I have owned 5 tikka's in 3006 and 300 Short mag the 06 was a tack driver like a fool i traded it off for the 300 and then problems began first with blueing first time out rusting i sent it back the company sent a new one the finish on the stock pealed of when the stock got a little wet sent it back they sent another one the safety wouldn't stay on safe sent it back now i have a stainless with a lam stock real pretty but to get it to shoot under an 1.5 inch at 100 yrds is seems almost impossible. I have been hand loading for 30 plus years and never had any trouble with accuracy before. I was wondering if there is any one that is real proud of their tikka 300 short mag are you loading all factory shells or what ??
Old Timer

I have a 300 WSM that shoots under MOA. The stock is synthetic and I guess it is the Lightweight. I have a 595 in 338 Win Mag and a T3 in 308 . All are very accurate.

OldTimer,

I don't have a .300WSM, but I have a wood/blued .243 Tikka that'll regularly group 5 shots into 3/8ths of an inch with 100gr BT's in front of 39.5gr IMR 4350.

Steve

I'm sorry to tell you this old lad but my 6.5x55 Tikka T3 will put a mixture of 139 grain PMC and 156 grain Norma into a ragged hole. Over the years I've had 3 6.5's, a Ruger, a Husqvarna, and the Tikka. All three of them shot well, the Tikka is the most acurate of the three.

Thank you for your comments. I wonder if i have the 1 in a million that won't shoot ?

check your stock real well. My 338 laminated stainless tikka split the stock and accuracy went to pot, it was a really hairline crack that you could hardly see without taking the action out of the stock.

Thanks The Bear,
I will look.
Old Timer