oldnews wrote:zook60 wrote:It makes it hard when some dealers go telling people they are a matter of weeks away and some say end of the year.
They've been "weeks away" for about 6 months now at mine
oldnews wrote:Small gripe here, but no steel magazine on the Varmint
oldnews wrote:petemacsydney wrote:ive got the t3 varmint and i felt the same about plastic to start with, but i'm more than happy with it now. it would take a hell of a lot to damage it. ive read where people have driven over them without any breakages.. fwiw
I know it's a small complaint.
Just the idea really I suppose, I'm sure they work fine
petemacsydney wrote:oldnews wrote:petemacsydney wrote:ive got the t3 varmint and i felt the same about plastic to start with, but i'm more than happy with it now. it would take a hell of a lot to damage it. ive read where people have driven over them without any breakages.. fwiw
I know it's a small complaint.
Just the idea really I suppose, I'm sure they work fine
the only complaint i have heard is length of the mag for long bullet seating. i reload at 2.810 COL for my 308 and it fits and cycles very well in the mag. i'm not sure but it looks like the CTR may be a longer mag?
one interesting thing i saw was the CTR has a teflon bolt. i thought that was very strange. not sure what exactly is teflon coated, by i would not have thought that teflon would be very 'long life'
petemacsydney wrote:so its the actual shaft of the bolt that is teflon coated?
that's weird!
zook60 wrote:The CTR also has an Imperial thread rather than a metric that comes on all other Tikka/Sako rifles.
Skadoo wrote:zook60 wrote:The CTR also has an Imperial thread rather than a metric that comes on all other Tikka/Sako rifles.
I hate that.
Do eeeeverything the same, except one.
Why?!
petemacsydney wrote:so its the actual shaft of the bolt that is teflon coated?
that's weird!
zook60 wrote:Because the rifle is aimed at the American tactical shooter it gives them access to cheap muzzle brakes suppressors and flash hiders.