Tikka Problem??

[ChrisNZ]

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Might be worth tracking down a .223 go gauge because if that doesn’t fit they can’t possibly argue anything.

If Tikkas have a weakness, it's in chambering quality. On average, they're very accurate guns but occasionally, this is -despite- the chambering quality. My gunsmith has commented at times on this. He's modified esp fitted cans on many hundreds of them.

Checking with a go gauge probably won't tell you anything if the problem is in the freebore/throat.

 

[Turkeytider]

Tikka hardly has immunity from the production of a faulty product. ANY company of ANY sort that mechanically manufactures products will, without fail, produce sub par individual examples of their products. Companies, like Tikka I believe, strive through their QC programs to absolutely minimize said occurrences. The problem that Tikka and Beretta firearms are saddled with is that they have what is considered to be among, if not THE, worst customer service in the industry through Beretta USA. I strongly suspect that those individuals responsible for the production side of Tikka/Sako and Beretta know this and place an emphasis on QC on products prior to distributions from the factory.

 

[drop_point]

Beretta CS can be difficult. I had a Tikka that would form a white precipitate on the action and barrel when it got warm, then rust where I wiped it off. It did this from day one. It was a tack driver but I wanted it fixed and got crickets from Beretta. I ended up getting frustrated and sold it to a friend.

I replaced it with another Tikka, but that one doesn't shoot and has a generous chamber.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I spoke to Beretta this morning. Told the gentleman my concerns and what I observed. He suggested I shooters the rifle than call him back. Loaded some new Lapua brass, on to the range now.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I spoke to Beretta this morning. Told the gentleman my concerns and what I observed. He suggested I shooters the rifle than call him back. Loaded some new Lapua brass, on to the range now.

Based on your first post, that seems like poor advice on Beretta’s part.

 

[Lone Hunter]

I spoke to Beretta this morning. Told the gentleman my concerns and what I observed. He suggested I shooters the rifle than call him back. Loaded some new Lapua brass, on to the range now.

You should use your cell phone to video the event just in case there is a mishap. Hopefully there will not be, but, you can never tell. Better to be safe than sorry. Also, I don’t think that is good advice from Beretta either. Agree with KM in above post.

 

[ShtrRdy]

I spoke to Beretta this morning. Told the gentleman my concerns and what I observed. He suggested I shooters the rifle than call him back. Loaded some new Lapua brass, on to the range now.

They probably wanted you to shoot some quality factory ammo in the rifle first.

 

[X Count]

I spoke to Beretta this morning. Told the gentleman my concerns and what I observed. He suggested I shooters the rifle than call him back. Loaded some new Lapua brass, on to the range now.

I wouldn't tell them your using handload to determine the fault. Get some factory ammo and if possible get Sako factory ammo. Then you've tied all the problems up with one manufacture and they can't play a blame game.

If you cant get results through Beretta I'd go direct to tikka OS. Regardless of how poor the distributer is as handling problems I doubt tikka would like a potentially unsafe rifle in circulation. Beretta are trading on margin, tikka are trading on reputation.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I could not see a safety issue. Leader is ugly for sure. I went and shot it. It shot fine and I like the looks of the barrel. The ejector spring is really strong, it does put a slight bend in one spot on the mouth every case neck coming out. I can live with that. I won't buy another without looking with a scope but this is probably my last anyhow. I will call and talk to them tomorrow and make a final decision at that time. This is the best looking factory bore I have looked at, hate to let it go.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I spoke to Tikka this morning. It was a good conversation. I am going to stick with what I have. I think the little dent on each case mouth is from the case going against the action as it clears the chamber. The extractor spring is very stiff. Still an ugly ramp up the leade but results seem positive. I appreciate the way Tikka handled my concerns. The appearance of the bore for a factory barrel is really good, probably the best I have ever had.

 

[dgeesaman]

My Tikka T3x dings the case mouth on ejection also, like you said it’s from the brass snapping out of the chamber and whacking the action before it clears. If I extract partway and use my finger to keep the brass straight while I finish extracting there is no ding. Like you I conclude it is a fairly harmless nuisance as the brass resizes and reloads just fine.

I guess it’s good news it shoots well. Just another day where machining accuracy and target accuracy just don’t line up.

 

[USMCsilver]

Interesting...

Wanna go post about this in my Christensen thread?

 

[Chilly807]

My Tikka 223 also dents the case mouths on extraction from the chamber. The ejector spring is much stronger than it needs to be. Since I use mine for F-class, I removed the ejector assembly and simply pick the empties off the bolt face.
You could try a lighter ejector spring.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Can you not cut a couple of coils off the ejector spring like we do in the 700 clones?
The easiest way that I have found to cut these springs is to put your magnifiers on and put get a good pair of vice-grips that has the little cutter in the jaws, you can lay the coil you want on that little cutter and snap it into with the vise-grips.