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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1969067" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>For benchrest? Oh hell naw. I'd be looking at Bat Machine for a true benchrest action. Howa might be liked by some severely budget constrained BR shooters for the flat bottom on the receiver but I would not expect to find Howa's on a BR line basically ever. </p><p></p><p>I, personally, like the general setup of the Howa for my use cases. The M16 type extractor, the 1 piece bolt body, 3 position top-right mounted safety, smooth bolt cycling. What I don't like is the super short tenon, the recessed breech face or the metric threads. I actually got the rifle only because I was able to get the chassis. The chassis I have it in has an adjustable pistol grip position and when it was released there were no chassis available in the USA that had such a feature. It helps me get my finger perfectly at 90deg to the trigger face every time. The rifle is actually set up as a mixed use gun. I use it for F-class (replace the brake with a thread protector) and as my backup gun for PRS and my primary gun for NRA Sporting Rifle competition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1969067, member: 96226"] For benchrest? Oh hell naw. I'd be looking at Bat Machine for a true benchrest action. Howa might be liked by some severely budget constrained BR shooters for the flat bottom on the receiver but I would not expect to find Howa's on a BR line basically ever. I, personally, like the general setup of the Howa for my use cases. The M16 type extractor, the 1 piece bolt body, 3 position top-right mounted safety, smooth bolt cycling. What I don't like is the super short tenon, the recessed breech face or the metric threads. I actually got the rifle only because I was able to get the chassis. The chassis I have it in has an adjustable pistol grip position and when it was released there were no chassis available in the USA that had such a feature. It helps me get my finger perfectly at 90deg to the trigger face every time. The rifle is actually set up as a mixed use gun. I use it for F-class (replace the brake with a thread protector) and as my backup gun for PRS and my primary gun for NRA Sporting Rifle competition. [/QUOTE]
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