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gunbug
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Tikka M07
#114173 - 11/09/08 01:02 PM

Hi: Asking for a friend. Any opinions on the Tikka M07? He wants a combo for his wife and i was asked for a recommendation.[trying to steer him away from savage which i have had no luck with]Any Help?

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TilleyMan
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Re: Tikka M07 [Re: gunbug]
#114189 - 11/09/08 06:17 PM

Hi Gunbug

The Tikka M07 is a well made firearm with one fatal flaw... the ultra thin 'floating' rifle barrel heats up fast and walks with every shot. The muzzle brake doesn't help either.

My father bought a 12g/.222 Rem version new in the 1970's and I spent some time trying to get it to print consistently on target. Never could get it to group, just a vertical string as the barrel rapidly heated up. VERY frustrating...

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/?action=view&current=TikkaM77-M07.jpg

He DID get one big pig with the M07, poleaxed at 50 yards by a 50gr Norma .222 factory load behind the shoulder. These are loaded with a bullet designed for small deer like the Roe, and were quite effective if you picked the shot carefully. We also used 12g rifled slugs in it on the pigs, which I much prefered.

We ended up selling it, and buying a new BSA Monarch .243...

Edited by TilleyMan (11/09/08 06:21 PM)

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dan_oz
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Re: Tikka M07 [Re: TilleyMan]
#114208 - 11/09/08 10:45 PM

A mate of mine had one of those in 12ga/.222, and I used it a bit. The rifle barrel was very accurate, but the big problem my mate and I found was the fact that the combination of external hammer and side selector prevented instant (or even reasonably quick) availability of the barrel you want, when you want it. Both of us like the combination as a concept, and have since bought Brno ZH series combos, which have two triggers and thus don't have this problem.

I certainly would heartily recommend one of these over the Tikka M07. Mine is a 7x57R/12ga, but they can also be had in 5.6x52R/12ga (my mate has barrel sets in both these combinations) and, less commonly, 5.6x50R/12ga, .22 Hornet/12ga and other combinations.

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gunbug
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Re: Tikka M07 [Re: dan_oz]
#114242 - 12/09/08 09:06 AM

Thank's guys. i have the Brno combo with 2 barrel sets but he want's something cheaper. Every savage i tried did the same thing Tilley described

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