Anyone have any advice on the above? I have a great shooter with a pretty nicked up stock that I am looking to replace. What have you all purchased and what do you recommend?
Tikka T3 Hunter .308 aftermarket stocks
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What are you using the rifle primarily for?
I've had B&C M40 and sporter stocks, and a GRS. Was happy with all three, however the M40 and GRS are pains in the arse for hunting guns and I now run my hunting rifle in a B&C sporter. They are all cheap and easy drop in options however. A mate is using a German Gun Stock Raptor which hes happy with except for the barrel channel being quite large and not matching up to the profile on his CTR, he's in the process of replacing it with an XLR Element. Another mate has his CTR in a KRG which he loves. All good options, just dependant on your primary use for the rifle.
I've had B&C M40 and sporter stocks, and a GRS. Was happy with all three, however the M40 and GRS are pains in the arse for hunting guns and I now run my hunting rifle in a B&C sporter. They are all cheap and easy drop in options however. A mate is using a German Gun Stock Raptor which hes happy with except for the barrel channel being quite large and not matching up to the profile on his CTR, he's in the process of replacing it with an XLR Element. Another mate has his CTR in a KRG which he loves. All good options, just dependant on your primary use for the rifle.
Good question.. This is designed to be a deer or elk gun.. So hiking out in the mountain country with this thing will be its primary use. How do you like your B and C sporter?
The BC sporter is a great stock for the price point. another is the McMillan compact, it is 1 oz lighter than the OEM Tikka stock.
Tikka CTR in a BC sporter
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Tikka Utralite in a McMillan Compact
Tikka CTR in a BC sporter
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Tikka Utralite in a McMillan Compact
The sporter is good mate, I have it on a battue and have taken it for a few walks now, nice and easy into the shoulder and it doesn't catch on anything when my heavy arse is slipping down cliff faces (this is literally the reason why I got rid of the GRS). It's not heavy and grips well with or without gloves. This is a minute of deer gun so I'm not concerned about accuracy much less than 1 MOA, which it's achieving. If you're going to be using it for distances further than a few hundred meters I'd suggest bedding the action as my previous Tikka in the M40 was bedded and was shooting less than half MOA with factory ammunition (was a .308 T3 Varmint). Fuck I was stupid to sell that thing...
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Yeah.. I wouldn't mind seeing one from one of them tall safari trucks.. I hear they can get as long as 12 feet.. That true?
I think on rare occasions they grow up to 10ft or so. There are a few different subspecies of browns here: king brown, and eastern and western browns. I've never seen a king or western brown in the wild. There are worse snakes here though, taipans are crazily aggressive and will fuck your day right up.
Ah yes the Taipans. Forgot about those.. smaller populations and more localized to certain areas, but almost guarantees you will die if you get bitten. Any way back to topic, I will do some searching on the sporter and report back what I find.
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KRG X-Ray chassis. It's light and works very very well
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Tikka T3X Hunter SS fluted barrel .308 Win, factory Walnut stock with modified comb raiser.
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7-08 I had chopped to 20" and had the bolt fluted by LRI. Arguably the most accurate factory rifle I own. Topped it with a VX3 3.5-10x40.
I use this rifle for a specific area I hunt mule deer only. That being said, it get's shot a few times a year. In the beginning, I intended to just shoot some factory ammo to build some brass. On a recommendation from a friend, I tried The 140gr Fusion ammo. It shot under a half inch with ES under 10 fps. I bought all the store had in that lot. I probably won't be reloading for it for a while now!
Here's another vote for the McMillan Hunters Edge/Compact. Especially since you mention its a deer/elk rifle and you want to keep it as lightweight as possible. The Hunters Edge/Superlites make for a really nice overall rifle. This one is a 7MM-08.
Ah nice, and good velocity with that projectile?
I'm considering getting a 7-08 as my non-magnum 7mm, but am strongly tempted to take the current tikka and rebarrel/restock to a .280AI.
I reload with Nosler BT 140GR and somewhere around 46 Grains (don't have my load data on me) of Ramshot Big Game and get 2850 FPS out of my T3 Hunter in 7mm-08.
You can get 168 GR projectiles to run around 200 less FPS than the 140 GR with the right load.
