Unknown Munitions Raven Action (Tikka Clone)

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includes a dust cover

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That was my idea!

Ill probably never buy one. In a vacuum I like it alot. Double the cost of a tikka for an outright pirated design, nah.

I have been following their podcast for a while now, it was initially if I remember right gonna be a 1k action.
I have been patiently waiting to build a gun I don’t need but want and will probably get one this summer.
I like the fact that I will have the ability to be switch barrel switch bolt and utilize same stock and scope.

You’re not wrong about the bolt but based on the action pricing it may cost the same as a factory gun. I also don’t really see what a precision tikka brings to the table.

uhh yes please. I'm in

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a whole rifle for $650 vs a naked action for $1200, easy choice for most people.

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650 for a blued gun.
Add 100$ for coating
75$ for a pic rail
Puts it at 825$ without any other features such as timed action threading, 100% compatibility with prefits and interchangeable bolt face ability.
It’s a 375$ difference to be able to build exactly what I want and not have a pile of parts that nobody wants to buy from me (barrel stock and trigger)
That’s my rationale and how I’m justifying it to myself lol

gonna order when form done torture testin new rokcok

Available in true short action length?

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650 for a blued gun. Add 100$ for coating 75$ for a pic rail Puts it at 825$ without any other features such as timed action threading, 100% compatibility with prefits and interchangeable bolt face ability. It’s a 375$ difference to be able to build exactly what I want and not have a pile of parts that nobody wants to buy from me (barrel stock and trigger) That’s my rationale and how I’m justifying it to myself lol

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This is it, a stainless tikka is $750, you’ll get like $150 for the old stock and barrel. Screwed pic rails suck and I don’t want to Jb weld my new gun.

Stainless tikka
-$750
+$150 for old stock and barrel
-$80 for area419 20 moa rail
-$8 kwikweld
-$85 bolt fluting
-$150 action nitride
-$100 for a UM bolt knob

North of $1000 for a similarly equipped factory action plus shipping your action to get it worked on plus the risk of damaging something if you try to pull the factory barrel yourself or the additional cost of getting the barrel pulled.

This isn’t for a guy who wants a factory tikka, it’s for the guy who is gonna do all those things any way and wants guaranteed headspace and an integral rail.

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for the guy who is gonna do all those things any way

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But who is doing all that to a tikka in the first place?

There’s nothing special about them vs a r700 clone besides that a company in Finland happens to know how to make them at really high quality relative to their price point. In fact the platform has a lot of warts that doesn’t make it conducive to a high end precision rig - the length is the length, there are like two triggers on the market for it, and you’re SOL if you want COAL longer than 3.40 inches.

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But who is doing all that to a tikka in the first place? There’s nothing special about them vs a r700 clone besides that a company in Finland happens to know how to make them at really high quality relative to their price point. In fact the platform has a lot of warts that doesn’t make it conducive to a high end precision rig - the length is the length, there are like two triggers on the market for it, and you’re SOL if you want COAL longer than 3.40 inches.

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You don’t have to do any of those things. I’m not trying to tell anyone what to like. Some people drive a mustang or corvette when a Corolla gets you to the same place. Some of those people want a racing stripe too.

There’s a few mag options that get you to 3.5” coal. I think if somebody want a medium length action and already has a bunch of tikkas, this will be a good option. They are gonna sell so many bolts.

What are the warts that make it not good for a precision rig? I’ve heard the narrow barrel shank complaints good bit but they opened that up. The magazine options are pretty limited with a tikka bottom metal.