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What should I expect from a .243.
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<blockquote data-quote="loaders_loft" data-source="post: 400889" data-attributes="member: 10540"><p>I've got a tikka T3 lite .243. Granted, its never shot factory loads but none of the handloads I ever shot yielded even close to a 3" group. Around 1" or better was the norm.</p><p> </p><p>Unless you have an aftermarket base mounted, the base on a tikka is integrated, so make sure the scope rings are mounted right and tight as milleroutdoors mentioned. You probably have aftermarket rings for that 30mm scope tube; check the box for torque settings. The other things milleroutdoors mentioned are worth checking too, especially the barrel channel freefloat and the crown. I've got my tikka triggers about 2.5Lbs, they were more like 3.5 from the factory.</p><p> </p><p>Otherwise, call Tikka because they have an accuracy guarantee and most of the ammo you mentioned is not cheapo crap so they should support you.</p><p> </p><p>One other thing, which I highly doubt is the issue. You might try swapping scopes with a known reliable scope or swap your nightforce onto another gun with known reliable accuracy, just to make sure the scope isn't a problem. Again, I highly doubt it with nightforce, but it would be an easy thing to check, at no cost to you....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loaders_loft, post: 400889, member: 10540"] I've got a tikka T3 lite .243. Granted, its never shot factory loads but none of the handloads I ever shot yielded even close to a 3" group. Around 1" or better was the norm. Unless you have an aftermarket base mounted, the base on a tikka is integrated, so make sure the scope rings are mounted right and tight as milleroutdoors mentioned. You probably have aftermarket rings for that 30mm scope tube; check the box for torque settings. The other things milleroutdoors mentioned are worth checking too, especially the barrel channel freefloat and the crown. I've got my tikka triggers about 2.5Lbs, they were more like 3.5 from the factory. Otherwise, call Tikka because they have an accuracy guarantee and most of the ammo you mentioned is not cheapo crap so they should support you. One other thing, which I highly doubt is the issue. You might try swapping scopes with a known reliable scope or swap your nightforce onto another gun with known reliable accuracy, just to make sure the scope isn't a problem. Again, I highly doubt it with nightforce, but it would be an easy thing to check, at no cost to you.... [/QUOTE]
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