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Tikka M77

Name: Tikka M77
Brand: Oy

Break action · 12 Gauge · introduced 1977

Also known as Tikka Model 77, Tikka 77 Over/Under

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About the Tikka M77

The Tikka M77 is a Finnish break-action over/under (superposed) sporting shotgun built by Oy Tikkakoski, with two stacked 12-gauge smoothbore barrels fired from a hammerless boxlock action. Chambered for 2 3/4 inch (12/70) shells and typically bored full choke over modified above a ventilated rib, it was offered as a field and clay-target gun and imported into the United States during the late 1970s and 1980s. The straight shotgun shares its action design with the M77K combination-gun version, which substitutes a rifled lower barrel.

Tikkakoski was better known in Finland for sewing machines and submachine guns than sporting doubles, and the M77 was its bid to sell an affordable Finnish over/under alongside its more famous combination-gun sibling before the whole long-gun operation was folded into Sako.

Tikka M77 specifications

General

Type: Shotgun
Action: Break action
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Single stage
Calibres: 12 Gauge
Magazine capacity: 2 rounds

Dimensions

Barrel length: 679 mm (26.7 in)
Weight (empty): 3.30 kg (7.28 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: None

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Wood
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 400 m/s (1312 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 2560 J (1888 ft·lb)
Effective range: 40 m

History

Introduced: 1977
Discontinued: 1989
Production status: Out of production
Country of origin: FI

Features

Over under barrels
Boxlock action
Ventilated rib
Fixed chokes full over modified
Shotgun ejectors
Chrome lined bores
Checkered walnut stock

Safety

Automatic tang safety

Barrel lengths of roughly 26 to 27.5 inches (about 660-698 mm) are recorded, with fixed chokes; weight is approximate and varies with barrel length and wood. Production ran under Oy Tikkakoski until Sako absorbed the Tikkakoski long-gun business at the end of the 1980s. Weight and range figures are typical values for a 12-gauge over/under of this type rather than published factory specifications.