Howa or Tikka
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pine Hill Alabama USA
Posts: 1,280
RE: Howa or Tikka
Howa hands down, that tikka is nice but not really any better then a remington 710.
The Rem 710 is a POS in my opinion. Its cheap and will usually fire when you pull the trigger and thats about all the positive things I can say for it.
The Tikka on the other hand is one of the most accurate factory rifles straight out of the box that I have ever owned. (And I've owned a lot of them) The trigger is crisp with no creep and can be adjusted down to 2 lbs in minutes. The bolt action is one of the slickest in the business. It has a cold hammer forged free floated barrel that is very accurate. I own one in 25-06 and I have found 3 different factory loads that will print sub 1 inch groups at 100 yards.
In other words go with the Tikka and don't look back.
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: missouri
Posts: 305
RE: Howa or Tikka
i have a tikka t3 lite stainless in 7mm08 and a weatherby [howa] vanguard in 308 the tikka hs a sweet trigger and a very smooth action the weatherby is a very solid built rifle with a 24" barrel it shoots good but not as good as the tikka in my personal opinion i would buy the tikka.
#23
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Posts: 203
RE: Howa or Tikka
i looked at the tikka and the howa. i got the howa in 308 the fist day i shot it i shot a 2 shot group at 115 yrds and the holes where tuching. very acurate and well built rifle i am very impressed and happy with my choce.
#24
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Colorado
Posts: 28
RE: Howa or Tikka
What an interesting thread. I have a Howa in .30-06. It is superbly accurate. A very strong, but heavy rifle. The Butler Creek stock was a poor choice by Howa - really an ugly piece of whatever - yet it suits the purpose - hunting. You can get a Howa fairly cheap . . . look around.
However, the Tikka is a much "purtier" rifle - the action is slick as a baby's bottom. Quality is good. But, the Tikka will cost a lot more unless you are a dealer's buddy.
As a compromise, I would go to a Weatherby dealer [NOT Wally World - something "strange" about the Deluxe's wood stock - not as nice as Weatherby Sporter] ] and buy their version of the Vanguard. Workmanship is slicker than Howa [even though it is made by Howa, and the barrel length is 24". It is available in a wide-range of chamberings. Prices in Colorado [approximate]:
[ul][*] Synthetic $399[*]Sporter [with a gorgeous Monte Carlo wood stock] $499
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Beats the price you will pay for a Tikka and is slicker than the standard Howa.
Accuracy? Forget it! Most modern rifles shoot better than you can. Howa AND Tikka are among the best! My Howa has shot 3/4" 100-yard groups. The Tikka will do the same.
Hope this helps.
However, the Tikka is a much "purtier" rifle - the action is slick as a baby's bottom. Quality is good. But, the Tikka will cost a lot more unless you are a dealer's buddy.
As a compromise, I would go to a Weatherby dealer [NOT Wally World - something "strange" about the Deluxe's wood stock - not as nice as Weatherby Sporter] ] and buy their version of the Vanguard. Workmanship is slicker than Howa [even though it is made by Howa, and the barrel length is 24". It is available in a wide-range of chamberings. Prices in Colorado [approximate]:
[ul][*] Synthetic $399[*]Sporter [with a gorgeous Monte Carlo wood stock] $499
[/ul]
Beats the price you will pay for a Tikka and is slicker than the standard Howa.
Accuracy? Forget it! Most modern rifles shoot better than you can. Howa AND Tikka are among the best! My Howa has shot 3/4" 100-yard groups. The Tikka will do the same.
Hope this helps.
#25
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Colorado
Posts: 28
RE: Howa or Tikka
As an addendum to the last post - a couple of comments. Wally World puts their rifles in that stupid circular gun rack and it rubs the blue off the barrel - I can always spot a Wally World rifle by the silver band around the barrel - - not exactly a Leupold gold band -
Second, I was stunned at the difference in the stock between what Wally is offering as the "Deluxe" and the "Sporter" as offered by Weatherby - should be the same, but sure doesn't look the same. The "Sporter" has the same style of walnut stock that Vanguard has used for 30 years - Monte Carlo walnut - beautiful. Wally wants $480 - Weatherby dealer her wants $499. I would pay the $19 and get the chambering I want. Wally doesn't offer but a few. Go to Weatherby and get a .338 Mag with a Monte Carlo walnut stock for $499! Or a .257 Wby Mag - now THERE is a beauty. Vanguard has new matching mounts and rings for an extra $35 - really neat.
Hope this helps.
Second, I was stunned at the difference in the stock between what Wally is offering as the "Deluxe" and the "Sporter" as offered by Weatherby - should be the same, but sure doesn't look the same. The "Sporter" has the same style of walnut stock that Vanguard has used for 30 years - Monte Carlo walnut - beautiful. Wally wants $480 - Weatherby dealer her wants $499. I would pay the $19 and get the chambering I want. Wally doesn't offer but a few. Go to Weatherby and get a .338 Mag with a Monte Carlo walnut stock for $499! Or a .257 Wby Mag - now THERE is a beauty. Vanguard has new matching mounts and rings for an extra $35 - really neat.
Hope this helps.
#26
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 618
RE: Howa or Tikka
I've got a Tikka T3 Lite Syn/Stainless in a .30-06 and love the gun. If you look on the internet, like auction arms, you should be able to get it for around $500. To agree with some of the others, this gun shoots extremely well, looks good, is really light, and recoil is tolerable for being just over 6lbs without a scope.
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: pennsylvania
Posts: 3,248
RE: Howa or Tikka
agree with absolutely everything minnesotahunter said. got the lite stainles in 30-06 and couldnt be happier. fired hornady custom 165 gr interbonds, 3/4inch group right out of the box.
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