Tikka T3x UPR barrel/chamber scoring

[joe_wen]

I picked up a new T3X UPR recently, having had good experiences with Tikka rifles in the past. Unfortunately, this one has a huge scoring mark in the free bore area, which also extended to damage the chamber around the area where the cartridge neck would end. 

Would you consider this a manufacturing defect? Never seen this on any other Tikka (yet).

 

[Scotch_egg]

 

How did you pick up on the issue? 
 

The question being has the rifle been use? Could it have picked up a foreign object that caused the issue? 

[joe_wen]

Brand new rifle. It had some patches through to clean any oil and manufacturing residue (until patches were clean), then fired 6 rounds to zero the scope. 

Looks like a manufacturing defect. Also looked at friend's TAC A1, and that didn't have the free bore damage. 

To me it looks like a machining issue with the bore mandrel. Subsequent machining and reaming actions are rotating and can't produce that defect.

I'll ask Tikka about it and post their reply on the forum.

[The Gun Pimp]

So you got the rifle without proofing?  You must be non-UK?

[phoenix]

Aren't all Tikkas CIP proofed?

 

Cheers

 

Bruce

[Wentz]

Can we believe it? 😉