Most Accurate Off the Shelf Bolt Guns

[mark5pt56]

Tikka is scheduled to release the Lite model in 6.5 CM this year, they do have the CTRx in that now but at one pound heavier (7.5). I would wait until it's out, get a set of one piece Talley rings and a purpose oriented scope. and be done with it-oh the Proctor sling works great, light and easily adjustable. Plenty of good factory hunting ammo for the 6.5CM and you can always reload of course. People argue the .260 vs. 6.5CM, why I don't know when you get into it. The advantage is 6.5 for the availability of factory ammo.

Just keep the gun simple, it's a hunting gun you don't need a 1913 rail, CDI bottom metal a 700 dollar stock, etc. unless you have the money and like to show off pics for that $300 per pound venison and "have meat in the freezer"

The 7-08 isn't a bad shooter either.

My .02 anyhow

Look at Whitaker Guns or Eurooptic, both great Tikka dealers and great pricing. Both may know more precisely when the Lite will be out.

Typical accuracy, this is a .308 with the factory barrel cut to 18"
yeah, yeah, 3 round groups, blah, blah

[skywalkrNCSU]

Thanks guys, all great info and just what I expected from you all.

Mark, I think I might just do that, it sounds like a good plan to me.

[Lefty223]

Never heard anyone else complain about Tikka's either, but here's my experience w/ Savage rifles - most for hunting use - as these were expressly left-handed ones less the heavy barrel 223 & 308:

LH m110 30-06, 3/4" 3-shot groups Win 150-grn soft-points - my 1st Savage & hunting rifle. I slimmed it down & added a schnable forend and took my 1st deer w/ it (140# doe) in PA. Like a fool ... I sold it ...

LH m11 7mm-08 hunter, 1/2 MOA 5-shot groups w/ handloads (140-grn), ~5/8" 3-5 shot groups using Hornady Lite Magnums

LH cheap Axis 380 sporter, 1" 5-shot groups Fed 150-grn Power-Shok soft-points

RH m11VT heavy barrel 308, sub-MOA @ 200-yds 150-grn HPBT reloads, 1/2 MOA w/ Fed 168 GM Match

RH m12(?) 26" very heavy SS fluted barrel 223, 1/2 MOA w/ reloads

I shoot the ladder for my reloads, and all my Savages have shot well w/ good factory hunting fodder or Sierra 140-150s just off the lands with Varget, neck-sized brass. I think I had a 260 Rem LH model 11 there for a while too, but didn't have any data recorded in my files, so I must have sold it. But I sure would have shot it forst and have never had a Savsge not shoot better than 1 MOA.