Tikka Super Varmint Roughtech Stock Barrel Channel Inletting Question

[Basic user]

Anyone hog out their barrel channel on a roughtech super varmint stock? What diameter can this channel take?

 

[Turkeytider]

Anyone hog out their barrel channel on a roughtech super varmint stock? What diameter can this channel take?

Don’t have an answer as to how far you can go with widening the barrel channel, sorry, but it does bring a question to mind. Why would you want to?

 

[Basic user]

I'm wanting to buy a rifle that I'd have to do as little as possible to, unlike all my other builds. Thinking of a .223 roughtech super varmint. But eventually when I rebarrel it it will be a much thicker barrel, and i really like the stock and have no desire to change it. All I'd need to do is rebarrel it and widen out the barrel channel. But a lot of factory stocks dont leave much left in the forearm for doing that, because people just cant carry rifles that weight over 4lbs these days for some reason lol.
This would be a rifle I could just buy and shoot till rebarrel time and not do much else to it.

 

[Turkeytider]

I'm wanting to buy a rifle that I'd have to do as little as possible to, unlike all my other builds. Thinking of a .223 roughtech super varmint. But eventually when I rebarrel it it will be a much thicker barrel, and i really like the stock and have no desire to change it. All I'd need to do is rebarrel it and widen out the barrel channel. But a of stocks dont leave much left in the forearm for doing that, because people just cant carry rifles that weight over 4lbs these days for some reason lol.
This would be a rifle I could just buy and shoot till rebarrel time and not do much else to it.

Yes, my SV in 6.5 CM was purchased as a range rifle and I’ve shot it completely stock. While it is indeed free floated, you’re right, I’m not sure at all that you could get a much heavier barrel in there without modifications. FWIW, I have thoroughly enjoyed mine and looking forward to taking it out to 1 K yards soon.