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The Basics, Starting Out
Tikka .338 Win mag Struggles
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<blockquote data-quote="woodbnek" data-source="post: 1504427" data-attributes="member: 54358"><p>A few other thoughts.....what stock and bottom metal do you have? If it is not anything but Tikka then that same stock, bottom metal and recoil lug on your .338 are also the same one supplied for all Tikka T3 rifles. It is my ipinion that this combination works ok for the small/medium calibers but is insuficient for the magnum class rifle caliber that you have? As 86 Alaskan said many guys replace the recoil lug with one that is steel. I have also replaced the plastic bottom metal with a mountain tactical steel unit and Pillar Bed. I like metal and wood there fore I remove those parts for both performance and astetics. Again..... All my Tikkas I have shoot better than 1" groops in factory configuration . My latest T3, a .270 WSM, shot .906 with cheap Remington ammo Fresh out of the box. After my mods and hand loads I will cut that in half.</p><p> BTW....Make sure you allow the barrel to cool between shots! </p><p>The .338 WM Tikka does not allow you to kiss the lands as mentioned by others. That is a known limitation with the .300 and .338 winchester magnum in the Tikka. Many handliaders consider this a problem and that is why in the T3 stay with the standard or short magnum calibers. Still, with all that said, your 2.5" group is certainly not what i would consider acceptable from Tikka.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woodbnek, post: 1504427, member: 54358"] A few other thoughts.....what stock and bottom metal do you have? If it is not anything but Tikka then that same stock, bottom metal and recoil lug on your .338 are also the same one supplied for all Tikka T3 rifles. It is my ipinion that this combination works ok for the small/medium calibers but is insuficient for the magnum class rifle caliber that you have? As 86 Alaskan said many guys replace the recoil lug with one that is steel. I have also replaced the plastic bottom metal with a mountain tactical steel unit and Pillar Bed. I like metal and wood there fore I remove those parts for both performance and astetics. Again..... All my Tikkas I have shoot better than 1” groops in factory configuration . My latest T3, a .270 WSM, shot .906 with cheap Remington ammo Fresh out of the box. After my mods and hand loads I will cut that in half. BTW....Make sure you allow the barrel to cool between shots! The .338 WM Tikka does not allow you to kiss the lands as mentioned by others. That is a known limitation with the .300 and .338 winchester magnum in the Tikka. Many handliaders consider this a problem and that is why in the T3 stay with the standard or short magnum calibers. Still, with all that said, your 2.5” group is certainly not what i would consider acceptable from Tikka. [/QUOTE]
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