Out of the box accuracy is the only concern. Which one?
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Originally posted by 175gr7.62 View Post
Are you talking Tikka CTR or something different?
I don’t own a tikka but all 3 of my 700 5R rifles are 1/2-3/4” rifles with no modifications other than a Jewell trigger upgrade.
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700, very hard to beat, minor tweaking to the stock gun and good hand loads, if you pick the right combo, it will pretty amazing things. I won some matches with basically box stock 700s, shooting against guys who all had custom built guns. I have had 3 700s that would shoot some amazing groups.
Tikkas are great rifles, I have only shot one, I never really tried to see what it would do, basically only shot factory ammo out of it. The Tikka we had years ago, was a very bland rifle, pretty sure it had a beach wood stock. Beach wood is a bit heavy, very bland wood, that is usually stained with a dark stain to make it look better, it's light colored wood like pine, but much stronger. I have seen the newer Tikkas they are a lot nicer looking, probably have very good accuracy, but I could not say, never spent any time working with one.
I know from experience, the right 700, as far as good caliber, barrel, stock, then some good hand loads. Then a little work on the trigger, then bed the gun. You can have a rifle that will be very hard to beat accuracy wise, by any other out of the box gun. It's likely possible, but it would take a very good shot to determine that some other brand is better. I was able to get three different 700s to shoot groups a shade over .100" ctc at 100 yards. I was getting .104" .110" out of all three guns. They may have been capable of slightly better groups, but I am pretty sure that was the best I was ever going to do, unless I had a scope with quite a bit higher magnification. All three of those guns, were 100% stock components, at least at first. After we had some problems with the trigger on the 308, it got swapped out with a Timney. We never changed the triggers on the other two, those we never had problems with the trigger. I am pretty sure someone did some work on the trigger that was in the 308. That gun had been used as a bench rest gun, by the previous owner. It did have one modification to it, the ejector had been removed.Comment
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Now that I have a R5 and a T3 in 260 I will let you know soon!Attached FilesComment
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Unlike a Remington, a Tikka already comes with an excellent factory trigger.Originally posted by Mike D View PostComment
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I think Tikka but I have never left a 700 trigger stock. Maybe the X-mark pro is just as good.Comment
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I have had both and for me the 5R was more accurate, but I liked the balance and trigger more on the CTR.Comment
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If you are looking at the CTR either will shoot about the same.
The “lighter” versions I’m not sure about personally.
I’d have no reservations buying either the 5R or CTR for any purpose you might need.
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Originally posted by JThoele View Post
Depends on what you deem excellent. I don’t own any rifles with a factory trigger except a couple of Savage rim fires. and that’s only because I haven’t found a good replacement for the Accutrigger.
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I haven’t felt compelled to replace the triggers on any of the Tikkas I have owned - T3 and T3X lites, varmint, and CTR models. Conversely, I have not been satisfied with any Remington factory trigger on any model 700 I’ve owned or handled. Admittedly, I use them mostly for hunting rather than as a bench rest or extreme long range target rifle.Comment
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My crappy 700 5R shoots like this day in and day out. I hate it!
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Originally posted by joel45acp View PostMy crappy 700 5R shoots like this day in and day out. I hate it!
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Take that crap somewhere else! Despicable!!
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