Now maybe it is time to rethink the round but it goes where I point.that was the longest shot I have ever taken with that gun.OK, we know where the exit was, but where exactly was the entrance wound? Sounds like pretty good penetration for that bullet.įWIW, to date I have taken 70 deer with NBT's (never used a SST). The placement was good but the bullet, a Hornady SST, a ballistic tip type bullet, barely opened up. The bullet went right where I was aiming and exited just before the right ham. I looked down at one point and was about to step on him.
#Sako riihimaki uncheckered stock Patch#
I started to just look for a white patch through the woods while just walking. I checked the woods on the other side where he was facing.
I looked in the woods from where he came. He finally quarted sideways at about 200 yds and I took the shot. A head on shot and I was not comfortable with that. Instead I had the gun that I reclaimed above.Īnyway, about 6:45 this decent 6 point was walking up the road. The longest shot down the road the stand was on was over 200 yards off and I thought I thought I should have brought my 308 with the long barrel. This past Friday night I tried out a new for me stand at our club. Last edited by Mergie Master 10-24-2012 at 06:22 PM. The Tikka LSA 55 or longer action LSA 65 models can now only be bought second-hand, but they are still reliable and accurate rifles that if cared for will outlast their owners. It wasn’t until 1997 that Tikka produced its first allweather rifle with a stainless steel barrel and action, and a synthetic stock. No synthetic materials were used in the rifle’s manufacture. The stock is beautifully proportioned with well-executed hand-cut chequering and a comfortable palm swell in the pistol grip. It is extremely hard-wearing, but replacements are hard to source. The rifle’s detachable magazine has a three-or five-round capacity and is made entirely from steel. These combined to achieve consistent accuracy in the worst climates, a characteristic for which the rifle was famous. The Tikka was praised for its free-floating barrel and integral scope rails. 300 Win Mag were available in the longer action version LSA 65. There was a Sporter version with the option of open sights and a Varmint heavy-barrelled model named the Continental. The original barrels were made in steel manufactured by Bofors of anti-aircraft gun fame with precise concentric bores and accurate rifling. If you are buying one second-hand it is important to check that it still has its separate mortised recoil lug, which is essential to ensure the correct bedding of the action to stock. Every part is well machined and fits flawlessly. The old-school solid manufacture is sometimes lacking on modern rifles.
Similarly, the lock-up using opposed twin lugs is good and positive, and its fast lock time ensures accuracy. The bolt action on the LSA 55 is famous for having a smooth operation with less lateral wobble than other Mauser-type configurations. From this point on Tikka rifles were produced at Riihimäki, the Sako works where Tikka T3s are manufactured to this day.
Later the company merged with two other Finnish firms, Nokia and Valmet, and eventually became known as Sako-Valmet Ltd. It was not until 1967 that the first Tikka boltaction rifle was made, the fabled LSA 55. In 1937 it produced its first hunting gun, the H 45 single-barrel shotgun, which featured an interchangeable rifle barrel. It began to manufacture firearms components in 1918. Tikka started as a cogwheel turbine factory in Finland in 1893. Bruce Potts pays homage to the LSA 55 - Tikka's first bolt-action rifle made in 1967
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