Tikka 512S

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About the Tikka

Tikkakoski was at first a metal workshop established in 1893 in Jyväskylä, Finland, which later, at the end of World War I in 1918 evolved into a factory that produced gun components. One of the most important guns of Tikka in the 20th century is most definitely Suomi KP/-31, which is regarded as one of the most successful submachine guns of World War II.

Tikkakoski and Sako cooperated on a prototype rifle series in 1981 and soon after that, Tikkakoski was acquired by Sako. By the end of the decade, the production of Tikka rifles has already shifted from Jyväskylä to Sako headquarters in Riihimäki. Tikka still holds on to their traditional gunsmith craftsmanship, visually inspecting every rifle barrel and then manually testing the rifle with test shots. In 2009 Beretta group took over Sako, which got Sako and Tikka access to the most advanced production methods.

Tikka 512S Rifle Review

Tikka 512S break action rifles are based on the Valmet 412S rifle designed in Finland. When Beretta took over Sako/Tikka the production moved to Marocchi factory in Italy, at which point the name of the rifle was changed to FinnClassic. They share the same mechanical aspects of the gun, the only thing that changed are the finishes and aesthetics. They are available in three basic grades (512S field grade, 512SD with game scenes and the fully engraved Bavarian Classic). For mounting purpose, it has a 12mm dovetail with a transverse notch.

Tikka 512S

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Tikka 512S

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Which rifles have interchangeable mounts

Mounts for some other Tikka rifles,

Tikka 412S
Valmet 412S, Petra
Marocchi FinnClassic 512S, 612S
Steyr Mannlicher Duett
Haenel Jaeger 9
Brno Combo, Express
Baikal IZH 18 MH

This means if one of the rifle mounts is named for one of the rifles mentioned in the list, it will fit others as well.

Our recommendation for mounts

Since this is a break action rifle, we would recommend you to equip it with extended mounts, which would in most cases provide you with the most optimal eye relief.

Fixed mounts:

One of the most appropriate fixed mounts would be this Kozap mount, as it is placed in the perfect price range for this rifle.

Detachable repeatable mounts:

The price of this INNOmount is somewhere in the middle, but an advantage compared to other detachable mounts is clamping mechanism, which ensures better repeatability.

We would recommend MAKipp Picatinny rail, as it is one of the few that would fit this rifle.

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If you have this rifle or any other rifle at home, we would really appreciate it if you could send us some photos of the rifle receiver (mounting surface of the rifle when there are no mounts installed), because it would help us expand our rifle mounts database. If you send us a photo of rifle receiver which we don’t already have, that would be of great value to us and we will definitely reward you for your help.

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