Thread: What would you do…

Hey fellas,

I’ve got an old tikka t3 that I’m struggling to find reasons to get it out of the safe. I reckon I’m going to rebarrel into something different, not because I need to but just because I love guns… and who needs a better excuse than that.

Currently my two “mainstay” rifles are a 6.5 prc for anything within range and a 22-250 for turning anything on the farm that isn’t a dairy cow into little puffs of red mist.

I’ve got my ideas on what I’m thinking, but thought I might see what you creative bastards come up with. So let me have it - if you had a bare tikka action and the Mrs gave you an open cheque book (mine hasn’t), what would you do?

PS… please no one suggest a 6.5 manbun/creampuff/needmoor…

Cheers

Get the Dremel out and go 50cal

6mm or 7mm BR

With a Tikka t3 you gotta stick with the classics.
7mm-08

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

6mm or 7mm BR

I want another 6BR. Such an easy round and fairly straightforward. Only downside is I'm not sure if there's a solid feed solution but I think the single stack Tikka was an better option to build off

Maybe rebarrel it to something heavy/short range and make it a dedicated bush gun. You have everything else covered with your other two rifles.

6.5 06

25cal either 25 Creedmoor and shoot 134 grn or 25-08

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Go with what you haven't got covered.308 family case for ease but go the fattest option the 358w plenty of grunt .reloading isn't a painful expense and it's completely different to your other two.

Yep. Sort of where I was pointing.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

I want another 6BR. Such an easy round and fairly straightforward. Only downside is I'm not sure if there's a solid feed solution but I think the single stack Tikka was an better option to build off

https://mdttac.com/6br-mdt-metal-aics-magazine-10-rnd/

Originally Posted by Missalot

Hey fellas,

I’ve got an old tikka t3 that I’m struggling to find reasons to get it out of the safe. I reckon I’m going to rebarrel into something different, not because I need to but just because I love guns… and who needs a better excuse than that.

Currently my two “mainstay” rifles are a 6.5 prc for anything within range and a 22-250 for turning anything on the farm that isn’t a dairy cow into little puffs of red mist.

I’ve got my ideas on what I’m thinking, but thought I might see what you creative bastards come up with. So let me have it - if you had a bare tikka action and the Mrs gave you an open cheque book (mine hasn’t), what would you do?

PS… please no one suggest a 6.5 manbun/creampuff/needmoor…

Cheers

sell it and buy a super accurate .22 to practise with -you have your others bases covered and a 7mm08 308 or calibers like that would be wasted

Something big and slow. You have the other bases covered. Possibly a fast twist .308 to assist with throwing accurate big pills.

Originally Posted by Allizdog

Maybe rebarrel it to something heavy/short range and make it a dedicated bush gun. You have everything else covered with your other two rifles.

Agreed, like 45/70 or 450 marlin ....? Or a calibre that the Fins know but dont generally suppl like 7.62x54R......

35 Whelen.