by zobster » 19 Apr 2016, 3:13 pm
My mate has a tikka and I have a howa, both 223. I've shot his quite a lot and I must say performance wise both is just as good on factory osa ammunition. But as what others have said in the previous post, the finish of the howa is a little on the rough side.
For me, the howa is a no frills rifle, shoot straight, groups well, does the job. Tikka is a real beauty to look at and to hold, but it performs just the same as the howa.
But something that is more of a personal preference for me, I found that the tikka has a slightly nicer/crisper trigger as compared to a howa.
I bought the howa because of budget constrains, it shoots just as well as the tikka but cheaper because of the finish. No doubt others might disagree, but personally, aesthetics isn't as important as performance. I rather save the difference and get more ammunition or something. I promise you, the wallaby cannot tell the difference between 55gr of lead coming out of a tikka or howa.
Another thing would be choice of glass, but that's another story.