I'm a lifelong Howa 1500 shooter in Arizona - since 1983 - in .30-06, .25-06, and 7 mm Rem Mag. They are just excellent, well made rifles at a great value price. The winner's 6.5 IS WICKED accurate. Good on ya mates!
Great video! Sorry about the Auzzie rules. I just ordered a Howa 1500 in 308 this morning, and will be picking it up in 7 days when it arrives at the shop, here in Montana! I can’t wait!!!
That landscape fooled me into thinking you were shooting here in Western Montana, untill you didn't have a Montana accent. Same scenery, same wonderful mates, shooting. ☆
young fella should have gone the head for the last 180 and held right to compensate. 4 shot group showed it was needing adjusted right. i would have also had a 1" high at 100 so zero at 200. but that's a hunting POI style. they need to stretch the legs on those 6.5's too. 180M is a start nthough
In South Africa the Tikka is priced at least 60 - 80% more than the Howa. God alone knows why. No wonder then that Howa is the best seller rifle in Saffa land.
The bloke with the tikka didn't have enough fore end on the front rest. That's why his group wasn't that good. Also wasn't zeroed to his bullets that's why he missed at 180 to the left
Hey mate! Thanks for the comment!! We know man!! We have fixed the issue since then!! Was a bit of an issue sighting in his rifle! He's all good now though! Thanks for watching!! Stay safe!
Excuses, excuses. Aim for the same spot on the target and the groups will be the same regardless the fore end.. Only legit excuse would be ammo selection. Tikka is typically finicky about ammo. Howa cold hammer forged barrels typically shoot a wider variety of loads better.. Just common knowledge.. Tikka’s are accurate, but it typically takes more time to figure out what they like.
All good but I would have liked to know what caliber was being shot at each point as a comparison. "Gunshot sound" does not really let the viewer know what is being fired, when.
I was watching the bloke with the Tikka. He was banging away at the trigger like he was plucking a guitar string. He needs some lessons on trigger control. Squeeze, follow through & let off. You can't expect good accuracy when you bang on the trigger like that. The results are no surprise to me though. I know Tikka have this awesome reputation but, I've yet to personally witness the reputation become reality. I've seen plenty of Howa's shoot lights out. Not so much the Tikka's.
G'day mate!! Firstly thanks for the comment!! Yes he was jerking the trigger for sure! After we filmed it we showed him the footage!! He did another video with us "LITHGOW VS RUGER" with his new 223 and it's a vast improvement!! Have a look and see what you think! But as for the tikka rifle itself I just think there a nice rifle with a good reputation!!! Thanks for watching man!!!!!
@@aussiegunners01 I'll give it a look for sure. It is hard to keep your mind on everything all at the one time when trying to shoot the smallest group you can. I think good marksmanship is mostly training ourselves to be aware of all the aspects like trigger control, butt stock shoulder pocket position & pressure, breathing & etc. I did have a go at Ozzie, over on Ozzie reviews one time because he was conducting accuracy review segments in windy conditions. Not a good result & certainly not applicable to any particular rifles accuracy potential. Ozzie does really good reviews but, that one aspect peeved me & my arsehole ached as a result. I recently watched a review of the Howa HCR, I think it's called, where the Guy (a yank) was having all kinds of feeding issues cause he was using the wrong mag. Who knows how many that shit review will turn away from Howa's now, & into the future. Fuckin shit show I reckon &, these kinds of fuckups are all over RU-vid. I just think that anyone putting out reviews on public platforms should have all their bases covered & be able to accurately portray whatever they are reviewing. It looks as though you blokes are onto though & I did otherwise enjoy the review. Regards..............Rotas
That was darn good Shooting I really enjoyed your videos I would like to see more of those Great job thank you oh that 308 doing good premium federal Ammunition can’t beat that
I'd like to see Josh shoot the tikka. That gun definitely can do better but it's more of a hunter barrel that version. If he had a heavier barrel he would have better groups. Still great.
Thanks for the comment mate! Josh here, Next time I will have a decent shoot with his tikka. It does shoot well. Would be keen to see it used in a hunting scenario. Thanks for watching and stay safe mate!
Hey mate thanks for the comment!! I don't know about Catching the 6.5 at 500m? Might put an unwanted hole in you!!! Only going by what we've seen!! Thanks for watching!!
Great job guys I have quite a few rifles and shotguns myself I reload for seven calibers. I also have plenty of ammo. I've been buying ammo for years since i saw this coming during the obama years now it's out of control.. I never got hung up on the tightest groups. I don't own one rifle that doesn't have iron sights . I feel you should be proficient at 100 to 200 yards without a optic depending on the caliber All of you did well all in the kill zone give or take a inch. But what if your scope breaks your done. The 6.5 Creedmoore is temping to buy but I have enough, great round Not criticizing just a observation Well done stay safe.
Hey mate thanks for watching this one!! We definitely have our selection of iron sight rifles and we agree you have to be capable without a scope that's for sure!! But most of our rifles don't have the option. Scope or nothing! Except my Ruger 223!! Love that gun! Thanks again man!!!!
@@aussiegunners01 Do you have a Ruger Mini 14 or you can't have semi auto. Or maybe the Ruger Hawkeye? There must be a way around that there are ways to mount sights then put high rings on the scope mounts. I guess it's more trouble than it's worth. You don't want any problems. No need to respond.
@@aussiegunners01 Well that sucks here in the suburbs you can use a pellet gun for pests like raccoons with your neighbors permission. I guess your talking about coyote or Dingos. It's strange it looks like you guys are in the wilderness when shooting. Bottom line is they don't want you to have guns. There trying here but the States won't enforce federal laws in many cases. Which is good news.
Hi lads. I hate to be a nay sayer. But I could have done that test with a .22. Those are high powered rifles. I can understand a 100y base line but 180y as your further range is not worth doing. And with the size of those targets you wouldn’t even have to Chang’s the dope on your scope. I’m sure you guys can do better
Hey mate thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!! But I think you misunderstand what our channel is about! We don't claim to be anything where not, including top marksman plinking targets at long distances with a .22 and playing with our dopes!! We do it for fun not for setting records! Your meant to just enjoy it, not critique it like where at shooting school. Thanks for your input though. And as a fellow RU-vidr you should always keep your comments positive, don't put yourself in a pedestal. Offer advise, not criticism. Stay safe mate!
Hi mate. I appreciate your reply. I posted a comment rather than giving you a thumbs down 👎 as I my self would prefer constructive criticism rather than an anonymous thumbs down. Anyway I hope you are all keeping well. I hear the restrictions are parity tough down in Australia
Hahahahaha!! Yes was giving it a good yank!!! He was just really learning! He's better now though! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!! Stay safe!
Hey mate thanks for the comment!! But that's nothing it takes on average 1 year to acquire your first handgun!! And you can only buy 1 for the first 12 months after that!!! Thanks for watching mate!! Cheers!!
@@aussiegunners01 wow!!! I am not moving to Australia! Haha. Come to America my friend. I can purchase a hand gun and walk out with it in about 30 minutes. Last year i believe i purchased 84 guns... Maybe give or take a few 😂
I don't know why I even watch these videos any more since here in the states you can't find any ammo or buy any gun of your choice any more.No bullets to shoot at the range or hunt with so it's time to retire from hunting or shooting.So many people will lose their jobs that have anything to do with guns and hunting and the state won't sell many hunting licenses.The new high powered airguns cost more than we can afford so it's going to be a rich mans sport and the rest of us are screwed.
Holy hell mate!! Didn't realise it was getting so bad in the States!!! We heard about the ammo shortages but that's about it. Here we are kinda lucky with ammo it's just the government being assholes and delaying everything they can from getting your licence to getting your permit to purchase a firearm! We do appreciate you watching man!!!
@@aussiegunners01 I bought a new Tikka rifle about 14 months ago and have not seen ammo for it in the last 12 months.I am looking for a tikka T1x in.17hmr that I do have ammo for and the sportshop can't get one and says there is no hope for one at all.This last deer season I never found ammo for my gun at all.There is no shells on the shelves or any reloading supplies for about the last 12 months.Nobody wants to burn up any ammo at the range because you can't replace any of it.
@@aussiegunners01 understand all that!.....thats why I wrote what I wrote DA if ya gonna try do a comparison of brands at least have comparable shooters!!!!!!! :) even if its comedic!
@@aussiegunners01 I got mine in last week of June. Applied late August 2020 Ten months for a new license. No use contacting them and giving them abuse. It is what it is.
@@markf3229 Trying to get a pistol license, called multiple times. Even sent an email to ask why does it take so long, just to get given the polite finger and told to wait your turn. Still waiting. Already licensed Cat A & B and did not mean a thing. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching Jane!! Your obviously a high quality marksmen! Thankyou for your constructive criticism!! Now we don't have to cry ourselves to sleep knowing your out there!! Feel better? Stay safe!!
Gun shops were shut during lockdowns and it takes double the time for approval for new licence holders. So we got screwed around a little bit. Thanks for watching and for the comment!
The price of ammo is through the roof,the police and government are still looking for any excuse they can to remove firearms from public ownership.the police are using the public for target practice shooting people in the back with rubber coated bullets.
Hahahaha! Thanks! We do like doing our intros!! Yeh the Howa out performed the tikka for sure! We were happy with the results! Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment.
My Ruger scout 223 has a Nikon P223 scope mildot which is designed for a 55gr projectile and is good to 500m (supposedly) when sighted at 100m, each mildot down is 100m extra. Tested for sure at 200m! Cheers mate!
@@aussiegunners01 The savage is on layaway. It has a nikko stirling 4-12x50. I'd like to shoot it then decide if I want to upgrade the scope. Needs the axis trigger job also. But I'll shoot it first and see how it does
I'd think your choice of target would be a problem. Targets resembling humans aren't allowed at any ranges I shoot on. It's posts like this that give the anti firearm lobby talking points and can paint all LAFO with your mindset.
Thanks for the comment there John. We use a private range and the manquines are just a bit of fun! Our mindset is that of fun and firearm appreciation so let's hope that catches on. As for the firearms lobby when they flag us I'll let you know. You probably won't like the ballistic dummy video we teeing up either. Other than that John thankyou for speaking on behalf of all the other common sense firearms owners who seem to enjoy what we do. Thanks for watching! Stay safe!
Good on ya Brandon!! I do enjoy these types of comments! Just helps me understand how I sound when I say irrelevant and pointless things! Plus I think you need to brush up on your history big fella!
