For now Im going to leave companies name out of it because I'm not entirely sure at what sate this project fell apart. In any case I commissioned a small company to mold a thumb-hole stock for my Tikka T3. i was pretty excited or the 7 months that it took to get the thing dipped and painted. When it finally came back, it was battleship gray. Thy and completely ignored my constant, vigilant check-in emails about paint mixing. I cross referenced Pantone colors, and even made tint suggestions hoping for something asphalt but just slightly different.
Anyway, there are several directions I can go now. I immediately realized that I don't care bout a thumb-hole as the primary feature. I am liking what I see with GRS systems, an d some of the other tactical stocks floating around on this site. I especially would like to accomplish getting a PRS buttstock and some rails on this rifle. basically an AR10 with a bolt action.
So the question is - do I commission a new stock or just sell / trade this literally untouched Tikka for something that suits me better from the start, like an AR10.
It seems like even though bolt action rifles are s smle in function and theory, it gets really complicated when you start trying to modify them, and when you try to reach out. I have a Luepold Mark 4 tactical scope and an expensive muzzle break (?) which should add a lot of value to the trade. A really great upper, an integrated PRS / Magpul lower, and heavy barrel AR10, or even a basic SIG 716 would make me really happy at this point.
Thoughts? What would Jesus do in this situation? I may post this same bit in the by/sell/trade section just to see what kind of response I get so moderators, please don't trow a flash-bang in my bathroom.
Anyway, there are several directions I can go now. I immediately realized that I don't care bout a thumb-hole as the primary feature. I am liking what I see with GRS systems, an d some of the other tactical stocks floating around on this site. I especially would like to accomplish getting a PRS buttstock and some rails on this rifle. basically an AR10 with a bolt action.
So the question is - do I commission a new stock or just sell / trade this literally untouched Tikka for something that suits me better from the start, like an AR10.
It seems like even though bolt action rifles are s smle in function and theory, it gets really complicated when you start trying to modify them, and when you try to reach out. I have a Luepold Mark 4 tactical scope and an expensive muzzle break (?) which should add a lot of value to the trade. A really great upper, an integrated PRS / Magpul lower, and heavy barrel AR10, or even a basic SIG 716 would make me really happy at this point.
Thoughts? What would Jesus do in this situation? I may post this same bit in the by/sell/trade section just to see what kind of response I get so moderators, please don't trow a flash-bang in my bathroom.
