Re: Plan for Tikka Build, Feedback?
I agree on the barrel, I wouldn't say they are better than a custom barrel, they aren't but they are a damn good factory barrel and certainly worth shooting out before you swap the barrel
I do however beg to differ on the Optilock mounts.
you are right that an integral rail is a good idea, unfortunately the optilock rings are not the most dependable.
Get a picatinny rail on there, it should be glued, screwed and pinned on and it will not budge. Then add a set of decent rings. You then have the option of swapping the scope to any other picatinny rail on any other rifle. No other scope mount system offers the versatility.
Spending money on the optilocks is a waste of money, as you will change at some point later to picatinny.
Pete