What magnum do you suggest for a teen?

[RadSav]

    Saved enough you can afford a BUNCH of ammo.  Nice!

[ribka]

Well I know I said I was certain to buy a rum, well I lied . So when it came time to pay up I decided to buy a tikka t3 lite 300 win mag paired with a Nikon monarch 3 4-16 with a mildot reticle.

have the same rifle

suggest replace the factory rings on tikka mag caliber rifles with talley deadnutz or warnes

[Shane54]

As soon as they rattle loose I will buy a new pair

[KFhunter]

Well I know I said I was certain to buy a rum, well I lied . So when it came time to pay up I decided to buy a tikka t3 lite 300 win mag paired with a Nikon monarch 3 4-16 with a mildot reticle.

have the same rifle

suggest replace the factory rings on tikka mag caliber rifles with talley deadnutz or warnes

or this,

http://www.egwguns.com/index.php?p=product&id=1336


Then you can use whatever mounts you want that use picatinny mounts.  You could go lightweight rings or tactical rings with picatinny tops to stick lights and stuff on or even quick release. 

[RadSav]

Just a preventative FYI...I was unable to use that scope on my Tikka.  Mine was a WSM so it may be different.

Anyway, loaded ammo would eject just fine, but spent cases would hit the side turret and fall back onto the magazine.  Darn shame as I love that scope on my Winchester 70.  Only way it would work on the Tikka was rotating it so the U/D became the L/R.  That hurt my brain so I finally replaced it with a Leupold.   I did try going to high mounts with no luck.  L/R cap was just too tall/wide.

Hope it is not an issue for you and the 300, but don't spend two weeks trying to figure out what the heck is going on if it does.  No sense in that as I have banged my head against the wall so you don't have to

I had the same issue trying to use that scope with the 270WSM in a Sako A7.

[Jonathan_S]

Buy a 300 win and be done with it. It's a very versatile caliber.

Haha, somebody with three .270s probably wouldn't be done with one .300 win mag.  Although I would say that a .300 Win mag or short mag would be the best option.

[coachcw]

the 300 is a fine choice . id put a muzzle break on it before scope mounts (or just do both  )

[RadSav]

the 300 is a fine choice . id put a muzzle break on it before scope mounts (or just do both  )

#1 item for Tikka around here is a SVL pad.  Won't even take a single practice shot before adding one now.  That hard rubber thing that comes with them is worthless.  Shouldn't need a break after that!

[Shane54]

Didn't really phase me enough to get break or a new butt pad. And it doesn't have the ejection problem your talking about must be a short mag problem. Next purchase is a 6.5creedmor 300wsm 264 win or 257wby

[CAMPMEAT]

Use medium strength Loc-Tite on your screws for your scope and mount. I do it on all my scopes with zero problems.

[RadSav]

Didn't really phase me enough to get break or a new butt pad. And it doesn't have the ejection problem your talking about must be a short mag problem.

Good news on the ejection problem.  Must be a Short Mag thing!  I like the Monarch scopes and the price makes them hard to beat. 

I found the SVL pad helped balance POI when resting on different surfaces.  Seems to delay recoil just enough to avoid those high fliers when shooting off a hard platform.  All my new guns get them and even the old ones get them unless there is some nostalgic reason not to mess with it.  Even put SVL on my 22WRM 

[Jonathan_S]

Even put SVL on my 22WRM 

  that's the one gun that needs it 

[Biggerhammer]

Well, the .300 Win Mag part is cool.

[Shane54]

Well, the .300 Win Mag part is cool.

What?

[KFhunter]

Well, the .300 Win Mag part is cool.

What?

Don't mind him, he's a tikka hater.   Don't ask him why either, cause he can't give you a good reason other than "just because" 

He eats, bleeds and breeds Remington.