pdoughertyMU

thanks for all the info. i don't quite understand what you mean by not having the gear for it.

DM

You need the front rest/bag and the rear bag, also a good spotting scope and a stand for it. This will help you shoot your best, and allow you to see where your shooting, without haveing to go down range, which will make your heart pump faster and shoot worse again! As you get better it helps to put some flags out to learn to judge wind and see where it's blowing. Others have things they like to add to this, but i at least like to have this much.

Do you HAVE to have all the gear? NO, but everything you buy will make it easier for you to elimiate YOU from makeing the group size larger.

Buy good stuff the first time, if you take care of it, it will last you the rest of your life!

Drilling Man

brush_buster

I have a T3 in .270......I've used handloads and factory ammo and I have had sub-moa with everything I've thrown at the gun........

I only have a 300 yard range but it's good there as well..........

GRIZZLYMAN

Buy a Sako.

WriterBob

I have a Tikka in 7 mag. The Tikka is an extremely accurate rifle. The floated barrel, and the great trigger pull no doubt add to this rifle.
WHen shooting, take at least three brands of ammo, all in the same grain that you plan to shoot with.
Use a front rest and a rear rest. Sand bags work great or you can purchase rests. It is imperative that you use a rest to take as much human error out of the equation as possible. Once you have sighted the rifle in. I sight mine to shoot two or three inches high at a hundred yards. This works great for hunting situations.
Remember to squeeze the trigger. When you squeeze instead of pull the gun should almost surprise you when it goes off, then you know you are doing it right.
Take a good pair of binoculars or preferably a spotting scope as this will allow you to get a good close look at where you are shooting on the target.
Shoot at least a three shot group.
Remember to shoot with as cold of barrell as possible, when the barrel heats up let it cool off or else the rifle will do what is called "walking" and shoot off center. Shoot three shots, take a good look, adjust your scope as needed, let the barrel cool a little, then shoot three more. This is why I like to take a few guns to the range so that I can shoot something else while one rifle is cooling off.
Forget your shotgun shooting abilities when firing a rifle. In shotgun shooting you are pointing instead of aiming and you pull the trigger rather than squeeze. The rifle is a whole new animal.
Don't be afraid of the gun and start flinching. You may want to get a shoulder pad and wear this when you are at the range, it will absorb the recoil and make for a more pleasant shooting experience and eliminate flinch hopefully.
Try different brands of ammo, one will finally come out as more accurate and then you know what your rifle likes to shoot.
I generally once Ihave my rifle dialed in don't clean the barrell before hunting season as sometimes a clean barrel will have a different point of impact than a fouled one, but of course some will debate this point. It works for me.
Good luck, good shooting, and your Tikka is one very accurate and reliable rifle.

bigcountry

You know what cracks me up about this post is all
Tikka owners will not even mention the possibility of it being a dud.

oldelkhunter

Your right BC but I'll withold comment on that series of rifles. Everytime I say something the trolls come out in force.

rick_reno

Why don't you see if you can find a friend/relative with some shooting experience who can shoot the rifle? That should eliminate either you or the rifle.

oldelkhunter

I usually follow my own advice and experience and that is exactly what I have done

GRIZZLYMAN

Me too!