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<blockquote data-quote="Montana&#039;eer" data-source="post: 1847508" data-attributes="member: 113417"><p>I don't think it's your handloads, honestly. I've read every page of this and it totally reminds me of my torture with my Tikka. I've only been reloading for about 5 years.. Just an RCBS Rockchucker, a digital scale and FL sizing die and seater from Forster with my 7mm-mag. I chased my tail for over 300 rounds, factory and handloads, with the Tikka before I finally met that guy at the range. I just didn't want to dump more $ and time into it so I sold it. BOOM.. less than 75 or so rounds and I had a load worked out for the X-Bolt and it is great.</p><p></p><p>This is what I got with my Tikka after maybe 200 rounds-</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/M8fyKCg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I have at least 3-5 pictures the same thing. I'd shoot, wait until the barrel cools, get a few to print and then the **** thing was off. Check scope, mind my shooting discipline, check barrel fit to stock...On and on, and on...</p><p></p><p>I went from crappy groups to this with 160 Nosler Partions in the X-bolt-</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Ag9Jww3.jpg?1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It prints Federal factory ammo almost the same.- this was my first 6 shots in that rifle during break in- using Federal ammo to zero my scope at the same time in the Browning-</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pOp53Ko.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I totally get it if you want to keep diagnosing issues, and I've been down that road before with a 98 Mauser I love (in .257 AI) but it takes a while and a lot of patience and time. Bedding, load development, testing.... I'm okay with that on a rifle I love but not on a factory Tikka. Just my .02c</p><p></p><p>I needed a good mule deer hunting rifle in my safe so I moved on.</p><p></p><p>There is a TON of great info from posters, and I respect that a lot. Great tips, hints and areas to focus on. But in the end if it can't print something like Federal match ammo and you know how to shoot- it probably ain't you. Sometimes cut and run is a great strategy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Montana'eer, post: 1847508, member: 113417"] I don’t think it's your handloads, honestly. I've read every page of this and it totally reminds me of my torture with my Tikka. I've only been reloading for about 5 years.. Just an RCBS Rockchucker, a digital scale and FL sizing die and seater from Forster with my 7mm-mag. I chased my tail for over 300 rounds, factory and handloads, with the Tikka before I finally met that guy at the range. I just didn't want to dump more $ and time into it so I sold it. BOOM.. less than 75 or so rounds and I had a load worked out for the X-Bolt and it is great. This is what I got with my Tikka after maybe 200 rounds- [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/M8fyKCg.jpg[/IMG] I have at least 3-5 pictures the same thing. I'd shoot, wait until the barrel cools, get a few to print and then the **** thing was off. Check scope, mind my shooting discipline, check barrel fit to stock...On and on, and on... I went from crappy groups to this with 160 Nosler Partions in the X-bolt- [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Ag9Jww3.jpg?1[/IMG] It prints Federal factory ammo almost the same.- this was my first 6 shots in that rifle during break in- using Federal ammo to zero my scope at the same time in the Browning- [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/pOp53Ko.jpg[/IMG] I totally get it if you want to keep diagnosing issues, and I've been down that road before with a 98 Mauser I love (in .257 AI) but it takes a while and a lot of patience and time. Bedding, load development, testing.... I'm okay with that on a rifle I love but not on a factory Tikka. Just my .02c I needed a good mule deer hunting rifle in my safe so I moved on. There is a TON of great info from posters, and I respect that a lot. Great tips, hints and areas to focus on. But in the end if it can't print something like Federal match ammo and you know how to shoot- it probably ain't you. Sometimes cut and run is a great strategy. [/QUOTE]
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