marksman wrote:l dont own one but have tweaked a few that did turn out shooters
like any factory rifle with tweaking they can turn out very good
some tikka's are good straight from the box, a lot of that is your expectation though
what the tikkas have going for them is the hand lapped barrel
and they have turned into a better plumbers rifle than the remington
marksman wrote:l dont own one but have tweaked a few that did turn out shooters
like any factory rifle with tweaking they can turn out very good
some tikka's are good straight from the box, a lot of that is your expectation though
what the tikkas have going for them is the hand lapped barrel
and they have turned into a better plumbers rifle than the remington
Stix wrote:Can i ask what tweaks Marksman...??...
And are they easy to bed...?
Would you like to tweak one of mine...?...it shoots like crap...im going to try some other brass when i get my hands on some, & if it doesnt shoot then ill offload it...it will be a shame though, as im sure its probably something simple, (like me......)or maybe i havnt hit the right bullet yet...
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SCJ429 wrote:I agree with you there Marksman, if you are having an issue with a Tikka especially one in the Tupperware stock, it can be a loose recoil lug. There was a guy selling a Titanium lug that was slightly oversize which would be a snug fit or you can bed the existing lug.
Stix wrote:Good info there...thanks very much...ill have a detailed look a little later...
However, i suspect there may be something else going on...the brass im using does seem to be all over the place--especially neck tension wise--even after annealing them, tension/force required in seating bullets is all over the joint...
Ive just started the arduous task of prepping 300 odd cases,... hopefully i can get some consistant ones out of them & see if that makes a diference...
If not...its either tool time, or send back time...
marksman wrote:
Stix if you are worried about your cases being the cause of inconsistency take the inconsistency out of it by only using one good case
if you can take your reloading gear with you, l'm sure you already have a good load developed so just do a couple of groups reloading the same case
see if that makes any difference to what is going on
this is where the wilson dies are good because they were made to take to the range with youbut l know you can make a small bench
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you can also weigh powder and put it into small containers to take with you but it is a good idea to wash the containers if they are plastic in dishwashing liquid first to stop the static, l usually weigh inside the rear of the car out of the wind
knock it down one thing at a time
but l always bed and trigger job rifles before l shoot them so l know to look elsewhere
SCJ429 wrote:
Not that I feel than the hardness of your brass is causing your issues but here is an interesting article from AMP regarding the testing of annealed vs unannealed brass. And they do it using one case to shoot the groups.
https://www.ampannealing.com/articles/5 ... icroscope/
SCJ429 wrote:
Not that I feel than the hardness of your brass is causing your issues but here is an interesting article from AMP regarding the testing of annealed vs unannealed brass. And they do it using one case to shoot the groups.
https://www.ampannealing.com/articles/5 ... icroscope/
perentie wrote:Inside the necks dont look so good. Might be why you get a different feel when seating. I give mine a spin with some copper wool wrapped around a brush in the battery drill. For target shooting my wifes 6.5-284 I neck turn to get consistant wall thickness. Its surprising how out of round some cases are.
perentie wrote:Inside the necks dont look so good. Might be why you get a different feel when seating. I give mine a spin with some copper wool wrapped around a brush in the battery drill. For target shooting my wifes 6.5-284 I neck turn to get consistant wall thickness. Its surprising how out of round some cases are.
marksman wrote:once prepped Stix what would be the difference in these and new
have a gander at this Stix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdJeADnU4Uk
Blr243 wrote:Do u neck turn ? Could your necks be getting thicker
Bill wrote:Stop torturing yaself stix, go grab a box of tikka 55gr 22 250 ammo, cheap and accurate and none of this reloading crap
Stix wrote:The bolt only just closes with a no go gauge...and so 40 % of factory ammo is tight to chamber...
The tight ones shoot bug holes...the loose ones (normal bolt close) all spray at random---& i mean spray--2-3 inches in any given direction from memory...
straightshooter wrote:
You have possibly provided a pointer to the root of your problem.
I would suggest you try dry firing at a grid target from a stable sandbag rest and see whether you are able to dry fire with zero movement of the crosshairs.
If there is movement then try dry firing over your tight fired cases and see if there is any difference.
If you can't dry fire without movement then no amount of handload manipulation will do any good. Yes you may sometimes shoot a tight group but mostly you won't.