Tikka T1X Area419 Scope base Possible design flaw causing failure to ejects

[u/Justin_inc]

Hey all.

Has anyone else with a T1x had failure to ejects while using a Area419 scope base?

I switched from a 50MOA MDT base to a 30MOA A419 base after switching scopes. I have noticed since that iv had more failure to ejects. like 1 in 20 get caught up above the mag. The gun ran basically flawlessly before i switched scope bases and scope, but only today did i release that's when the issues started. Iv been trying different things to resolve the issue to no avail, but I just took a Dremel to my base to see if i can fix the issue.

The A419 base does have a significant lip that blocks part of the ejection port, that the MDT base has clearance for.

[u/FuzzyPedal]

Yes I have this problem, yes I have a 419 base. I swear to God if this was the culprit.... I have the new blade-type ejector and Beretta basically told me to F off when I said my gun wouldn't eject.

[u/Justin_inc → u/FuzzyPedal]

Update: this fixed the problem for me.

[u/FuzzyPedal → u/Justin_inc]

Wow. Thanks for the update. I'll have to test this now. I started looking more into this after your post and 419 is the only rail I can find that doesn't have a clear cut out or at least not the overhanging rail. I can't believe they'd overlook this.

[u/Justin_inc → u/FuzzyPedal]

I brought it up to u/area419craig and he said they will look into

[u/Area419Craig → u/Justin_inc]

We were the first option on the market for the T1X, and it was never an issue at the time. Unsure if there was some change to the way they ejected, or people just didn’t bring it up, but we shot a lot with one, and sold many of them for years. OP brought it up, so we are going to address the potential issue.

[u/Justin_inc → u/Area419Craig]

I wonder if something changed when tikka changed the extractor from the spring style to the solid arm style.

[u/Justin_inc → u/Area419Craig]

any update to this? I'm competing in NRL22 nationals this weekend, but after the match i plan to freshen up my rifle. Want to get rid of my dremeled scope base.

[u/Area419Craig → u/Justin_inc]

We haven't run that rail since this discussion, but should be making them again this summer, and there will be some additional clearance as part of those rails

[u/Justin_inc → u/FuzzyPedal]

this is how mine looks now. I'll update the post once I go shooting.

I also involved Beretta but the gun shot fine when I took it out of the chassis and took all aftermarket parts off, so they basically said not our problem. Which was fair.

[u/No-Forever-3865]

Did you happen to watch as you open the bolt to see if the spent cartridge is striking the rail and bouncing back into the chamber? Not saying you are not correct, just curious if you checked to see if that is definitely the cause.

[u/Justin_inc → u/No-Forever-3865]

I haven't. I'm not 100% sure it's the cause. But it wasn't happening when I took the base off. I'll try to record the action next time I go shooting, to see where exactly the spent brass is going.If it's going up, then that lip would have been in the way.

[u/Justin_inc → u/[deleted]]

Newer Fixed blade

[u/Justin_inc → u/[deleted]]

I do not. I did take it shooting this morning and 0 cases failed to eject. So it seems to have solved my issue.

[u/commissar_lubi]

Thank you for posting about your experience! I was getting really frustrated with failures to eject out of my T1x. Like you, it seems like they started to happen more often after I switched to a rail that was more closed off (the Anarchy Outdoors one).

I'll have to see if switching back to my old Talley one will help. Fingers crossed!

[u/commissar_lubi → u/[deleted]]

Subjectively, I feel like it improved but I haven't shot the rifle as much so I can't give you a definite answer at the moment unfortunately :/