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Howa Rifle Review
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bought my son a Howa 1500 compact for Christmas. seemed to be a solid little rifle although I had no experience with that brand.
the more and more he uses and carries it, the more and more I like it. solid little gun, not a lot of frills but a hell of a lot more solid than a lot of "base" level rifles I've handled.
his is in 7mm-08 and using hornady custom light ammo its a game killing machine
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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Yes, I like my Howa 1500 in 270 Win. It's a good shooter.
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I think what Howa does better than anyone is make "cool" looking rifles. Have you seen the Howa Blackhawk Axiom??? Probably the best looking hunting rig I've seen. They also have plenty of rifles in cool camo patterns like Multicam and Kryptek.
I haven't shot one though. I really don't see many of them at the big box stores.
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That's good to hear. Bought one last Saturday in .223 It'll get put thru the paces this weekend.
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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Got one in 22-250. Good little gun
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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Howa and wby vanguard are pretty much the same gun. I really like my vanguard.
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Howa and wby vanguard are pretty much the same gun. I really like my vanguard. the two stage trigger threw me a little at first but its a crisp, clean trigger job. I really can't find one thing I dislike about the gun. I can't say its something I would buy for myself but I'm very pleased with how solid a rifle it is.
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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11/09/16 06:12 PM
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I've got one in .308. Its the sporter barrel and hogue stock. My now wife bought it for me for Christmas 5 years ago. That was prior to their change to the two stage trigger. I just swapped in a Timney trigger today.
It's a dang good shooter for the cost. I'm hoping it tightens up a little more with the better trigger.
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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11/09/16 09:13 PM
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I have a Howa 7 mag with a Hogue stock. Shoots my Nosler 160gr Accubond loads in about a 0.600" group. I traded a stoeger O/U shotgun for it when it was brand new to mess around with. It now has supplanted many of my more expensive hunting guns, it is a bit heavy but so far everything it hits goes down within steps of where it was shot.
I have made a pact with myself not to hunt with it this season, some of my other rifles were getting jealous.
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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The Howa 1500 has been around for a long time. Back in about 1984 I bought a Smith & Wesson model 1500 in 7mm Rem Mag that was built on a Howa 1500 action.
As previously mentioned, Howa produces the Weatherby Vanguard actions. It seems that now they're producing and marketing more and more under their own brand rather than contracting for others.
Mike Buda, Tx Hunt near Freer
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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Always good to see positive reviews on a another option for hunters/ shooters. I would really like to get my hands on a How's chambered in 6.5 Grendel.
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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I'm probably in the minority because I do not feel they are the same gun. They share the same action but have different barrels, stocks and triggers.
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Howa makes rifles to order for outfits like Weatherby, to the customers specification. They've been doing this for a long time. If you take a close look at the pricey Nosler rifle line for example, you will get a good clue as to where the actions are manufactured. My favorite Howa-made rifle by far is the Webley & Scott "Empire" rifle, marketed through Legacy Sports. The metal finish is nice, the Walnut stock is excellent, and I like the flush-fitting detachable steel magazine. The price is good too, for what you get. - Slightly less than a Deluxe Vanguard. I'd take a pass on the scope and mount that they offer in the package deal though, and just order the rifle. Remington mounts work on this action.
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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Always good to see positive reviews on a another option for hunters/ shooters. I would really like to get my hands on a How's chambered in 6.5 Grendel. Have you looked at the Black Friday deals from Brownells? They've got Howa barreled actions on sale. I think I saw a 6.5 Grendel listed the other day.
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Always good to see positive reviews on a another option for hunters/ shooters. I would really like to get my hands on a How's chambered in 6.5 Grendel. Have you looked at the Black Friday deals from Brownells? They've got Howa barreled actions on sale. I think I saw a 6.5 Grendel listed the other day. Saw that too, but I think the stock options for the how mini action its chambered in are pretty limited.
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Sad but true. I offered to send a new barreled action to Boyds last week, and have not heard back from them.
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Cabelas has the how mini action in 223 in stock for $399... if they had one in 6.5 Grendel I think I would be cashing in some points!
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Howa makes rifles to order for outfits like Weatherby, to the customers specification. They've been doing this for a long time. If you take a close look at the pricey Nosler rifle line for example, you will get a good clue as to where the actions are manufactured. My favorite Howa-made rifle by far is the Webley & Scott "Empire" rifle, marketed through Legacy Sports. The metal finish is nice, the Walnut stock is excellent, and I like the flush-fitting detachable steel magazine. The price is good too, for what you get. - Slightly less than a Deluxe Vanguard. I'd take a pass on the scope and mount that they offer in the package deal though, and just order the rifle. Remington mounts work on this action. I like the Webley & Scott too. Remington 700 two piece bases work on Howa. They use a different one piece base because the spacing between the front set of screws and back set is different.
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Howa makes rifles to order for outfits like Weatherby, to the customers specification. They've been doing this for a long time. If you take a close look at the pricey Nosler rifle line for example, you will get a good clue as to where the actions are manufactured. My favorite Howa-made rifle by far is the Webley & Scott "Empire" rifle, marketed through Legacy Sports. The metal finish is nice, the Walnut stock is excellent, and I like the flush-fitting detachable steel magazine. The price is good too, for what you get. - Slightly less than a Deluxe Vanguard. I'd take a pass on the scope and mount that they offer in the package deal though, and just order the rifle. Remington mounts work on this action. I like the Webley & Scott too. Remington 700 two piece bases work on Howa. They use a different one piece base because the spacing between the front set of screws and back set is different. I have a wby vanguard with a leupold one piece base for a Rem 700 on it. May be different for different models, but I was told bases for a rem 700 work.
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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One of the first rifles I ever owned was a Smith & Wesson .270 which I bought in 1980 and was made by HOWA. I still have the rifle, and it is a tack driver! I also owned a HOWA 7mm 08 with the NIKKO-STERLING scope that is the standard Legacy set up and which also was an accurate rifle, but it was stolen about 6 months ago. I now have a Weatherby Vanguard .308, and it too is a very accurate rifle.
So I would say that HOWA definitely makes a very accurate rifle!
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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Howa makes rifles to order for outfits like Weatherby, to the customers specification. They've been doing this for a long time. If you take a close look at the pricey Nosler rifle line for example, you will get a good clue as to where the actions are manufactured. My favorite Howa-made rifle by far is the Webley & Scott "Empire" rifle, marketed through Legacy Sports. The metal finish is nice, the Walnut stock is excellent, and I like the flush-fitting detachable steel magazine. The price is good too, for what you get. - Slightly less than a Deluxe Vanguard. I'd take a pass on the scope and mount that they offer in the package deal though, and just order the rifle. Remington mounts work on this action. I like the Webley & Scott too. Remington 700 two piece bases work on Howa. They use a different one piece base because the spacing between the front set of screws and back set is different. I have a wby vanguard with a leupold one piece base for a Rem 700 on it. May be different for different models, but I was told bases for a rem 700 work. Two piece bases are the same, one piece bases are different. The distance between the front mount holes and rear mount holes is slightly longer on a Howa/Vanguard than a Remington 700. It is definitely not a good fit. Is your Leupold base one of the older ones that uses three screws instead of four?
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Always good to see positive reviews on a another option for hunters/ shooters. I would really like to get my hands on a How's chambered in 6.5 Grendel. Have you looked at the Black Friday deals from Brownells? They've got Howa barreled actions on sale. I think I saw a 6.5 Grendel listed the other day. Saw that too, but I think the stock options for the how mini action its chambered in are pretty limited. It is more expensive than the Boyds will be when they finally get it out but there is an LSS chassis made for the Mini Howa barreled action, uses an AR buttstock so you can pick the one or ones you like. Brownells has the LSS stocks
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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Is the Compact and Mini Action the same? Is the stock shorter on the mini action? Would it be a good youth gun?
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Re: Howa Rifle Review
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Brownells lists the Mini, heavy barrel in 6.5 Grendel for $439.
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