Thread: New Tikka .308 zeroing issues

I've never been a fan of so called breaking in a new barrel. Never found it made the slightest difference. With a Tikka it has already been shot 3 times at the factory plus an additional 2 shot proof loads. Nevertheless, it can't hurt. The fluted Sako and Tikka barrels (same) heat up very quickly so I always allow at least 2 minutes between shots if checking for accuracy. Shooting off a bipod on a hard surface is asking for trouble with most rifles and 200m shooting is much harder than 100m even with a very accurate mild shooting rifle.

A lot of Tikkas perform much better once the 2 little nubs on the barrel channel are removed, but that's a last resort as it will void the warranty.