Exactly. I dont have a fancy spring in either of my rifles. The stock trigger is just fine for me at a c-hair under 2 pounds.
I wouldn't bother taking the barrel off of that T3X, by the time you buy a new barrel and have it chambered you'd be at or over what you can have a new CTR for, and the CTR barrel is no slouch. That is a killer deal though for a light hunting rifle, I just bought one for 469. Will use it for a suppressed 18" 6.5 CM I've been thinking about putting together.Thats a really good deal on that rifle. For that plus a new barrel and stock it would probably put me at about $1200 or so. Say $200 of that back from selling the parts that I took off. Wouldn't be a bad deal. But it would be a lot of extra steps. Hmmmm, stuff to think about. Pretty much set on a Tikka at this point though, so thats a good thing.
Ok, I'm setting up a compact rifle for target shooting, some hunting, and a trainer rifle for my youngest son that he will eventually use for hunting as well. I'm looking at the Tikka T3X CTR with a 20" barrel in .308 and the Remington 700 5R Gen 2 with a 20" barrel in .308. I've never handled a Tikka at all, but I've read great things about them, minus the factory stock. I've owned numerous Remingtons and barring their factory trigger they've been solid. I've read really great things about their Gen 2 5R rifles but have not shot one of them nor cycled the action on one. Anybody out there own both of them or have some further insight on either or both of them? I'm really not digging the super expensive magazines for the Tikka. If I get the Tikka I'll probably ditch the factory stock and put it in a KRG Bravo so I can use AICS mags, of which I've got plenty already. I think for a trainer rifle I'd prefer an internal magazine initially until he's competent enough to move up to a detachable mag. Thanks for any input!
Hello I just bought a gen2. 6.5 cm, 24 inch barrel. Had cheap Czech ammo for break-in as I could get what I needed for brass. During Bi, Took 3 shots 100, bore sight. Next, hit gongs @ 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7. I am not done with bi yet but I think it is close to how the barrel is cleaning up. It appears that it's going to be a shooter. This rifle is a little heavy but if your boy is going to hunt a blind it will work. It seems to be balanced well for walking. The weight tames the recoil. The barrel is threaded for a break if necessary. I am not impressed with mag length for 6.5 cm. Feed seems marginal. May need some polishing.Ok, I'm setting up a compact rifle for target shooting, some hunting, and a trainer rifle for my youngest son that he will eventually use for hunting as well. I'm looking at the Tikka T3X CTR with a 20" barrel in .308 and the Remington 700 5R Gen 2 with a 20" barrel in .308. I've never handled a Tikka at all, but I've read great things about them, minus the factory stock. I've owned numerous Remingtons and barring their factory trigger they've been solid. I've read really great things about their Gen 2 5R rifles but have not shot one of them nor cycled the action on one. Anybody out there own both of them or have some further insight on either or both of them? I'm really not digging the super expensive magazines for the Tikka. If I get the Tikka I'll probably ditch the factory stock and put it in a KRG Bravo so I can use AICS mags, of which I've got plenty already. I think for a trainer rifle I'd prefer an internal magazine initially until he's competent enough to move up to a detachable mag. Thanks for any input!
Yeah I'm going to get a CTR but it'll immediately be mounted on a KRG Bravo and fed AI mags. I've got plenty of those and they run the 6.5CM very well, with room to spare if I want to load them a bit long. I'm still up in the air on what scope I'm going to put on it. I think I'm gonna take a Leupold VX6HD 3-18x50 off of my Seekins 6.5 and put it on the CTR, and then put a MK5HD 3.6-18 on the Seekins and call it a day. It'll be a fine pair of rifles for my boy and I to hunt with, and I like the idea of carrying one type of ammo on a hunt. We're going to start off with using the Federal 130 Bergers for deer and 95gr VMAX for smaller critters and will probably reload if I feel its necessary. Based on the accuracy I get out of my Seekins with the Berger 130's though I'm not sure I could improve on that.Hello I just bought a gen2. 6.5 cm, 24 inch barrel. Had cheap Czech ammo for break-in as I could get what I needed for brass. During Bi, Took 3 shots 100, bore sight. Next, hit gongs @ 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7. I am not done with bi yet but I think it is close to how the barrel is cleaning up. It appears that it's going to be a shooter. This rifle is a little heavy but if your boy is going to hunt a blind it will work. It seems to be balanced well for walking. The weight tames the recoil. The barrel is threaded for a break if necessary. I am not impressed with mag length for 6.5 cm. Feed seems marginal. May need some polishing.
Nice setup! I've got Savage custom in a KRG 180 Alpha. I really like their chassis'. Wish they sold a 5R Gen 2 with a 20" barrel in 6.5. That might tempt me. I've already got a 24" 6.5 Seekins Havak Bravo so that size is pretty well covered.No first hand experience with the Tikkas, but I've been happy with my 5R Gen2. It shoots better than I do. If only Triggertech would release the damn 2 stage trigger I've been waiting over a year for!
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Havent seen you mention which ai mags you have but wanted to let you know that the magpul ai mags don't play nice with Tikkas. They can be made to work but not really worth it.Yeah I'm going to get a CTR but it'll immediately be mounted on a KRG Bravo and fed AI mags. I've got plenty of those and they run the 6.5CM very well, with room to spare if I want to load them a bit long. I'm still up in the air on what scope I'm going to put on it. I think I'm gonna take a Leupold VX6HD 3-18x50 off of my Seekins 6.5 and put it on the CTR, and then put a MK5HD 3.6-18 on the Seekins and call it a day. It'll be a fine pair of rifles for my boy and I to hunt with, and I like the idea of carrying one type of ammo on a hunt. We're going to start off with using the Federal 130 Bergers for deer and 95gr VMAX for smaller critters and will probably reload if I feel its necessary. Based on the accuracy I get out of my Seekins with the Berger 130's though I'm not sure I could improve on that.
Also on removing the rail a clothes iron works for heating up the rail.
Yeah, I'm very excited. Has anyone found it beneficial at all to change out the bolt shroud? It seems entirely cosmetic to me. I ordered a heavy duty recoil lug, new swept back ball AI style bolt handle, and a trigger spring for it.
Ok, well the new one shipped already so I guess I'll make due with it ha ha. I'm not gonna change the shroud out. I'm glad the new ones are metal and not plastic like the older ones.
How do you like the seekins btw? Thanks.I've got an APA CHODE that will go on the rifle for a brake, whichever one it ends up being. Those Tac A1's are nice. Action wise those are the same as the T3X's, just with the chassis on it, correct? Yeah. a little reduced velocity is easy enough to manage. Accuracy is everything. I like the Federal loaded Berger 130's. They shoot extremely well out of my Seekins 6.5 and with minimal recoil. I've got a pile of the 95 grain Federal varmint rounds too.
Very nice rifle for sure. Great fit and finish and it was a good shooter. I sold it to fund another project but I have a PH2 I’m picking up tomorrow.How do you like the seekins btw? Thanks.