Another Day at the range Tikka 300 Win

[haugenna]

The four C's.  No, its not cut, clarity, color, and carat.  Cool, calm, cloudy, and unfortunately, crowded.  That was Sunday at the range.  After the crowds died down the range was open.  I have been meaning to try the 175 grain Bergers in my Tikka T3 Lite chambered in 300 Win Mag.  I was comtemplating doing some smith work on the gun and I still might do a restock some day.  I think I found a good load to try and duplicate next time.

These groups were shot at 200 yards.  I have not chronographed this load yet.  I am guessing around 2900 and hoping for 3000fps. Both are three shot groups roughly .7 and .5 inch.


Fed 215M Primers
Nosler 2nds brass
76 Grains of RL 22
79.5 Grains of RL 25
175 Grain Berger VLD Hunting

[Lowedog]

That'll do!  What is the BC on those 175 Bergers?

[haugenna]

.498

[Huntbear]

hmmmmmm approx. 1/4 MOA... not to shabby.  I knew there was a reason I wanted a Tikka.

[carpsniperg2]

good shootin looks good i am a huge fan of tikkas great guns.

[Bofire]

 :)Dang cheap finish crud, plastic magazines and all. I hate all 4 of mine!
Carl

[Deep Forks]

:)Dang cheap finish crud, plastic magazines and all. I hate all 4 of mine!
Carl

Would you like to part with any you're not happy with   

[Bofire]

 :)Naw I am in to self abuse, I am married,  ,  I just gotta keep all these junk tikkas! LOL
Carl

[Tony 270WSM]

Ummm, you missed the orange dots all six times

[CastleRocker]

That's encouraging!  I just bought one, and haven't started any load development at all.  still trying to decide which glass to run on it. 

[6x6in6]

Interesting and thanks!
Getting ready to pick up the same gun and same caliber in the next couple weeks.

Have you tried IMR 4350 or just the two RL's?
Just wondering since I've had very good and consistent success with the IMR 4350 in three different rifles and caliber's and figured that's where I would start my load testing.

[CastleRocker]

I'm going to start with IMR 4831 myself, only because I have 12 pounds of it.  Don't know what bullets yet.  We'll have to keep each other posted on what is shooting well!

[carpsniperg2]

Ummm, you missed the orange dots all six times

  i use almost all hodgons powder 4831 in my 300win mag

[haugenna]

I haven't tried the IMR powders yet. I don't have much of it.   I made a run on the RL 22 when powder was scarce.  Got about 16lbs of it.  I am going to stick with it till it lets me down.  I hope it is not as temp sensative as its slower brother RL 25.

Keep me posted on your Tikka and how it shoots.  Good luck.  The more info the better.   

[Huntbear]

Groups like that are why I am getting a Tikka this year.  Gonna go with 300 wsm for an all purpose do everything rifle. 

[carpsniperg2]

good choice huntbear, if you need help breaking it in i would help you out

[norsepeak]

haven't got to shoot my new Tikka T3 yet, but if it'll shoot like that, I think I might keep it...nice shootin

1/4 moa?  those are half in groups CTC?  may be misleading photos, but looks more like 1-1.5 moa at least on the left hand target....but like I said may just look that way on the photo, either way, nice shootin

[haugenna]

The outside measurements of the 3 hole group is 1.1" and 1" on the two holed group. 

Take out the .308 and divide it by two.  This brings me to .346 roughly 1/3 MOA.

Did I do this right?

[haugenna]

I got back out to the range this weekend and was able to come close to duplicating my results.  Same load I shot before, 76 grains of RL22. Shot over the chrony and at 3000 fps   I wasn't happy with the velocity.  I wish it could be a little faster.  Accuracy is more important though I guess.

This group is 1.5" at 200 yards so that makes it about 3/4" moa.
 

[Caseyd]

Groups like that are why I am getting a Tikka this year.  Gonna go with 300 wsm for an all purpose do everything rifle. 

Not a bad deal...not the best but still fair

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[Maligator]

I bought a Tikka 300WSM Hunter from Kesselrings this past summer and I couldn't be happier with it. I routinely shoot 1/2 to 3/4 MOA groups pushing Federal Vital Shok 180gr Nosler Accubonds! I think you'll be very happy with the purchase. The extra mag was like $55 dollars though.