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<blockquote data-quote="Clark" data-source="post: 334949" data-attributes="member: 6600"><p>I have a Howa 270, Rem700 6mmBR, and lots of Mausers... comparing them...</p><p></p><p>The book to get is "Bolt Action Rifles" 4th edition by de Haas.</p><p><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/modernfirearm-20/detail/0873496604" target="_blank">Modern Firearms + Amazon webstore - Bolt Action Rifles</a></p><p></p><p> the 98 Mauser has:</p><p>1) flat bottomed receiver to take torque from rifling</p><p>2) controlled feed</p><p>3) claw typed extractor </p><p>4) safety on firing pin, often modified to be 2 or 3 position M70 type</p><p>5) multi stage gas filter on firing pin hole</p><p>6) bolt handle is integrally forged as part of bolt body</p><p>7) safety lug below rear bridge</p><p>8) integral recoil lug</p><p>9) knife ejector in bolt lug slot</p><p></p><p>The rem 700</p><p>1) receiver made from round tubing</p><p>2) push feed</p><p>3) little wimpy extractor</p><p>4) safety on trigger</p><p>5) simple bolt</p><p>6) bolt handle tacked on with screw and solder</p><p>7) nothing</p><p>8) recoil lug is a modified washer that is captured by the receiver and barrel</p><p>9) plunger ejector</p><p></p><p>Of the ~100 bolt action covered in the above book, they seem to all be on the spectrum somewhere between the simple Rem700 and the complex 1898 Mauser design.</p><p></p><p>The Howa 1500:</p><p>1) flat bottom receiver</p><p>2) push feed</p><p>3) short claw extractor is bigger than rem, but smaller than M98</p><p>4) three position bolt safety</p><p>5) simple bolt </p><p>6) Integral bolt handle</p><p>7) nothing</p><p>8) integral recoil lug</p><p>9) plunger ejector</p><p></p><p>I would give the Howa Mauser scale = ~50% Mauser</p><p>I would give the Howa Rem700 scale = ~50% Rem700</p><p></p><p>What does it all mean?</p><p>There are premium stock available for the Howa:</p><p><a href="http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1865" target="_blank">BELL & CARLSON : CARBELITE RIFLE STOCK - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1738" target="_blank">BUTLER CREEK : M-98 SYNTHETIC RIFLE STOCKS - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=6941" target="_blank">HIGH TECH SPECIALTIES : SYNTHETIC RIFLE STOCK - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.accurateinnovations.com/howa/howa-1500-rifle-stock.html" target="_blank">Howa 1500 stocks custom made, beautiful and accurate Howa 1500 stocks</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gun-parts.com/howastocks/" target="_blank">Howa Gun Stocks. Walnut Gun Stocks, Laminated Gun Stocks. Custom Gun Stocks. Varmite Gun Stocks, Target Gun Stocks. Howa Brand Stocks, Howa Stocks</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clark, post: 334949, member: 6600"] I have a Howa 270, Rem700 6mmBR, and lots of Mausers... comparing them... The book to get is "Bolt Action Rifles" 4th edition by de Haas. [url=http://astore.amazon.com/modernfirearm-20/detail/0873496604]Modern Firearms + Amazon webstore - Bolt Action Rifles[/url] the 98 Mauser has: 1) flat bottomed receiver to take torque from rifling 2) controlled feed 3) claw typed extractor 4) safety on firing pin, often modified to be 2 or 3 position M70 type 5) multi stage gas filter on firing pin hole 6) bolt handle is integrally forged as part of bolt body 7) safety lug below rear bridge 8) integral recoil lug 9) knife ejector in bolt lug slot The rem 700 1) receiver made from round tubing 2) push feed 3) little wimpy extractor 4) safety on trigger 5) simple bolt 6) bolt handle tacked on with screw and solder 7) nothing 8) recoil lug is a modified washer that is captured by the receiver and barrel 9) plunger ejector Of the ~100 bolt action covered in the above book, they seem to all be on the spectrum somewhere between the simple Rem700 and the complex 1898 Mauser design. The Howa 1500: 1) flat bottom receiver 2) push feed 3) short claw extractor is bigger than rem, but smaller than M98 4) three position bolt safety 5) simple bolt 6) Integral bolt handle 7) nothing 8) integral recoil lug 9) plunger ejector I would give the Howa Mauser scale = ~50% Mauser I would give the Howa Rem700 scale = ~50% Rem700 What does it all mean? There are premium stock available for the Howa: [url=http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1865]BELL & CARLSON : CARBELITE RIFLE STOCK - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools[/url] [url=http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1738]BUTLER CREEK : M-98 SYNTHETIC RIFLE STOCKS - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools[/url] [url=http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=6941]HIGH TECH SPECIALTIES : SYNTHETIC RIFLE STOCK - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools[/url] [url=http://www.accurateinnovations.com/howa/howa-1500-rifle-stock.html]Howa 1500 stocks custom made, beautiful and accurate Howa 1500 stocks[/url] [url=http://www.gun-parts.com/howastocks/]Howa Gun Stocks. Walnut Gun Stocks, Laminated Gun Stocks. Custom Gun Stocks. Varmite Gun Stocks, Target Gun Stocks. Howa Brand Stocks, Howa Stocks[/url] [/QUOTE]
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