Tikka 260

Tasty one Andy...... immaculate as always.

ATB

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Very Good Condition Swaro Draw Scope, 30 x fixed magnification, lightweight, easy to use. Includes lens covers and carry strap.
Full description on the Swarovski UK web site: 
 

CTC 30x75 with fixed eyepiece 30x W - Swarovski Optik

 

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£670 includes RMSD. PM if interested for photos.
Selling due to investment in Thermal Technology for Fallow.
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T260

Hi All

I'm clearing out long held bullet stocks and so the following are for sale.

100 - (2 box) - Nosler Ballistic Tip 6.5mm x 120 Gn. £30 per box (50) SOLD
150 - (3 box) - Nosler Accubond 7.0 mm x 160 Gn. £40 per box (50)SOLD

200 - (2 box) - Sierra Game King 6.5mm x 130 Gn. £40 per box (100) SOLD
  50 - ( 1 Box) - Nosler Partitions 7.0mm x 150 Gn £35


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Interesting that this topic might still have legs, keep me posted if you do come up with a viable solution for the Alpine and the Timberline, maybe you are the unknown genius that we spoke of 2 years ago!

BTW, Baldie tried the Curtis mag with the Alpine 260, and it really didn't feed very well at all in my rifle, so I dropped the idea and continue with the SH bottom metal.

I can't speak highly enough of the Borden Timberline action, it would make a great 30-06 build IMHO. 

ATB

Great news Andy, and not before time, I wish you every success with the new job. ATB - Peter

Service from Johan is very good, it takes a few days with DHL transit time, but not excessive. The GS Custom 95HV work very well on Fallow, Roe and Munties at normal stalking ranges. Johan will also provide loading data for your particular rifle if you ask him, he did it for me, and it worked.

Very nice  &different realisation, and good to see the walnut stock. 

I've had this on my wrist since 1972, A Rolex Sea Dweller 1665, it been to 310 metres with me in a DDC, and to 215 metres in the N Sea ( back in the day), dived it in Korea, Taiwan, Middle East, Antigua, Brazil, Barbados, Indonesia, Oman. Its not a perfect watch for deer related activities, but .... it is extremely robust, and keeps good time. OK, granted that I wouldn't pay current prices for the modern version, but this old thing has served me well. Its up for sale with original papers and some Comex Dive Logs etc. from the 1970's.

Nice One Andy, your client should be very happy with the outcome, and I’m sure it shoots 👍🏻

V nice , great stalking rifle. 

Interesting that there might be pse stocks for Rem 700 clones in the offing. 

5 minutes ago, Ronin said:

My process is the same as Baldies 

Works just fine and I’ve produced several REM’s that shoot “quite well” 

Mind you, most other rifles I build shoot well 

👍

Nice One,! 

Scotch Egg, the OAL question will hopefully be resolved when Baldie receives the dummy rounds next week. When he has time to check, I’m sure the answer re feeding the rounds from a Curtis mag will be revealed. 

Nice set up Lapua, close, but not quite what I am looking for.👍🏻🦌👍🏻

Great Thinking Andy, and if that clever person happened to be in UK, even betterer!

However with the current obsession with the tactical look I’m doubtful that the potential market would justify the cost and effort. 

Perhaps a halfway house solution would be for that clever person to come up with a slick 3 round capacity magazine that doesent rattle and also feeds reliably to fit AICS bottom metal? That must be possible?

3 in the box and 1 loaded would do for my usage, even in a Fallow Target Rich Environment . 

Food for thought if nothing else. 

(FWIW - I’d put one on the 7x57 too) 

Agreed; I had a Sako75 Finlight many years ago, and the magazine system was possibly the best thing about it. I’m following up the Curtis option to determine if it will feed the long 260 rounds, and then decide on the way forward. IF it happens , I’ll post the result in due course. 

Thanks again everyone for your input, it is much appreciated. I'll take it up directly with Baldie and see where I go from there.

27 minutes ago, lapua said:

I just used to underload the rifle when climbing into highseats when i had a sunny hill floorplate, didnt ever drop the floorplate open in the field. 

Yes, agreed, there are ways around it, none of them perfect. Best Practice is to unload before climbing down from a high seat, underloading is probably safe enough, but it's still a compromise in the dark with cold fingers.

Anyway, my OQ was not intended to start an online discussion on ways and means of acting safely, but merely to enquire if anyone had found an alternative to the R700 magazine alternatives.

Thanks again

Thanks all for your input, it would seem that the situation remains the same as ever.

I agree with Ronin, the BDL works fine, and I have absolutely no complaints about the Sunny Hill product. ,  but I just get a bit miffed dumping rounds thru the floorplate and failing to catch them in the dark while in a Ladderseat . OK - That's just my inept fingers you might say, but Scrabbling around looking for live rounds in the dark is no fun at all. Bearing in mind that I'm out for Fallow 3 -4 evenings a week right now, and I have time to reflect on the way that my kit works in practice. 

A flush fitting Tikka /Sako type magazine profile would be much easier IMHO, but I think that I'm almost alone in this perception.

Ronin knows that I've been the HS Mk 1 route and its not good. Noisy, and unreliable feed. 

Guess that I'll stick with the existing set up ..... 

ATB

T260

Hi All

A bit of a long shot here, but wondering still if anyone has yet come up with a magazine/ bottom metal for the Rem 700 clones in a stalking rifle? I've got Sunny Hill bottom metal and a Wyatt box on mine right now, and yes .... its a lovely bit of kit, but ... I would still prefer a detachable magazine ( that is not Tacticool or HS Precision- noisy- , and doesn't hang out of the bottom of the stock) to hold 3 rounds of .260 with 140 Gn NABs , so it needs to be somewhat longer than the usual Factory dimensions.

Any ideas out there?

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T260

Lovely Job !

Standing on the top of the dunes/beach at Coalville - Omaha Beach a few years ago, it was difficult to get my head around the magnitude of achievement on that day,  I seem to recall that there are 9 sets of twins in that Cemetery alone. 

Deepest and solemn respect to each and every one of the souls and the survivors.