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Tikka vs Remington for next build?
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<blockquote data-quote="D-mon" data-source="post: 1778832" data-attributes="member: 1523"><p>Regarding your tikka project: if you are going to fit your action into a stock with an aluminum bedding block like the bell and Carlson, then the currant tikka recoil system will work fine. The sandwich recoil lug can work very well in a Mc Milan style stock or wooden stock . The tikka action can be bedded equally well in those style of stock with a recoil lug embedded into the epoxy bedding permanently. The suggestion here is to use an after market stainless steel or titanium lug. Roughen up the surfaces of the lug that will be embedded into the resin. Degrease with acetone the lug and the recess of the action where the lug will fit into. Apply a couple of layers of electrical tape either on the top of the lug or on the bottom of the surface of the slot of the action so that a small gap will remains between the top of the lug and the bottom of action recess when the bedding is finished. The lug is positioned and glued into the action recess with a small drop of either 5 min araldite or of super glue. Make sure the recoil lug is pushed forward into that groove . Once dry , apply the release agent over the action as usual ( but not on the lug!). The barreled action can be carefully bedded as are other conventional rifles done. Once everything is dry, the barrel action can be pulled out with the small wack of a rubber hammer on the underside of the barrel forward of the fore hand. The electrical tape is removed and the small layer of superglue or araldite can be cleaned up with fine steel wool and a bit of gun oil. Regarding the fitting of a slightly larger shank barrel into the tikka action, a 45degree cut on the barrel shoulder edge to transition down to the diameter of a normal tikka barrel works well and is not aesthetically unpleasant as some might think. Just beware to fill that « v » groove with plasticine if you are bedding the action and the first inch or so of the barrel shank into your stock, so that the bedding does not penetrate and create a « wedge » in that groove.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D-mon, post: 1778832, member: 1523"] Regarding your tikka project: if you are going to fit your action into a stock with an aluminum bedding block like the bell and Carlson, then the currant tikka recoil system will work fine. The sandwich recoil lug can work very well in a Mc Milan style stock or wooden stock . The tikka action can be bedded equally well in those style of stock with a recoil lug embedded into the epoxy bedding permanently. The suggestion here is to use an after market stainless steel or titanium lug. Roughen up the surfaces of the lug that will be embedded into the resin. Degrease with acetone the lug and the recess of the action where the lug will fit into. Apply a couple of layers of electrical tape either on the top of the lug or on the bottom of the surface of the slot of the action so that a small gap will remains between the top of the lug and the bottom of action recess when the bedding is finished. The lug is positioned and glued into the action recess with a small drop of either 5 min araldite or of super glue. Make sure the recoil lug is pushed forward into that groove . Once dry , apply the release agent over the action as usual ( but not on the lug!). The barreled action can be carefully bedded as are other conventional rifles done. Once everything is dry, the barrel action can be pulled out with the small wack of a rubber hammer on the underside of the barrel forward of the fore hand. The electrical tape is removed and the small layer of superglue or araldite can be cleaned up with fine steel wool and a bit of gun oil. Regarding the fitting of a slightly larger shank barrel into the tikka action, a 45degree cut on the barrel shoulder edge to transition down to the diameter of a normal tikka barrel works well and is not aesthetically unpleasant as some might think. Just beware to fill that « v » groove with plasticine if you are bedding the action and the first inch or so of the barrel shank into your stock, so that the bedding does not penetrate and create a « wedge » in that groove. [/QUOTE]
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