Thread: Tikka 3 lite 270

Originally Posted by ebf

lightweight rifle + 270 calibre = plenty recoil

the sales man deserves a 270 enema for telling you that 270 is a good LR target calibre...

you could put a limbsaver recoil pad on it, that does wonders for reducing felt recoil

what type of rest where you shooting off of ? i'd get a person who is a competent shot fire a string from a solid rest before deciding the rifle is a dud. could also be that your rifle does not like that type of factory ammo.

+1

That said tho the 270 is well capable of shooting 1000y even if there are better choices.

It should not be bruising your shoulder if you have a good position and good hold, which is probably most of your accuracy problems right there(position and hold/maybe flinching)

3.7moa at 200 is about 7.5 inches,it should certainly do better than that.

Give it a dam good clean and check the recoil lug is properly fitted in scope is mounted correctly and not loose etc.

Fitting a limbsaver would certainly help your shoulder which will probably help your shooting too.

If at all possible get someone who can shoot well at your range to shoot it for you,simplest way to eliminate the rifle at fault.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

+1

That said tho the 270 is well capable of shooting 1000y even if there are better choices.

It should not be bruising your shoulder if you have a good position and good hold, which is probably most of your accuracy problems right there(position and hold/maybe flinching)

3.7moa at 200 is about 7.5 inches,it should certainly do better than that.

Give it a dam good clean and check the recoil lug is properly fitted in scope is mounted correctly and not loose etc.

Fitting a limbsaver would certainly help your shoulder which will probably help your shooting too.

If at all possible get someone who can shoot well at your range to shoot it for you,simplest way to eliminate the rifle at fault.

Sorry guys, I meant 3.7 inches at 200m, and 1.4 inches at 100m.
Was expecting to be within 2 inches at 200m.

Originally Posted by Jackangus

Sorry guys, I meant 3.7 inches at 200m, and 1.4 inches at 100m.
Was expecting to be within 2 inches at 200m.

Read this http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...-inches-17463/

And agree with all of @ebf 's posts, go back and read them again. There are other better options for LR and definitely for target stuff. But don't freak out just yet - you'll be able to do all that stuff with your .270. Agreed about the factory ammo stuff. Recently I have seen a few .270s and 7mm08s getting poor groups with factory, cheap ammo.

You get what you pay for I guess! Keep shooting with your .22 as well and maybe chuck on double ear protection when you take your .270 out (ear plugs AND ear muffs), dry fire it as many times as you like and take a buddy who shoots well to give you some tips. Maybe even get him/her to take a video of your body while you shoot. Can really be an eye opener.

Good luck and have fun - hope the bruising goes down quick