Bill wrote:Ya killing me Bigfellascott
Ive had 3 Sako's yet none find a home in my safe anymore legends in their day, Howa is now the real deal and fit my budget.
each to their own SCJ429, Tikka make a great product ( the VW of rifles) but plenty of flaws and and a RRP that I find slightly delusional, they are a $700 gun but a hell of a profit earner for SAKO.
Yep got rid of my Sako too, still got all my Howas though! The one thing I like about my Tikka is it's weight, she's a nice light rifle for walk about hunting which is the reason I bought it over the Howa - I generally don't walk around much with the Howas these days (did when I was a young fit fella) most of my Howas are used shooting off bipods or out car windows which they are brilliant for.
To me the way I look at the two brands is ones unpretentious and well made for the $$ the other is better finished but way over priced for what you get in comparison to the other (I could have bought 3 Howa Barreled Actions for the cost of the Tikka Hunter Fluted I bought.