Vintage Tikka rifles.

[Tikkakoski]

Are these old nail's vintage enough for this section

Let me know your thoughts.

Tikka M65-A .308 Win

Tikka M55 .223 Rem

 

[Awesymoto]

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Neat sticks, the only Tikkas i knew were the T3's hahaha

 

[Tikkakoski]

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This stuff is pre-Beretta, pre-Sako, The M55 pre-Me even!

 

[jbell]

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Those are 2 very nice rifles! How do they shoot? Are you located in the states? Where did you come across these? I love old unique firearms. Thank you for posting.

 

[Chris@InterstateGuns]

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Figured I would show my own Tikka porn. Cell Pic so it's pretty crappy. It's a work in progress. Haven't really decided what glass to put on it.

 

[Remoah]

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They're all just so pretty, and so accurate, and so well priced...

 

[fish2keel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cds7221</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Figured I would show my own Tikka porn. Cell Pic so it's pretty crappy. It's a work in progress. Haven't really decided what glass to put on it.

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Cds7221, what tikka is that? Im in love with it!

 

[Joop]

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I prefer the Tikkas made in the 1930s and '40s, but those are still damn nice!

 

[whitetailnut]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: fish2keel</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cds7221</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Figured I would show my own Tikka porn. Cell Pic so it's pretty crappy. It's a work in progress. Haven't really decided what glass to put on it.

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Cds7221, what tikka is that? Im in love with it! </div></div>


Looks like a M595 Master Sporter

 

[Chris@InterstateGuns]

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It's a M595 Master Sporter that I bought here on the hide. Originally was a 308 but the seller had it re barreled in 223. He was nice enough to send the 308 bolt face along. 1:8 twist med palma barrel cut to 25 inches with a threaded muzzle. I threw a atlas on it an it wears a gov issue sling that is more for looks than anything. I'm really enjoy shooting the rifle and its a tack driver, just don't know what glass to put on it permanently. For now it has a bastard scope so I can at least put rounds down range.

 

[Remoah]

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The things i would do for a Left-Hand Master Sporter...

 

[fish2keel]

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The things i would do for a right handed one

 

[Joe40x]

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IIRC didn't Ithica import Tikkas under thier name as LSA 55 and 65's?

 

[JL]

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http://www.tikka.fi/oldmodels.php

 

[Pthfndr-CA]

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The long - 6.5x55

and the short - 7-08

 

[Sportin Wood]

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I was dumb when I sold my Master Sporter in 308... really dumb

 

[whitetailnut]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StanwoodSpartan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was dumb when I sold my Master Sporter in 308... really dumb </div></div>


Don't worry it's in good company

 

[gprippers]

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I love all Tikkas! Quality thru and thru! Ive owned quite a few of them and never had one that didnt shoot tight.

 

[Tikkakoski]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jbell</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Those are 2 very nice rifles! How do they shoot? Are you located in the states? Where did you come across these? I love old unique firearms. Thank you for posting. </div></div>

Nice to be back on here, finaly! Broke the for sale rules and got banned, naughty me!

Anyway, Both the rifles shoot extremly well, I always wanted to own an M65-A, was going to buy a TRG but this came up so i snapped it up, and don't regret it.
I live in the UK, the M55 Tikkas come up from time to time, but the M65-A is ultra rare here with only a handful in circulation as fare as i know.

 

[ChrisF]

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Thats a nice 65A , I have always thought they would be a interesting rifle , I just brought one in the UK , cannot wait to get it home to NZ and see what it is like in the flesh .
I know quite a few where used by UK Police depts , same as Enforcers & Parker Hale M85s & 87s .

Later Chris

 

[Tikkakoski]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisF</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Thats a nice 65A , I have always thought they would be a interesting rifle , I just brought one in the UK , cannot wait to get it home to NZ and see what it is like in the flesh .
I know quite a few where used by UK Police depts , same as Enforcers & Parker Hale M85s & 87s .

Later Chris</div></div>

Thanks, I hope you enjoy yours, mine shoots really good with factory ammo, and i hope to better it with homeloads.
As far as i'm aware a few recently came on the market that were Ex-Police, so yours could be one of those. I just kitted mine up with a Schmidt & Bender 12x42 that is BDC calibrated out to 600 for 168gn ammo it works, and looks the part, so i'm happy.

Heres a pic of some informal testing off the bipod at 100m

Four 3 shot groups at 1/2" target spots with four different batches of ammo, shot sequentially.

Top left: Lapua 185gn D46 ammo (Vintage 1970's)

Top middle: Norma 168gn Diamond Line (Moly-coated)

Top right: Lapua 168gn Scenar Match

Bottom Right: Swiss Munition 168gn Swiss P Target

 

[cummins cowboy]

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that top stock that extends out is very cool, its too bad a similar design of stock isn't out there.