Thread: Howa 1500 vs. Tikka T3

Do the howas shoot as good out of the box as tikkas? I know what you mean by plastic on tikkas but there's plenty of aftermarket metal replacement parts so if any of mine do break I'll replace with metal. Good thing with plastic is the weight saving I guess

I have two Tikka t3s. One still wears its plastic stock, is really light and feels like a toy.
I like toys.
Also I have never heard of anyone braking any of the plastic bits on a Tikka, or of any corrosion issues.
As a bonus, they both shoot well too.
ps. They don't make left hand Howas.

tikkas are guaranteed moa accuracy out the box I like the howa's as well I don't own one but I have a mates 270wsm howa in the safe that one seems very accurate however it was tickled up by gunworks before he got it

if your looking for guaranteed accuracy out of the box it has to be tikka hands down though

The MOA guarantee is good marketing, I'll give it that. Every other modern centrefire seems to shoot just as well, they just don't make a fuss about it and pretend its something special.

Come to think of it, the only centrefire rifle I've tried that hasn't shot sub-MOA was a Tikka! But I expect that would too with the right ammo.

Yep they can be a little fussy on ammo but remington or federal blue box seems to shoot well in most t3's it seems
And you are right most do shoot well these days a have a $699 marlin 223 which will shoot .7-.5 all day long with the right food:-)

Originally Posted by GravelBen

The MOA guarantee is good marketing, I'll give it that. Every other modern centrefire seems to shoot just as well, they just don't make a fuss about it and pretend its something special.

Come to think of it, the only centrefire rifle I've tried that hasn't shot sub-MOA was a Tikka! But I expect that would too with the right ammo.

you are right GravelBen it is good marketing, not only that but they are prepared to put that in writing! you say that the others don't make a fuss about theirs and pretend that its something special, perhaps that is where they are going wrong, if I am choosing between two rifles and one brand guarantees their accuracy and the other doesn't then I would automatically lean towards the one with the guarantee,hunters want rifles that shoot tight groups. yes I know that other brands have rifles that shoot moa (have owned a savage in the past) but if they build them to a high quality finish then why don't they guarantee their own products?

T3 all the way ,never had a bad one.

Originally Posted by HUNTY

you are right GravelBen it is good marketing, not only that but they are prepared to put that in writing! you say that the others don't make a fuss about theirs and pretend that its something special, perhaps that is where they are going wrong, if I am choosing between two rifles and one brand guarantees their accuracy and the other doesn't then I would automatically lean towards the one with the guarantee,hunters want rifles that shoot tight groups. yes I know that other brands have rifles that shoot moa (have owned a savage in the past) but if they build them to a high quality finish then why don't they guarantee their own products?

I looked at the T3 guarantee and it wasn't worth the paper it was written on. Basically it was that it was guaranteed with their own house load in their own range.

I've shot a few different makes and they all shot about the same other than my Zastava 223. Mind you I bought that cheap because no one could get any accuracy out of it (4" at 100m) but after suppressing it the Zastava is shooting very small groups indeed.

I have a 308 weatherby/howa that does .6'' groups with handloads, mate just bought a 308 with the 20'' skinny barrel that is doing under an inch with his hand loads. IMO they are good value and a solid action and for under $800 bare rifle you cant go wrong.

How many howa owners would straight swap for a tikka? How many tikka owners would straight swap for a howa? I imagine that flow only going one way.

To prove a point, il swap a howa I have for anyone's tikka!

I bought a Howa the other day hopefully turns up this morning.

Howa are nice rifles just a little heavy
Tikka are nice rifles light and so on but they are all built on long actions

Can beat the smooth feeding action of a tikka

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Tikka, got 2 & think they're great wouldn't hesitate buying another, but shot never shot a howa before.