r/canadaguns • u/No-Pickle9533 • Aug 20 '26
Gun and gear reviews Questions about my Tikka
So I bought a tikka ctr and put it into a fancy chassis that feeds AICS mags bc from my research tikkas are the absolute best at the price point, in terms of action smoothness and accuracy.
I was purchasing something at my local gun store (that for some reason doesnt carry tikkas) and I started asking one of the guys about replacing my tikka barrel eventually, because 6.5PRC has a short barrel life.
He asked me with great disappointment why I got a tikka if i knew I was going to replace the barrel. I told him bc the action is smooth and its very accurate, best gun for the price.
He said, 1. Tikka actions are loose and have loose tolerances compared to custom actions that he had on display, which gives the illusion of smoothness. 2. Any modern bolt gun is going to be accurate especially if you reload. (Which I do)
So now im wondering, is he onto something or on something? Doesnt a loose action tolerate dirt and snow better? Was there actually a (much) better option I could have chosen with 1500CAD?
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u/TacticalCapybara 29d ago
I have both a tikka and a much more expensive rifle built on a defiance action. Yes, the defiance has better tolerances and feels nicer to operate, but in lockup that’s kind of irrelevant and they’re both extremely accurate.
The difference is the custom gun cost several times as much as the tikka. If you just want a good shooting gun without spending a fortune, you can’t go wrong with a tikka.