As a reloader I thought about the 30-06, because you have a wide range of bullet weights and velocities.
But am thinking the 30-06 won´t fit the magazine?
With the barrel length I´m thinking of 20-22".
Which caliber would be a good choice for such a hunting rig and would fit into the CTR?
Your thoughts and wisdom will be very much appreciated.
Yes due to bolt stops and magazinesWell, yes, that´s why I´m having a 308 already (Strasser RS14).
Just, honestly, as a reloader I don´t really care to much about ammo availability, but yeah, bullet options are of course widespread in the 308 as well.
But first of all, does the CTR limit my options?
Because of the magazine, or because of other factors as well?
Which calibers will work in the CTR?
My guess is all that Cerakote destruction occurred during some sort of coked-up ape cleaning-snorting / Asian hooker party.
Is that rust or the remains of your Cerakote lining the inside of your chassis?
I hate to say it but someone is phuking with you
Is be asking this “friend” to cover whatever it takes to fix this rifle
Tikkas either come as bare stainless or as coated carbon steel. The action in question is steel, the action and barrel are not stainless underneath.
According to a few sites:
Not going to lie, it does look like Charlie Sheen and Hunter Biden partied with this rifle.
The action in question is a CTR, which comes only as bare stainless or treated carbon steel. There are some Tikka actions, like the Super Varmint (stainless) and the Roughtech (either stainless or carbon depending on the model), that come with factory cerakote. The rifle in his picture is just a surface treated carbon steel material like a regular factory Rem 700.According to a few sites:
https://jaoutdoors.com/product/tikka-t3x-super-varmint-s-s/#:~:text=Tikka T3x Super Varmint offers,ready for hunting, are you? (seller of used Tikka parts)
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This is not absolute proof, of course.
Maybe this rifle in question is indeed carbon steel. But just saying some Cerekoted Tikkas sure seem to be SS.
I have read in a couple places that some SS Tikkas do rust more than other brand’s SS actions. Or perhaps there was a batch of them that did. After all, SS used for guns does does contain carbon and can rust.
It’s dumb that Tikka doesn’t say what it’s made of on their site.
Don’t make me call Tikka lol
Ah, you were referring to just CTRs, eh?
I noted in my following post that certain models come cerakoted. Cerkoted models also can be carbon or stainless steel as the base metal, depending on which model, or with the rough techs which generation, you have.
That isn't galvanic corrosion, it's straight up rust. Anodized aluminum can't experience galvanic corrosion anyways - it's anodized, the surface is now a different chemical structure. The aluminum is fine. It's a steel action that got soaked and beat up in a backpack.
Dude - it's bare steel that got soaked with water and rusted. IT ISN'T STAINLESS. I don't know how many times I have to repeat that the guy's action is made of a carbon steel, and is not made of stainless. There isn't some hoodoo-voodo magical anodic corrosion that happened in three days. Guys get waaaaay too cognitive about anodic corrosion. There is very little anodic corrosion outside of extended periods in saltwater environments. It's just steel with water trapped in a spot that it can't quickly dry out...
You have no idea
I 100% get it. I've been to Mammoth twice and took a different rifle each time. That's why I was really shocked to see all the finish off the gun as much as it was. The surface rust was to be expected as far as I'm concerned, but where the finish just completely came off was a really new thing to me. From what I heard, the Mammoth this year was a great one to miss as far as the weather goes. I'm looking at doing the 2025 mammoth, and it's very likely this 308 will be going back with me.
Aren’t all the roughtechs carbon steel? The Veil rifles are stainless with cerakote (This was from beretta CS)
