GQshayne wrote:Both of mine have Meoptas on them, but that was purely a practical decision.
As for the stock, who knows??? Perhaps it was only the Deluxe stocks that had "Ithaca" stamped on them. Seems odd that the model and stock would differ though. Hmmmm……. It's an old rifle, so it may have been changed at some point.
Can confirm it's never changed, doesn't matter either way. looking forward to getting it to the smith to get extractor fixed. Would make a good little night time walkaround gun up here for smaller game. Truth be told I've shot more Chital for meat with a .222 then anything else, but the tikka is getting a bit heavy to tote around and do that, it's around 12 pounds now