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Woodbeef
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Anybody ever seen a Tikka M55 in Stainless Steel?
      #147489 - 09/12/09 09:39 AM

An interesting looking Stainless Tikka M55 in 223 has surfaced on one of the Canadian boards. Has anyone ever seen a M55 with a stainless receiver and barrel? It is a six digit serial number,so it might be one made after the Sako take over.

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Re: Anybody ever seen a Tikka M55 in Stainless Steel? [Re: Woodbeef]
      #147557 - 10/12/09 10:22 AM

G'Day Fella's,

To the best of my knowledge, Tikka M55 receivers were never made in stainless steel?
Also, I think Tikka were making another model (the 590?) when Sako took them over but I could be wrong there!

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Re: Anybody ever seen a Tikka M55 in Stainless Steel? [Re: Homer]
      #147567 - 10/12/09 01:11 PM

Hmmm... I've never heard of a stainless M55 either.

And no reference in any of the Euro spec catalogues I have:

A 1979 Tikka Catalogue, from back when they were a serious competitor to Sako...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/TikkaM55.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/TikkaM55exploded.jpg

Brochure Cover, M65 links added:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/Tikka1979BrochureCover.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/TikkaM65.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/TikkaM65exploded.jpg

M77 U/O shotgun and M07 Combination rifle/shotgun added:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/TikkaM77-M07.jpg

Edited again:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/Tikka-M-Series-Mounts-web.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/Tikka-M-Series-Scopes-web.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/Finlander-Ad-1971.jpg

Australian Sporting Shooter Tikka M55 Review April 1972:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/Tikka-Finlander-Page-1.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/Tikka-Finlander-Page-2.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/Tikka-Finlander-Page-3.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/Tikka-Finlander-Page-4.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/TikkaCentrefireRifles.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/TilleyMan/TikkaAccessories2.jpg

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Woodbeef
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Re: Anybody ever seen a Tikka M55 in Stainless Steel? [Re: TilleyMan]
      #149078 - 30/12/09 06:20 AM

It turned out being nickle plated.

Thanks for the great info TilleyMan

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