paul041075 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 FAC ticket getting sent out next week or so I have been told! Choices now between the Howa setup of the Browning A bolt both in 243. Anyone hold any opinions!?!?!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Tikka T3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULT Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Tikka t3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berelli Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Tikka T3 best gun for money......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 X-bolt or Tikka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooeysafc Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 The xbolt looks a nice rifle but ive read bad reviews about the trigger. Ive never handled a xbolt but i bought a tikka having handled one and am more than happy with my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Bad reviews about the trigger? Not read those but I can tell you that mine is fine after adjusting off the heavy factory setting. No creep whatsoever. Having admitted to never handling one feel free to pass comment on it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul041075 Posted April 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 So apart from votes for the Tikka... ... anyone experience on the A BOLT or HOWA?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 So apart from votes for the Tikka... ... anyone experience on the A BOLT or HOWA?? i own an a-bolt and my mate has just bought a howa. i love my a-bolt, very accurate, the only gripe i have with the a-bolt is the magazine which is attached to a floor plate, its a bit fiddly if you are not used to it but i suppose the risk of loosing a magazine is nil. i was very impressed with my mates howa. for the money i thought it was a very accurate gun, ok not as nicely finished as say a tikka or a sako but a nice rifle none the less, i am tempted to go for a howa when i buy my 6.5x55. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 i have a howa 204 and a x-bolt in 223... both brill rifles no problems with either..i know they arnt 243 but they are great rifles.. rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 So apart from votes for the Tikka... ... anyone experience on the A BOLT or HOWA?? I have Howa, Tikka and Remington. If I was to buy another rifle it would be a Howa or a Tikka. I think I've had my Howa about 7 years or so, good solid well machined action to, tight tollerences. It shoots equally as well as the Tikka. A fine rifle. No wonder they are used as a basis for custon jobs. Mine has a laminated stock which is great, I can't comment on the Hogue ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason kaye Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) I've had two Browning A bolt synthetic stalkers, both in .243,couldn't fault them,both very accurate with 100g bullets straight out of the box and the mag can be released from the floorplate by opening the floorplate and pulling the mag top towards you,makes life a lot easier, or it can be left clipped to the floorplate and loaded or topped up from the top,best of both worlds which is a lot better than the crappy plastic mags of the T3 which must be removed to be loaded and the saftey catch is in the best place IMO on the tang just like a shotgun Jase. Edited April 28, 2012 by jason kaye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Just bought a Howa in 308 and apart from the rather flimsy Hogue stock it is as solid as any other Howa I have owned in the past. Had to re-bed the action though because the bedding on that plastic stock is a bit iffy, but a bit of grinding with a Dremel, and filling with devcon worked very well and it certainly shoots as well as my T3. You can send off for a new laminated stock from The States (Boyds do them for @ £97 including postage) so you can upgrade them and still be less expensive than a Tikka. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul041075 Posted April 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Still seeing what the best deal I can find but may well of found a deal on an A-bolt. Tikka a bit too much money for me. Interested to know what ammo the A bolt works well with, mainly for foxing with a bit of deer stalking now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Tikka T3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 save on the rifle within reason and spend extra on optics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy dog Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Another +1 for the X Bolt, trigger was fine on mine out of the box fair play. No creep and crisp as they come at about 3lb pull before break. Tikkas are great guns as well though, would not go far wrong if you bought either of them to be honest. DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird2 Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 I got the Howa in .243 , very accurate with no frills , its a work tool and does what it says on the tin . I have adjusted the trigger from heavy factory setting to about 2.5 lbs now and its fantastic . You will not be dissapointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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