New Howa HS Carbon Fiber introduced at Shot Show

Looks like we have another factory rifle with a carbon fiber barrel....


https://www.legacysports.com/2020-catalog/

MSRP is $1800 i think. Street should be significantly less.

Looks like the same barrel the new Wby CarbonMark has...???

They have this listed in the 2020 book too...Hardy barreled rifle for $6600...

https://www.hardyhybrid.com/

It looks like it is 7.5 lbs, kind of heavier than I was hoping...can't tell if that is with the scope or not.

PredatorSlayer said:

It looks like it is 7.5 lbs, kind of heavier than I was hoping...can't tell if that is with the scope or not.

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Those HS stocks are heavy, and the Howa action is pretty heavy too.

My Howa 22-250 model 1500 is a touch heavy for a 22" standard barrel rifle.

Rum Man

Howas may be a little heavy, but they shoot very well for factory rifles. Before I burned out the barrel on my Vanguard series 1 - 257 weatherby it would shoot .5-.75 consistently. The only mod was a timney trigger.

PredatorSlayer said:

MSRP is $1800 i think. Street should be significantly less.

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Dang, I was just about to start a build on my Howa action that would end up about the same as these...All in it is going to cost me about the same....

Way too pricey for a Howa not matter what barrel is on it. And heavy as heck for that. Pass, but I hope it does well for someone else.

bruceleroy said:

Way too pricey for a Howa not matter what barrel is on it. And heavy as heck for that. Pass, but I hope it does well for someone else.

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I am guessing street price will be significantly less, but yeah, I agree - seems a little heavy for what you get.

bruceleroy said:

Way too pricey for a Howa not matter what barrel is on it. And heavy as heck for that. Pass, but I hope it does well for someone else.

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Howa is the best factory action out there, in my opinion. Street price will probably be around $1,500, nothing on the market can compete with that.

Except for the new Savage Ultralight with carbon fiber barrel at $300 less and a pound and a half lighter.

I just saw this today as well and am looking forward to getting my hands on it and learning more. Every Weatherby Vanguard (built by Howa) I have shot has impressed me. Expecting that Weatherby will likely introduce something similar in the vanguard line in the future (late 2020 or shot show 2021) since the new Mark V appears to be their focus right now, and rightfully so.

EricRF said:

Except for the new Savage Ultralight with carbon fiber barrel at $300 less and a pound and a half lighter.

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I think the Howa action is leaps and bounds better than the Savage and definitely worth the extra coin. But yes, the Savage is a heck of a deal!!!

Just looked at the catalog and the HS Carbon is listed at the same weight as the all steel HS precision rifle which doesn't make sense to me. All I can think is the weight listed on the carbon includes the scope they have pictured? Idk...I guess we'll have to wait and see.