Thread: Comparing the old with the new.

Originally Posted by Scott Cowan

My 2 cents - I have a tikka LSA55 and a new Howa superlite sitting side by side. Tikka action is smoother, far superior trigger that has no creep like the howa and breaks crisper. Fit and finish on the tikka is def above the Howa. Bolts weigh the same, tikka action is heavier but shorter. Mag feed feels solid compared to the howa. And as for old Brno ZG47s and model 21’s old Sakos that I’ve had in the past, just super quality rifles, even the Husky 8000’s are smoother than the modern tikkas. I don’t care for the mid aged BSA rifles like the CF2? I think they are called… dog aweful rifles. And as for the new tikka rifles - I think they are great, just that the LSA locks up like a rolls Royce door compared to a Toyota Corolla type feel. As for the newer higher quality rifles… never owned one so can’t comment

You are semi right. The BSA CF2 was an absolute abomination as a rifle. A moron must have designed it. Railway iron is lighter. Best.