Hey guys, finally made it to the range last week with the new Tikka. You were right, it shot beautifully and the plastic clip was not a problem. It was very cold that day so I only fired 10 rounds before my fingers started to seize up, however I plan to get out again on Thursday if I can and will report back how it goes.
Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys.

I' m glad to hear that you had good results. I don' t have a Tikka myself, but if I have " need" of another rifle I' ll definitely think seriously about getting one.

hi crashman , i think i missed an earlier post but , what model tika did you purchase ??? i' ve always been a fan of thier whitetail hunter and thier carbine models

to bad there gonna discontinue making the whitetail hunter, ive heard nothing but good about it.