Rifle Scopes Tikka 15 MOA Base

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Havent posted for a while but i was thinking about stuff again. Im planning on "building" a Tikka t3 super varmint in .223 for an all-around gun for targets,random long range shooting,plinking, and hunting coyotes and maybe even prairie dogs.

As far as optics go im thinking i want to go with the bushnell elite 4200 6-24x50 tactical as of now. BUT! im not sure what to use as far as a base goes.i was going to go with the egw 20 moa base but some guys said they ran out of adjustment with the +-44 moa adjustment on the bushnell scope. i want to be able to keep a 100 yard zero but want to have enough adjustment to go to 1000 yards if i get the urge. i cant really find a 15 moa base for the tikka so im not sure where to go from there, and im not even sure if a 15 moa base will give me enough room to get out to the 1000 mark.

im not sure if ill have to go custom or what but i havent found anything that is made for the gun other than the egw's. i would like to stay reasonably priced but i do want to do it right.

any input is appreciated, thanks
 
#3
Re: Tikka 15 MOA Base

I also have a 20 moa base on my tikka 308 and have had no issues with any of the scopes I have had on it getting a 100m zero. Have had about 5 scopes on there.

As for getting to 1000yrds you wont get there with a 20moa base and that scope. I was going to check how much elevation you need to get there but my Itouch battery is dead.
 
#5
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well i do want to be able to get to 1000 so if i cant do it with this scope im going to have to change.

great.... now i get to look for another scope that meats the criteria. ive always used "normal" scopes but everyone seems to be big on the mil-mil scopes. i still dont get how that works.
 
#12
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sorry i havent replied but in my watch lists i thought it said no one else posted. i dont have the rifle yet but im saving now. ill be getting the 1in8 twist version. i plan on shooting cheap ammo mostly, like wolf or brown bear. i like brown bear because its a 62 grain bullet and cheaper than wolf. but those would just be for general plinking/hunting. i plan to try some heavier bullets like the reminton 77 grainers or the hornady 75 grainers. i do plan on reloading eventually but im not sure if that will be in a year or 5 so im not looking into that as of now. i just checked on the huskemaw online ballistics calculator and its saying with a 62/63 grain brown bear at 1000 yards id need 59 MOA and with the 77 grain remies id need 44 MOA. does that sound right? if thats so i could get out to at least 950 with the heavier bullets and around 850 with the lighter ones. which would almost make sense because i wouldnt want to be shooting the light bullets that far anyways, well yea i would but it wouldnt make much sense.

still something is making me think i should go for more adjustment so that i can use the rifle to its fullest(videos of guys shooting the very same gun at 1200 yards[with 80 grain bullets]) but im not even sure i have any places i can shoot that far at around here. there are many places that are long enough but its not public property.
 
#13
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One of my tikkas is the same one you want. It didnt shoot with a shit with the cheap ammo. Handload with 75 and 80 grain smks and it will shoot between 1moa and .3 moa depending on the shooter and conditions. The rifle likes heavy bullets.
 
#14
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Just a suggestion...

If you get the 6-24 or 3-12 FFP you can use(easy no math with mil/mil) a combination of elevation on the turret and holdover on the mildot reticle.

You might find that when the mirage is up that 24X will be hard to use and you will end up dialing down to 10x-15x anyway.It is nice to have the extra magnification when you want it though.

For most purposes 12x will work fine and there's enough elevation in the 3-12 for long range shooting.

I was shooting at 1000Y with mine on a 1.5 moa steel without feeling like I needed more magnification.

I can't afford to put $2000-$3000 scope on all my rifles so I was delighted that the Bushnell 3-12 was adequate and appropriate for the rifle I've got it on.

Steve
 
#16
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It's not the Tikka's ability to shoot well,it's the crap ammo that causes inconsistancy and inaccuracy.

If you want accuracy then shoot premium ammo or reload for accuracy with premium components.The cheap ammo is for plinking.
 
#19
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no thats not what im saying. im saying for my normal shooting(inside 400) i dont want to spend a @#$% load on a box of ammo.

have you shot brown bear 62 grain with the tikka?

o and the tikka site is a little confusing. it shows a picture with a base one it and it says drilled and tapped for a picatanny base. so does it come with a base or is it just drilled and tapped?
 
#20
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as far as scope goes im now thinking about going with a millet scope by the recommendation of tomcat. has just about everything i want and its cheaper than the bushnell.i wouldnt need a base with all the adjustment the scope has but if the rifle doesnt come with one ill go with a 20 moa. i wont need it but it will be nice to have.
 
#23
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That rifle does not come with a rail. The only one that does is the tactical and the super varmint. I bought that same scope that you are talking about for my 338 lapua and you will need to buy new rings for it also. The ones that come with it are way too high. They are useable but you wont have a cheeckhold. It is more of a lower jaw hold.
 
#24
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both of those are solved. lol. the rifle im getting IS the super varmint and even tho those rings may be high the super varmint has an adjustable cheek piece so i should be fine : )

ive been looking at load recipes and pricing out all the stuff i would need to get me started. ill post a pic of my cart later just to see if i would have everything i needed. i wont be doing any reloading for a while after i got my rifle built.
 
#25
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the powder because its "temporarily unavailable and i couldn't add it to my cart.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=963843
 
#27
Re: Tikka 15 MOA Base

Good choice in bullets. Just so you know if you go with 80gr they do shoot well in that gun but have to be loaded near the lands and have to be single loaded. The wont fit in the mag as they are very long. They are a pita to single load too.
 
#29
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I have a Tikka T3 Tactical. I mounted a La Rue LT-107 (30 degree canted mount) with a (oldie but goodie) Bausch and Lomb Tactical 10X scope. With a 100 yard zero, it took 52 minutes of elevation to get to 1000 yards with Blackhills Ammo remanufactured/blue box 77 grain moly 223 rounds. Lots of minutes but the scope has lots and lots of travel (128 minutes of elevation). With that scope I could have got away without the canted scope mount, but I wanted the reticle centered at 1000 yards cuz I really needed the max windage adjustment at that long range.

The T3 Tactical comes with a picatinny rail with zero cant. The adjustable cheek piece on the T3 Tactical is very useful. You will love the gun.
 
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