Building on a tikka

[wv270wsm]

Ok I'm as dumb as they come on gunsmithing. With that said I picked a 30-06 tikka up this evening off the neighbor kid for dirt cheap. I've always wanted a 338-06 . Would this be a good platform to make into a 338-06? I know the bolt would work . Should just be a barrel swap correct??
I've been watching all our local shops around for a cheap savage or Stevens to do this project with and could never find one suitable. For what I got this for I could stay well under what I'd planned on possibly spending. That is if tikkas are fairly easy to do a swap on . I've got several gun smiths fairly close . I've just never owned a tikka before or messed with any smithing at all

 

[fabricator21]

Yep just get a barrel chamber and slap in on. In on my 2nd tikka build now. Smooth bolt, I would reccomend a trigger spring change., Mt bottom metal and mesa precision stock.

 

[nvschütze]

Tikka actions operate smoother than glass. You can get sloped Pic rails for them, and the bolt handle can be replaced with an angled, big-knob thing without tools. I got a nice bolt shroud from a place in Norway called Vertebrae for something like fifty-five bucks. No tools required to put it on. I suspect the receiver mouth is threaded in metric but from the research I've done, a competent machinist can change-out the gears in his lathe to cut a metric thread. A place that can surely cut a metric thread is Wright Armory in Mesa, Arizona. They have a downloadable order form on their website (lower left on the front page). You download it, fill it out and get your project on the road...

www.wrightarmory.com
[email protected]
(480) 550-0965

Bolt-on bolt handle: https://www.tacticalworks.com/Tikka-T3-Bolt-On-Quick-Load-Knob.html

 

[waspocrew]

Tikkas are great rifles to build off of. Find the barrel of your liking and have a smith chamber and install. You'll be good to go.

 

[fabricator21]

They are metric but Std 1" -16 tpi works just fine.

 

[Mram10us]

I've only chambered a few barrels for tikkas and 1"-16 works fine. Sounds like a good build. You'll be seating them pretty close to saami coal but that doesn't mean it won't be accurate

 

[nvschütze]

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[nvschütze]

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[nvschütze]

How can one delete his unwanted posts?

 

[javman]

Could send it to JES for a rebore.

 

[Mram10us]

Could send it to JES for a rebore.

How much is a rebore? Do they heat treat after? I'm just made of questions right now!

 

[wv270wsm]

Me to more info on jes please

 

[ronstone09]

Ok I'm as dumb as they come on gunsmithing. With that said I picked a 30-06 tikka up this evening off the neighbor kid for dirt cheap. I've always wanted a 338-06 . Would this be a good platform to make into a 338-06? I know the bolt would work . Should just be a barrel swap correct??
I've been watching all our local shops around for a cheap savage or Stevens to do this project with and could never find one suitable. For what I got this for I could stay well under what I'd planned on possibly spending. That is if tikkas are fairly easy to do a swap on . I've got several gun smiths fairly close . I've just never owned a tikka before or messed with any smithing at all

Tikka are made by sako and very good rifles ! Should be easy to swap and make new rifles from them !

 

[Telford29]

I sent a Tikka t3 06 to JES about 5 or 6 years ago. He bored it out, it is now a 35 whelen. He did an excellent job. This rifle is very accurate. I have never shot a bad group with it. Usually cloverleaf 3 shots.I would recommend him and definitely would use him again myself. He is very knowledgeable and been at it a long time. No B.S. and quick turnaround. When I called the business, he answered the phone.