Thread: Howa 1500 vs. Tikka T3

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

Quality always costs more.

"Name brands" always cost more...

"European labour" always costs more...

In saying that the most accurate hunting rifle I've seen was a Tikka, and as some have already said they tend to shoot better with a wider variety of box ammunition.
But my barrelled action Howa was $800 new. It came threaded too. I built the carbon fibre stock for roughly $100, slapped some talleys and a muzzle brake on and still haven't reached the cost of a new Tikka. And unlike the Tikka I can properly seat out my projectiles in the mag-box.
It shoots sub-moa too. The trigger was also really easy to tune down to 2 pounds. I think value for money is what your getting a bit more of with the Howa.

Id still love to see a bit more on how you did that stock? Still not exactly sure how you joined the halves.

Originally Posted by Stocky

Id still love to see a bit more on how you did that stock? Still not exactly sure how you joined the halves.

Epoxied the halves together much like two sides of a model aeroplane, using plastic masking tape to keep them together while it set. Then further applications of two inch wide long strips of carbon fibre laid in the barrel channel and top/bottom of the butt area.