Hi
First time caller, which has the best accuracy potential, the Howa 1500 or the Tikka T3 Lite, (I'm thinking of 7mm08)?
Regards
Mark
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Hi
First time caller, which has the best accuracy potential, the Howa 1500 or the Tikka T3 Lite, (I'm thinking of 7mm08)?
Regards
Mark
Tikka tikka tikka
Go to a shop and pick up both. What ever feels best to you, get that one.
I'm a Howa fan boy, both are accurate
What Toby said - handle both, and a Savage weather warrior, and a Remington 700, and whatever else you see in your price range. They are all capable of producing good accuracy with ammunition they like.
The Savages are the pick of the bunch for me, but try a few options and see what floats your boat.
tikka, they are popular for a reason
Both have similar accuracy, tikkas are lighter, howas have and integral recoil lug and are easier to bed and are a copy of a sako action. Both can be fitted with boyds stocks now.
Both are really good rifles for the money, buy whichever one you prefer, you won't go wrong either way.
If the howa fits you nicely then grab it they are a good rifle for the money and if you see one in 6.5x55 grab it as it is a bloody good caliber and another good option even though there is absolutely nothing wrong with choosing a 7mm08
Im biased, as ive got the Howa.....at least i wont lose my mag......fingers go in ears now.......
I have both and both have their plusses and minuses the tikka will like more factory ammo and has a better barrel and barrel contour and also better steel my stainless got rust on it after 3 days in the south island but my mates tikka went all week without any so I'm swinging towards tikka they also have a better trigger for a stock trigger they are amazing
Stainless howa sorry
love my tikkas, but heard howas are fantastic also
Bought a howa for my sister last year, its a bloody great wee gun. 308. Personally I don't like the tikkas, they feel like a toy with all their plastic. I'd consider buying a wood/stainless one though.
I've got a Howa with a wooden stock in 7mm08. I did look at the Tikka but not a fan of the plastic either
I have a Howa in 7mm Rem Mag, so I've clearly made my choice. They are cheaper and in my opinion better, I don't like the plastic cover on the tikka. That being said, Tikkas are also great guns, you won't regret buying either. go to the shop and see with one you feel more comfortable on. the new Howa light weight is in the same weight range as the tikka and cost less.
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:-)
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.
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.
Howa's are a little porky but really solid old school type rifles.
Win mod 70 featherweight, sorry what were the options?
How does the magazine length compare.
I know about the "all tikkas have a long action" thing but unless you buy one with, do you still have to muck with the block in the ones designated for short action calibres to seat out.
Also the long action T3's seem to have quite a short long action mag especially for the magnums. Just wondering about the long action Howa's.
Cheers Spudattack
Yea the light weights are nice
Shot both back to back last weekend. Tikka in .308 and howa in 6.5x55, both in boyds stocks.
Factory trigger is nicer on my howa. Crisp little 2 stage with a shade under 3lbs factory, the tikka was/is closer to 4lb. Still a good trigger though.
Howa is heavier (6.5x55 has a heavier barrel profile than the .308). Both group really well. Tikka drives tacs with handloads.
It was my first outing with the 6.5 and so was mucking around cleaning and learning the gun/trigger ect. Last 3 groups were all inside and inch with el cheapo $30/box S&B ammo and a warm bbl. I have spent bugger all time shooting paper also so have no doubt would group better in a more experinced shooters hands.
Cant go wrong with either, although you will probably get less of a ribbing at the local spot if you turn up with a 7mm-08 howa than a tikka ;p
Good to hear. I have read on the interwebs that Howa make the new 6.5's with a short throat - the older ones were meant to be really load picky cuz of a long arse throat. I reckon they are probably one of the best buys on the market, mine came stainless with a hard case, leupold bases a cheap shit scope and cheap shit rings (never hurts to have spares for a .22). 895 at Reloaders.