Today, both Tikka and Sako manufacturer rifles in same factory and even share similar tooling. Sako bought Tikka in 1983 following that successful collaboration and Beretta later bought a controlling stake in Sako in 2000. This “Satikka” rifle is the root of Tikka’s modern T3x series.
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In 1981, Tikka collaborated with Sako on a prototype rifle series later released as the both the Tikka M551 and Sako L581. I was surprised to learn that Nokia, the cell phone company, actually bought Tikka in 1974, though I can’t find any indication of how that affected the business. While under Soviet control after WWII, the factory focused on sewing machines until investors bought the brand back and resumed firearms production in 1957. Over the decades, Tikka manufactured several variants of rifles, including the M27 rifle, KP31 submachine gun, and Maxim 09-21. The original company, Oy Tikkakoski Ab, produced several consumer goods from rifles to sewing machines as far back as 1918 (though the factory itself stood up in 1893). Tikka takes its name from the place of its birth, the Tikkakoski district in the city of Jyväskylä Finland. You might think that Tikka serves as the budget-friendly line of the renowned Finnish brand, and you wouldn’t be too far off. Most enthusiasts today know that Tikka is closely related to Sako rifles.
But if you don’t want to bother with the building and instead want to run a stock rifle in NRL22-style competition, particularly in base class, I would steer you towards something like the CZ 457 MTR or CZ457 AT ONE.Īs always, no article of mine would be complete without a touch of history and background. If you’re looking for something that you can build up into a competition rifle, then the Tikka serves as a fantastic base. If you’re looking for a fantastic hunting-oriented bolt action 22, then stop here and buy it.
The same is true for the lightweight polymer stock. It works very well, but the balance between being sporty for hunting and stable for competition errs towards sporty. However, I also think the stock barrel is just a touch lighter than I would expect for a competition rifle. Just about everything about the rifle is executed well and I heartily recommend it.
Through my initial testing in stock form, reviewed here, as well as my follow on shooting with a chassis system, it has been a wonderful performer. I picked up the Tikka T1x MTR in 22LR with my own money in the Spring of 2020 with an intent to build it up as a rimfire precision match rifle.
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