Tikka T3 bolt shroud

[brave Echo niner]

Hi all,

I currently own two semi custom Tikka T3s, overall the action is made very well and they shoot brilliantly, however as they are both using the old T3 action instead of the T3X action they have a plastic bolt shroud which has chipped at different points on both of them, I am therefore looking at other alternatives for the bolt shroud. I have seen several metal designs, but have heard bad stories of it impacting accuracy if the tolerances are too tight on the shroud. What bolt shrouds have other people fitted and how have you found them?

Ben

[Catch-22]

Back when I had a Tikka M595, I replaced the baker lite shroud with a metal one from Lumley Arms.

It was very precisely machined. The common practice is to cut a few coils off the supplied spring, just so there’s enough tension on the back of the bolt but not too much so that it causes issues.

https://www.lumleyarms.com/blank

[Woodlander]

“Genuine” T3x shrouds are available for £35, you would expect that they should have no adverse affect on accuracy, if the T3x shoots straight enough.