Tikka 17

[villaman 9,979]

Well zeroed my new tikka 17 HMR in to day

What a nice little light weight gun and not as noisy as I thought it was going to be , but my god it’s accurate 

is it a easy job to adjust the trigger, I find it a bit heavy as standard 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

If it's the same unit as the CF versions just replace the spring under the adjuster for a lighter range. Don't just shorten it. It needs to be lighter not shorter.

If you can. Measure the wire thickness and free length then visit ebay and select lighter versions of spring.

[villaman 9,979]

I don’t know if it’s the same 

just seen a vid which shows you how to adjust , easy job 

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

Yep, spot on them little tikka’s. What ammo are you using Mitch?

[villaman 9,979]

17 gr v max 

[David.evans 5,323]

At least you got the right ammo , lol  

enjoy mitch 

atb 

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

The 20 grain gamepoint are most accurate in my cz, but not as frangible as the v max types. CCI tnt and Hornady v max are almost as accurate though, and I can get the Hornady’s for £12:50/50 box. However, I somehow managed to miss the last two squirrels that I took a shot at with the hmr.

[villaman 9,979]

Buying the Horndys for £12.45  / 50 from sporting gun centre in Dorset . Need some so have to take a trip up to purchase scope rail and going to buy the CZ 457 royal.22 as well 

[philpot 4,925]

As a matter of interest Mitch, why do you need a scope rail on the Tikka, is it for a Pard or Pulsar nv. My pal uses the Hornady and finds them to be very accurate and whilst you are there try some Hornady Varmint Express, copper plated HP .22lr. I must admit a liking for them, louder than subs but not bad, 1160fps.

Phil

[Sausagedog 7,381]

I'm on the look out for some of them too.

[Baldcoot 2,352]

Those poor mice 

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

2 hours ago, Sausagedog said:

I'm on the look out for some of them too.

I was going to pick some up from livens, but they’ve just sold out

[villaman 9,979]

3 hours ago, philpot said:

As a matter of interest Mitch, why do you need a scope rail on the Tikka, is it for a Pard or Pulsar nv. My pal uses the Hornady and finds them to be very accurate and whilst you are there try some Hornady Varmint Express, copper plated HP .22lr. I must admit a liking for them, louder than subs but not bad, 1160fps.

Phil

Rail is for the pard and prefer weaver mounts 

[philpot 4,925]

2 hours ago, villaman said:

Rail is for the pard and prefer weaver mounts 

Thought that might be the case.

Phil

[Sausagedog 7,381]

2 hours ago, Rimfireboy! said:

I was going to pick some up from livens, but they’ve just sold out

I can see them taking off, I think our general obsession on being Uber quiet is a red herring! No body seems to notice the racket made when you hit your target! That can't be muffled out!

These will flatten out the traj a shade and make autos function more reliably too.

Sorry to side track Villaman.