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The Basics, Starting Out
New rifle for my son.
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<blockquote data-quote="travelr47" data-source="post: 968086" data-attributes="member: 5339"><p>The only problem I've experienced with my Tikka T3-Lite is that it has a "floating" recoil lug so it has to be re-zeroed after the stock is removed for cleaning/maintenance. By "floating" I mean the recoil</p><p>fits into a slot cut into the action and comes out when re-assembling the rifle. I've tried to think how to anchor the recoil lug, but other issues crop up such as accuracy. It appears the lug is intended to</p><p>fit a specific way or else accuracy falls off. The only solution I could think of was to have the lug attached to the action by a gunsmith, then route out the stock and re-bed the action to the stock.</p><p></p><p>The caveat there is while it is inconvenient to have to re-zero after I've removed the stock and replaced it, but the rifle is exceptionally accurate! My wife shooting off-hand, standing, placed her shot dead center of a 1" sticky target at 100 yds. Needless to say, I don't remove the stock unless I</p><p>absolutely have to.</p><p></p><p>I don't own any Howa rifles, but discussing them with several rifle builders, they are well thought of</p><p>and come highly preferred/recommended.</p><p></p><p>As for caliber, any of those you mentioned will work very well. My preference is the 7mm-08, but there is nothing wrong with the .243 or .308 either.</p><p></p><p>I prefer the 7mm bore simply because the bullets tend to have higher sectional density to other</p><p>larger caliber bullets of equal weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="travelr47, post: 968086, member: 5339"] The only problem I've experienced with my Tikka T3-Lite is that it has a "floating" recoil lug so it has to be re-zeroed after the stock is removed for cleaning/maintenance. By "floating" I mean the recoil fits into a slot cut into the action and comes out when re-assembling the rifle. I've tried to think how to anchor the recoil lug, but other issues crop up such as accuracy. It appears the lug is intended to fit a specific way or else accuracy falls off. The only solution I could think of was to have the lug attached to the action by a gunsmith, then route out the stock and re-bed the action to the stock. The caveat there is while it is inconvenient to have to re-zero after I've removed the stock and replaced it, but the rifle is exceptionally accurate! My wife shooting off-hand, standing, placed her shot dead center of a 1" sticky target at 100 yds. Needless to say, I don't remove the stock unless I absolutely have to. I don't own any Howa rifles, but discussing them with several rifle builders, they are well thought of and come highly preferred/recommended. As for caliber, any of those you mentioned will work very well. My preference is the 7mm-08, but there is nothing wrong with the .243 or .308 either. I prefer the 7mm bore simply because the bullets tend to have higher sectional density to other larger caliber bullets of equal weight. [/QUOTE]
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