Tikka 300 WM load recommendations

[Rick Richard]

For the guys who have experience with Tikka rifles in 300 WM, I am looking for load recipes for 180 grain pills.

I can't seem to get the rifle to shoot moa. I have shot various factory loads and some reloads using Reloader 22 and 180 Accubonds without much success.

Any info will be much appreciated

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jud96]

For the guys who have experience with Tikka rifles in 300 WM, I am looking for load recipes for 180 grain pills.

I can't seem to get the rifle to shoot moa. I have shot various factory loads and some reloads using Reloader 22 and 180 Accubonds without much success.

Any info will be much appreciated

Thanks in advance.

Have no experience with Tikka, but let me ask, is the rifle bedded?

 

[MagnumManiac]

Try a load of either 81gr of H1000 or 82.5gr of RE25, both loads are max and shoot to .25MoA in my custom rifle.

Cheers.
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[Rick Richard]

The rifle is set into a B & C Medalist stock which has the aluminum frame. So, not bedded with Devcon or any bedding material

 

[Jud96]

The rifle is set into a B & C Medalist stock which has the aluminum frame. So, not bedded with Devcon or any bedding material

That aluminium block doesn't do anything except make an aluminium pillar. That's only half the job, surface bedding and free floating helps a lot for the accuracy.

 

[Rem700addict]

Try a load of either 81gr of H1000 or 82.5gr of RE25, both loads are max and shoot to .25MoA in my custom rifle.

Cheers.
gun)

In a factory rifle if you use the RL25 I'd drop back to 78grns and work your way up as I thought 80grns was max with 180 pills. With 180's I've also had good luck with h4831, not the fastest but seemed very accurate.

 

[Rick Richard]

Checked the barrel for free float and I can run a dollar bill all the way up to the action.

As mentioned, maybe bedding will be the next step after I try a few more load recipes to ensure additional cost is worth it in this factory gun.

 

[Jud96]

Checked the barrel for free float and I can run a dollar bill all the way up to the action.

As mentioned, maybe bedding will be the next step after I try a few more load recipes to ensure additional cost is worth it in this factory gun.

Well if it won't shoot MOA then bedding it is definitely worth it. I would be angry though if a factory rifle didn't shoot 1inch groups after putting a high dollar stock on it that was free floated. No offense but I will stand clear from Tikka rifles.