Tikka Stock

[ViperD]

Hey everyone,

I recently had a tikka barrel threaded for a muzzle brake. While doing so I had the gunsmith swap the Tikka t3 stock for a tikka t3x stock I purchased. When I got the gun back I noticed the barrel seems to be sitting higher in the barrel channel of the stock. I mentioned this to the gunsmith and he said it was fine and you don't want the barrel touching anyway.

How flush should the barrel be in that channel? There seems to be a decent gap. I am wondering if the recoil lug didn't fit back into the action slot all the way when putting it back together.

Maybe I am just being paranoid. Thoughts?

 

[North Idaho Hunter]

Remove the barreled action - pull the recoil lug (sometimes crud can get in the lug recess if the stock has been stored for any length of time without the lug installed.)
Re-install, check the fitment. Sometimes (on rare occasions, we have seen this.)

 

[Terry Lightle]

Happened to me,the recoil leg was no seated correctly on mine.Took barreled action back out,put it back in and fixed the problem.

 

[david g ranes]

Happened to me,the recoil leg was no seated correctly on mine.Took barreled action back out,put it back in and fixed the problem.

Had it happen on my tikka replaced scope twice gun would shoot fantastic one day the next like crap you will be able to tell because the top of the recoil lug will be scuffed up I replaced mine. David

 

[DesertBoy]

The Tikkas I have worked with have always been a bit of a challenge to get that recoil lug seated properly. From that pic, I would say that you are not seated properly. I generally get it as close as I can, grab the bottom of the stock with one hand, the barrel with the other, and work them together in a parallel motion until it grabs how it should. The back of the action where it meets the stock should slide right into place smoothly. If it doesn't, it's still not right.

 

[DesertBoy]

But if that new stock you bought was for a roughtech or one of there other thicker barrel models, and you have the basic spotter barrel, might be a lot of gap, I don't know for certain though.

 

[ShtrRdy]

.... and I wouldn't trust that gunsmith with anything after this.

 

[david g ranes]

Easy way to tell the pressure relief hole on the side of the action should be sitting at the edge of the stock not above it if it's above your action has rode up on the recoil lug. David

 

[D-mon]

And the bolt notch in the action should line up with notch in the stock, like bang on.

 

[Don Titus]

Hey everyone,

I recently had a tikka barrel threaded for a muzzle brake. While doing so I had the gunsmith swap the Tikka t3 stock for a tikka t3x stock I purchased. When I got the gun back I noticed the barrel seems to be sitting higher in the barrel channel of the stock. I mentioned this to the gunsmith and he said it was fine and you don't want the barrel touching anyway.

How flush should the barrel be in that channel? There seems to be a decent gap. I am wondering if the recoil lug didn't fit back into the action slot all the way when putting it back together.

Maybe I am just being paranoid. Thoughts?

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That's A bigger gap than my T3X; mine is about 1/8".

 

[tahoe1305]

Agree one time mine didn't seat right. Removed and put back paying a bit more attention and worked as shoot. 1/8" or so.

 

[ViperD]

Easy way to tell the pressure relief hole on the side of the action should be sitting at the edge of the stock not above it if it's above your action has rode up on the recoil lug. David

Would you say it's sitting too high?

 

[david g ranes]

Would you say it's sitting too high?

According to mine now yes but mine looked like that when I first put stock on I shot it that way and it ruined my recoil lug had to replace it. David

 

[Harry Knutz]

It may be that the stock you got was for the T3x Varmint which has a larger barrel diameter, It looks like your barrel may be the Lite, Or a sporter contour. If the recoil lug is seated properly and you still have the gap, My guess is the barrel channel in the stock is for a larger barrel. Just something to check.